Guinea Rd Hydrolock

[GeneralGrievous]

A friend of my wife's family was driving his 02 WRX down Guinea this past week prior to the road being closed due to high water etc. Well I havent spoken with him personally yet but my wife talked with him today and he told her the a deep puddley area totaled his car from water intake.

She said it was up the exhaust but she couldnt remember what he said. Anyway I offered that it was probably up a cold air intake in his fender and I plan on talking to him next week. All I can say is DAMN.... The insurance peeps totalled it and processed him a check for like 15K. Couldnt he replace the engine or whatever for way cheaper?

[Mr Kleen]

I would buy back the salvage car if there's NO interior water damage. drop an '06 WRX 2.5l in there...

[Sabre]

Ya, it going in through the exhaust is *almost* impossible. A CAI, as you suggested, is probably the problem. A swapped motor is about 5k (parts and labor). If he can buy the car back cheap, it might be the way to go.

[spazegun2213]

yea, depending on how much they want for it it would be nice to have another car. To un-hydro lock an engine is easy.. if thats all it was.

but id that totaled it, i dont think its just that.

[complacent]

... a deep puddley area totaled his car from water intake.

water into passenger compartment = total loss. it's fscked.

[zaxrex]

Ask him if he can strip out the fender wells and trunk carpeting and sides, I needs 'em!