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Old 04-02-2020, 09:12 PM
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Default Engine stumbles on Acceleration after Car Wash..

Hey guys, lately every time I go to the touchless automatic car wash by my house, when I come out of the car wash it will stumble on Acceleration for a mile or 2. I'm guessing , a connector or something electrical somewhere
is getting wet that shouldn't be, and it's shorting something. Then once it dries it's fine. The car wash does have an under carriage spray as u enter the wash. I took a quick peek under the car and didn't see much as far as electrical stuff.

Anybody have any idea what this might be? Or where I should start looking?

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Do you have a after market air filter? Example a Cold Air Intake not being placed inside a protected box.
Something open like:


Open Air

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Originally Posted by RRamza
Do you have a after market air filter? Example a Cold Air Intake not being placed inside a protected box.
Something open like:


Open Air

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Exactly like that, yes
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You are getting water inside the Filter bro and sucking it in. You did say the car wash has a under carriage spray. In my opinion it is soaking your filter.

I recommend
Amazon Amazon
or other products just add the words Hydro-Shield and you'll come to water repellent products for cold air intake filter systems
Good enough for car wash and rainy days.

Water is not a friend to that air intake/ it can cause hydrolocking Good Luck

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Does water really make it's way that far up u think though? I mean there the fender splash guard and the hood and all the other metal and whatnot around it, I wouldn't think even from the b undercarriage spray that it would make it's way that far up, but maybe I'm wrong 🤷‍♂️
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with the hood open If you can see clearly from under your car up pretty good the that water shooting up and splashing with your hood close will too.

its like a 23 buck fix bro
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What exactly is 23 bucks? Like the plastic splash guard thing that goes under the engine or whatever? Or wut?
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Originally Posted by BDog21
What exactly is 23 bucks? Like the plastic splash guard thing that goes under the engine or whatever? Or wut?
Click where it say Amazon highlight it will take you to the product.

Amazon Amazon
Amazon Amazon
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