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Hey guys i have a R33 GTST and i installed a Z tune style bonnet on there and today it was pissing down with rain and i think that some water has go into the spark plug hole because its sounding like a WRX and just keeps misfiring? so im just wondering if i take off the spark plug cover and clean up all the water will the car run back to normal? would anything happen to the spark plugs?

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Chi

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water wont get in the spark plug hole unless youre spark plug wasn't in properly... it could have got down and shattered the ceramic on the spark plug... but i doubt it... could be a a spark plug has gone (through use) or even could have got water in the air intake... is your filter inclosed? and is there a vent near it??

Yep its the vented bonnet "I got rained on and my coil pack cover isn't water tight" sound...

The hard part is getting the water out, I used a long piece of clear hose and gravity to drain the water...

Afterwards make sure the rubber seal on the coil pack cover is on straight and sealing properly, I leave the back of the coil pack cover loose to let heat out so my splitfires don't get overheated.

The water will evaporate but its not advisable to do it that way...

hmmm well its not in the hole im just saying it could be sitting like aroudn the spark plug? mmm perhaps some CRC and alot of rags to drain the water :glare: mmm it doens't have a vent for the air filter part but yeah ill see tomorow perhaps its time to invest in a new filter :D

Cheers

Chi

what new filter, the water is nowhere near your air intake? An I missing something?

its sitting around your spark plugs and making them arc...

The ztune style bonnet has vents directly above the coil pack cover, thus why making sure your coil pack cover seals are installed correctly will resolve the issue for the future...

as long as the coil pack cover is sealed there is no problem... I too have a vented bonnet and had the same problem at first since I didn't run a coil pack cover at all... sealed it and all is good...

Tighten the screws I believe is what he means.. Otherwise silicone would work but surface would have to be cleaned extremely well (if you wanted more protection) Alternatively find some silicone boost hose split it up one side and slide it down the sides of the cover and glue together at each end and screw down should do i decent job if you get it in right

Hey guys i have a R33 GTST and i installed a Z tune style bonnet on there and today it was pissing down with rain and i think that some water has go into the spark plug hole because its sounding like a WRX and just keeps misfiring? so im just wondering if i take off the spark plug cover and clean up all the water will the car run back to normal? would anything happen to the spark plugs?

Cheers

Chi

where did you get the bonnet im looking for one at the moment!

I hear they are really bad for getting water down in there and it will wreck your motor....i will give you $200 for it :(

hahah ur wishing :ermm: hmmm just go tanother question....i have cleaned all the water out of the spark plug area boosts fine until 5k it starts misfiring perhaps if i replace the spark plugs it will be all good??

Cheers

Chi

hahah ur wishing :ermm: hmmm just go tanother question....i have cleaned all the water out of the spark plug area boosts fine until 5k it starts misfiring perhaps if i replace the spark plugs it will be all good??

Cheers

Chi

Where did you get the bonnet?

Probably worth taking it all out for a day to let it dry out i think you can bugger your coil packs getting them wet just like most electrical things they can get wet but its the corrosion that will kill them in the end!

My GTR has a vented bonnet also, When it rains it scares the hell out of me.

I have no gargage so i put a car cover over my car, I am sort of lucky the water hit's the fan so it's really not going on the top of my engine lucky because i have no engine covers.

water can get in the electrical plugs( cas connector) and cause the same problem. but sounds like u need new plugs or coil packs.. most ppl dont run the coil pack cover to stop them getting as hot.. but then if u dont, u get the problem with water.. but thats easily fixed compared to the price of a coil pack

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