Washed my car today and...
#32
01-17-2012 | 09:29 PM
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Good set of photos showing water-on-engine issue. I lost a mass air sensor and fan belt with massive water coming in repeatedly in Florida downpours. Used to get belt squeaks that took days to go away. I use a rubber door mat over the engine vents when washing the 997.1, but still get water in the engine compartment, just not like without the mat. Some sneaks in from areas aside from the fan vents. In work, if a downpour is expected, mat is placed on engine fins before going in. Often a real pain. I know a lot of water can come up from pavement splash on the highway, but no issue when engine is running. I guess some could be coming in from botton run-off part of back-glass, but that is tough to accept. I quess with the newer models, some of this water in-engine issue has been corrected. These turbos are designed for the track, so water pouring on engine apparently according to Porsche is no issue with engine running constantly.
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01-17-2012 | 09:45 PM
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Hey pureporsche...NO WAY!! I have never shot water down the vents. I rinse the car from the roof down. It's not really the water from the vents that gets the car wet, it's water that flows into the engine over the edges of where the decklid meet the rear window. Trust me. Just for giggles, put a towel over your engine next time you wash your car. Wash it as you normaly would do, then open the decklid and behold the soaking towel that awaits you! Then report back 
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