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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: gtieng on 05 February 2011, 22:07

Title: flooding
Post by: gtieng on 05 February 2011, 22:07

hi guys the roads are flooded round my end and my car as took sum water in iv got cai on will it do any damage to it

Title: Re: flooding
Post by: daz veedub on 05 February 2011, 22:17

i got caught out in some bad rain with filter behind bumper luckily didnt have any issues......ended up cuttin pipe so it sits next to battery with a cold air feed direct on it  :smiley:

Title: Re: flooding
Post by: gtieng on 05 February 2011, 22:19

thats my job for tomorrow mate but my car ruin abit ruff   :sad:

Title: Re: flooding
Post by: daz veedub on 05 February 2011, 22:43

is it running ruff after hitten the water

Title: Re: flooding
Post by: gtieng on 05 February 2011, 22:47

yep she missfires when i try put my foot down

Title: Re: flooding
Post by: daz veedub on 05 February 2011, 23:16

water isnt compressible so i wouldnt drive it yet mate

Title: Re: flooding
Post by: gtieng on 05 February 2011, 23:20

wat do i need do just let it dry owt iv got new air filter

Title: Re: flooding
Post by: daz veedub on 05 February 2011, 23:29

just googled it and it said..................

You need to remove all the plugs at once and turn the engine over several times to blow out any water. Dry the air filter out. Then you need to put fresh oil in it.

Title: Re: flooding
Post by: gtieng on 05 February 2011, 23:34

how does the water get into the oil tho mate

Title: Re: flooding
Post by: daz veedub on 05 February 2011, 23:43

oil is in the engine where the water has ended up

Title: Re: flooding
Post by: gtieng on 05 February 2011, 23:51

ok mate il let u no the owt cum tomorrow

Title: Re: flooding
Post by: daz veedub on 05 February 2011, 23:52

k mate good luck hope its not serious problems

Title: Re: flooding
Post by: gtieng on 06 February 2011, 15:39

hi guys thanks for the help i changed the oil and oil filter air filter car runin beter now  :smiley: