Water Inside Engine
 

Sup guys
i was just wondering wat would happen if snow got into the throttle body?

My friend took out his entire front end and took out his air intake and left it as it was too call it a day and when he woke up the next day there was tons of snow and snow was inside the throttle body.

He was too scared to start the car so he left it there and put a bag over the hole. And its been over 5 days now and i am pretty shure its still there.
So wat should he do?
WIll anything happen to his engine?
or will it go away?

How could snow get in the throttle body, it was outside and the hood was open? I don't understand.

isnt the throttle body the part where the intake hooks up too?
The hood was off and the car was outside. No garage

How much snow are we talking about? If it is only a little, I wouldn't worry too much about it. If it is a lot, I would try to remove as much as possible then hook the intake back on, and then start the car.

If it starts, let it warm up (coolant should be passing through the throttle body) and see if the throttle valve moves. If it does, let it warm up more (to ensure, all the ice has melted so, you don't have a situation where it is stuck open). If it doesn't it might be frozen. To clear this, you will need to press the throttle pedal harder and it should "pop". If not, get a hair dryer and try to heat up the throttle body. Of course, you can try the hair dryer first.

A little bit of water won't really do anything. There is always some H2O in your EGR and in your intake. Remember, H2O is a byproduct of combustion (ever notice water "leaking" out of a muffler?)

Mark

Dry it out with a hair dryer

Water in the engine is called hydrolock, and will cause the rods to bend.... Water does not compress easily like air, so it's almost like throwing a brick inside your cylinder. Check google for hydrolock.

**** thats BAD
dry it out or somethign!

my friends bros friends integra has a CAI and it sucked up water in i guess a rain storm.. had to get his internals rebuilt or something lots of damage

Ahh man Im so lost now :confused:

Is that .... well n/m lol

Friends >> Bros >> Cousin >> Neighbour >> Wife >> Doctor >> Mother ?? lol

his friends brother, has a friend who drives an integra............

isnt it frozen ?? 5 days?? thats too hard to take out