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Originally Posted by PackPride85
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Originally Posted by ChrisK
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Originally Posted by Kwajtrader
I never realized that sucking in water could cause hydro-lock and basically destroy your engine. Not that I plan on taking my Z4 for a swim, but good to keep in mind for those torrential rain periods.
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Oh yeah. People hydro-lock engines all the time by driving in deep water or puddles and the engine sucks it in. |
It literally takes standing water up to the height of the intake (several feet) to hydro lock. Puddles won't do it lol. |
Have a friend that hydrolocked his engine by driving through a large puddle at speed. The engine acts like a vacuum.