MK3's hate water don't they?

[wayz]

In the morning today, Sydney was raining bucketloads and as a result, i had to trudge through deep pools on my way to work.

As a turned a corner (and again, hitting a pool of water) my car started to spit and shake and eventually conked out.. i know this can be a problem with some cars (as there were 5 other cars that had to pull over and be abandoned), but non of my previous cars ever had this problem (including my little 89 Nissan Pulsar Q)

And i also remembered that last time i tried to clean the engine bay with a jet hose, the car wouldn't kick over until it had time to dry.

Is water a big no no with MK3's? Or just mine?

On a brighter note, my car eventually started AND i also came back to the car to find a CAMDEN GTI business card on my side mirror!

You were a long way from home there Loon!

[Tim]

maybe your coil is cracked and water is getting in or something?

[ScienceVR6]

BMW's hate water more! My mates 525i needs a set of valves and a new head after mondays downpour. It swallowed a mouthfull. When we tryed to revive it on tuesday, i pulled the throttle body off to discover the inlet manifold full of water!

[wayz]

I was hoping it wasnt that when i looked under the bonnet, and lucky.. nothing was wrong with it (although it was a 2nd hand one)

[wayz]

BMW's hate water more! My mates 525i needs a set of valves and a new head after mondays downpour. It swallowed a mouthfull. When we tryed to revive it on tuesday, i pulled the throttle body off to discover the inlet manifold full of water!

Dont say that! haha.. thats the last thing i need coming into xmas!

[WEDEL.1]

Our servicer of our Golf III goes almost Hysterical if I mention "steam cleaning" or "washing the engine bay".

Mk III's are funny in that they don't seem to like water, and they are like vacuum cleaners for the road. I've never owned a car that gets so much dust & dirt on the motor.

Maris

[DaveMack]

Our servicer of our Golf III goes almost Hysterical if I mention "steam cleaning" or "washing the engine bay".

Mk III's are funny in that they don't seem to like water, and they are like vacuum cleaners for the road. I've never owned a car that gets so much dust & dirt on the motor.

Maris

Which is probably why they suck up water, Maris.

Dave

[cOS]

I am with tim, check our coilpack.

[Bora Sport]

1995 Vento with 326,000k's on the clock and never had a problem. 2 VR6's never had a problem. Check the distributor cap???

[FknDubbin]

BMW's hate water more! My mates 525i needs a set of valves and a new head after mondays downpour. It swallowed a mouthfull. When we tryed to revive it on tuesday, i pulled the throttle body off to discover the inlet manifold full of water!

How does that happen? Does he have a bucket for an intake?? Why does it need new valves and a new head? When an engine hydro locks, it bents con rods. Not valves...