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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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wat fluids should I change? I jus changed my engine oil thats it
 
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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Oil, coolant, and maybe the tranny fluid.
 
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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I doubt that you sucked up water, you would had to submerge the intake tube on the CAI. Do you have a CAI? If you sucked any amount of water into the intake you would have locked the motor up instanlly. There is no need to change any of the fluids in the car unless you didn't have an oil cap, or some other plug missing. If everything was in place you will be fine. As for the coolant, why would you replace it? Its mostly water, the worst you could have done is top it off, LMFAO
 
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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you can survive some water as long as its able to be evaperated by the combustion
 
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 02:14 AM
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I doubt that you sucked up water, you would had to submerge the intake tube on the CAI. Do you have a CAI? If you sucked any amount of water into the intake you would have locked the motor up instanlly. There is no need to change any of the fluids in the car unless you didn't have an oil cap, or some other plug missing. If everything was in place you will be fine. As for the coolant, why would you replace it? Its mostly water, the worst you could have done is top it off, LMFAO
Sucking up water won't cause the car to hydrolock instantly in every case. You can get enough in there to kill the motor, but if you try to crank it then you can end up braking a rod. Coolant should be a 50/50 mix, you know that....water evaporates, thats why we add coolant.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 03:41 AM
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well in my case I have an MTX, CAI *the caravan tube goin down* an I no I sucked in sum water cause my car started to boggle a lil rite after a splashed into a big puddle (this was goin home from a New Years party or Christmas party I cant member, so it was dark thas why I dint see the puddle) an once I got home I checked my engine an there was water all over my engine. anyway...Das I understand why I'd have to change the engine oil but why tranny and coolant?
 
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 05:31 AM
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i wouldnt be concerned at all, if the oil is still clean ( i bet it is) just keep driving it. your not gonna fill the trans, motor oil, or anything else with water from a puddle, you have to be in water to the middle of the doors for at least 5 minutesto fill up the transmission ( i know this from purposly trying to drown a neon) i beat that car through 4 feet of muck water off road with no complaints out of it hundreds of times. your CAI sucked a little water, no big deal, the bogging would last for a few because of the wet filter not allowin much air to pass through. you will get water all over under the hood from it splashing up - if the coolant dont leak then assume it was just the puddle.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 11:37 AM
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Das I understand why I'd have to change the engine oil but why tranny and coolant?
It's just what I'd do since I'm already down there for peace of mind...thats all.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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I would do comression check just too be safe.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:49 AM
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and thats why im pulling out my old oe and droping in a new one i blew a holethe size of a plumin the block in piston 4
 
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