Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior My Spash Gaurd came off is this safe...

My splash guard in my left wheel-well came off on the Saw Mill Parkway the other day and I was wondering if it is safe to be driving my car in the rain because my Intake is now exposed. I do have the filter covor on it that came with the Intake. Its a k&n typhoon cai . Im basically just curious if there is a potential danger of water being sucked up into my motor.

well yea that obviously increases the risk so just try not to drive if its raining or come up with a a temporary solution!

Splashing water will no hydrolock your engine. That is a huge misconception. You can hold a hose on ur filter and run the engine and be fine. Unless the end it submerged in water you will be fine.

ok thanks a lot guys

The same thing happened to me not too long ago. My plastic shroud ripped right off when i went over a lump in the freeway. It dented my filter too, just the filter thankfully. I decided to replace it with a new one but yeh, no hydro lock. The Intake is not really sucking in air, its really the atmospheric pressure that is forced in when driving.

good to know