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Old Jan 10, 2023
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Drove through puddle - need advice

Drove through a deep puddle the other day( I know this is a bad idea...thus is a seasonal puddle that I have driven through many times with no issue...still dumb on my part). Anyways afterwards engine was running rough and check engine light turned on. Read codes and they were all for misfires. It was the end of the day, so I had to leave my car where it was and come back later. Started the engine, and it started up with no problem. Idled fine while in neutral. As soon as I put it in gear, it loses power, engine struggles and dies. I have a short ram air filter, which I checked to see if it was wet and had possibly sucked in water. Seemed dry - no moisture inside or on throttle body. Codes for misfires came up again...I believe misfires on 3 cylinders, plus 2 codes for multiple misfires.



Any suggestions on things to check, or things to do after a situation like mine would be appreciated.



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Re: Drove through puddle - need advice

For reference, how deep was this puddle? I highly doubt it's a water introduction issue. If you had a cold air intake and you drove through flash flood-ish water, then maybe. But a short ram, probably not so much

If I had to guess at all, might be electrical related. Is your car MT or AT?
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Re: Drove through puddle - need advice

open dizzy, let it dry out
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Re: Drove through puddle - need advice

Probably have water in a bunch of electrical connectors
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