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I hydrolocked my engine on Tuesday July 25th during that heavy Monsoon Storm ALEX. All the intersections in my part of town [Chandler] where flooded about curb high [no more than 6"], even the entrance to my apartment complex was flooded. All kinds of cars where going through the intersections... such as a PT Cruser and a Chevy Cavilier but for some reason my AEM CAI sucked up just enough water to turn off my XB for good. Wouldnt even turn over after leaving it in a dry parking lot over night. So I had it towed to the Scion dealer and now it needs a Brand Spankin New engine.

The Insurance company actually covers this type of stupidness under your Comprehensive coverage. I didnt relize that water is that dangerous to your engine. Now I do!

My claims adjuster said there was a total of 3 Scions he looked at in the past month from his company due to the Monsoon storms. Even a raised Jeep he said got water in just the right place after he was slamming through water down the street as well as 2 corvettes. I also just found out that this happen to at least 5 other Scion owners last year during the same time that went to CamelBack Scion to be fixed.

BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU PLAY IN THE WATER.... make sure you have your floaties!

Lesson learned...

M

 

Its been monsoon season here lately and every town around us has flooded. We haven't..YET. *knocks on wood* I have been contemplating whether or not to convert my Injen CAI to SR. I sure hate running that 2nd pipe but would rather do that than get a new engine in. If it rains hard again soon, I'll just do a quick switch before I head out or just get a ride from a friend.

 

Looks like I will be taking a hacksaw to my AEM CAI and coverting it to a short ram...Too many "I hydrolocked my motor" threads! Thx for sharing.....

 

Good thing I prefer short ram intakes!

 

does it have to be a Scion that you hydrolocked to be a part of this club? Back in 2000 I hydrolocked my Eclipse that had a CAI adter owning it only 3 months. Luckily the insurance covereed it with a 500 deductable and had the dealership put in a new engine bringing the bill to over 7K

 

I'll stick with my short ram intake
Wouldnt a bypass filter help?
I remember a few years ago when Iceman intakes were the thing. They built the first CAI intake for the Honda crv and used my parts managers crv at the time and used it as the test vehicle. They put the system together on the crv with a bipass filter installed in the middle and filled a 5 gallon bucket up with water and placed the filter in it. The crv ran flawlees for the few minutes that the filter was submerged.

 

I hope that works cuz that's what I have on mine. I swam upstream on 7th street last year and thought I was a goner for sure.... just kept the revs down and plodded on though. I have the Scion/AEM with the bypass.

Hey... can Bryoninscion be an Honorary Member?

 

i heard that they didnt make an AEM with bypass for the tC?

 

word, thats one of the reasons why i opted for the short ram. i knew there wasn't a whole lot of rain to be worried about here but i knew it was still a possibility

 

You are correct Sir. On the bright side Injen makes a Hydro filter for their CIA. It cost about $25.00. It isn't a 100% but it will help with light moisture. This should fit most filters and can be purchased from SCO just down the street for your work. So far it has worked for me.

 

Not only is he a member, he's the president

 

Well if you really want to play it safe the only cure is your stock air cleaner !!!!!
If you look at a previous thread , Luis aka Sidepockets xB Hydro locked his motor about 5 weeks ago with the AEM Bypass valve installed...........IT DID NOT WORK !!!!!
After that happened I converted my CAI to a Short ram and did the same on my sons Honda Civic , a week later my son Hydro locked his Honda..........with an AEM bypass valve installed !!!!!!

Soo for the remainder of the Monsoon season I'm running the stock box.
AEM basically told me OH WELL !!!Pound Sand, and after speaking to SCION about the TRD/Scion CAI it would still be an insurance claim if you locked up your motor with the Scion cold air installed..................

Isnt living in the DESERT Fun , everyday driving is such an adventure with monsoons and road debris and CRAZY DRIVERS, not to mention schools starting back up and it's almost SNOWBIRD time again
wingsaseagles

 

Well he was the first if I remember right..........






..... and I was there with him when it happened.....

 

so we can say it's all your fault

 

 

I have also heard that the bypass needs maintenance so that the rubber stays soft, which is bulls**t if it comes to be true. I have my Injen short ram and I went through the craziest rain storm going up the rim and in through heber this weekend without any problems at all.