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Questions tagged [water]

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How do cars drive through deep water as shown on many videos online?

I have read many warnings about driving a car through deep water. Some problems that this can cause is destroy the catalytic converter and in petrol engines water can cause damage to spark plugs. And in diesel cars I thought you needed a special…
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My car has moisture on the inside of the glass but other cars do not

During winter here in Canada, my 2011 Cruze seems like it has humidity on the inside of the windshields. When I take a look at other cars besides mine, there is moisture on the exterior, not interior. Could I have a sealing problem on some joints on…
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How does condensed water get sent out of an exhaust system?

We've all seen water dribbling out a car exhaust when we're following someone accelerating out of a stoplight. I know that the water is an inevitable product of combustion, but I find myself wondering how the liquid gets out of the exhaust…
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Why would it be "unwise" to drive a car after water has got inside the passenger compartment?

The Guardian has a consumer piece on a hire company generally being awkward when one of their cars was caught in a flood. The final statement about driving it after the flood struck me as kind of the opposite of what I would have thought. Here is…
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Drove through high water, what to do now?

Last night there was a huge thunderstorm. During a massive downpour where I could barely see out of my window, I ended up driving onto a flooded street, by the time I realized how deep the water was I was already halfway through it. It felt like my…
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What is this container in the engine and should it be filled with water?

The car is Honda Life 2007. While checking for water I wondered what this is and should it be filled with water/coolant? I have attached the image of the engine with the container I am talking about marked in red. Plus if someone can point to the…
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The effect of hitting deep water hard

Like other questions I've read before posting this one, I was driving through unfamiliar territory during a storm. I was coming down a bridge and it was dark and I couldn't see that the street was badly flooded. I was going about 44 mph (coming off…
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Water temperature randomly drops while car is in motion (VW Golf Mk6)

I have a 2011 VW Golf Mk6 Variant (European spec) with a 2.0 TDI Engine (CFHC engine code: with DPF but no AWD and no AdBlue), automatic gearbox (6-speed DSG), and 200.000 km on the clock (around 125.000 miles). I have been facing a strange issue in…
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Wet passenger floor in parked Mercury Milan after a rain

I have a 2009 Mercury Milan, premier package with sunroof etc. I found a frozen spot of water (melted and smelled to confirm not antifreeze) about 1.75 inches in diameter near the center of the floor in front of my passenger seat. ("Near the center"…
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Long crank but still starts

I am in need of some help. I have an 08 Jeep Compass Sport. 2.4 4x4. We have been having a lot of rain and a lot of flooding. I was on my way home from work, and I came to an area where the road was flooded. Now I wanted to turn around but the cars…
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Is this water in the engine intakes in the opening of the movie Rush (2013)?

In this question on the movies StackExchange @Gear54rus asks what is the liquid seen in the clip below in the 2013 movie Rush: The scene takes place at a 1970 Formula Three race in London and there is some discussion about which tires to use…
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Renault Megane not starting after water damage

Im looking at a Renault Megane 2010 1.5 dci which was crashed into a drain. ECU and electrics on left hand side were submerged. Have changed ECU, circuit box on top of left suspension, circuit box by glove box, card reader and electrical box on…
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Prevent inline "waterproof" fuses from corroding

I recently bought a used aluminum boat that has 12v wiring for lights. The wiring has inline "waterproof" fuses similar to this: https://www.princessauto.com/en/in-line-fuse-holder-with-led-indicator/product/PA0008684805 When I looked inside the…
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Car stalls in flood but now starts, does that mean the engine is okay?

I drove my car (Fiat Panda Active) through a flood that was deeper than I expected, it stalled, I restarted it again, it struggled once more when I got out of the flood but kept going. I then had the engine off for about 10 minutes to run an errand…
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Waterproofing small electronic device on motorcycle

I have recently installed a quickshifter controller on my motorcycle. This device consists of a small electronic controller unit, a sensor connected to it and an ignition cutoff cable also connected to it. It seems that there are plenty of places to…
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