Water Leaking Through Vented Hood

[calebR33]

I just recently bought an r34 and it has a fibreglass vented hood. Seems to leak water into the engine when it rains and the car wouldnt move and kept stalling as the water had got into the intake (i think)

i have an unenclosed pod filter... so maybe thats the issue ?

Im quite sure this isnt a normal thing to happen just because i have a vented hoods! any ideas ? im thinking of somehow blocking the vents to stop water leaking..

- attatched a photo of my engine bay and hood

thanks guyss

[W0rp3D]

i had the same style on my 33, water use to enter through the left hand corner of the main opening, would go into the airbox snorkel straight into the airbox till it filled enough to go into the intake.

I cant see exactly where the snorkel ends on yours but if it is directly above the filter or even against the side that is probably your problem, could also be that the water is getting into the electronics of the afm.

FYI i hope you bought the bonnet for cosmetic reasons, i weighed mine when i changed back to the standard one, the fibreglass one weighed 18.x kg and the standard was 15.x

[calebR33]

I bought the car with the bonnet but the bonnet is literally 5X lighter tha nthe original! now to fix the water problem..

[W0rp3D]

Removing the snorkel and fitting a cai will probably fix it, unless the 34 bonnet weighs 5x more than the 33 i will guarantee you that there is not that much difference, i dont think real carbon fiber has that much of a weight difference.

[calebR33]

The water is getting directly into the engine bay and onto the pod fitler and i think blocking it from breathing properly ? so i dont think the snorkel would work and as for the bonnet.. well i can literally hold it with 1 finger and it looks so easy to snap! so im quite sure its light asss

[sultanaz]

Well its a Fibre Glass bonnet u can only imagine how light it is....

as for the pod, get moneys buy a CAI or make one

[calebR33]

But the issue with a CAI is that the bonnet makes the water come onto the pod filter from the top! so im not sure how it will stop is getting wet :S

[W0rp3D]

Go and look for pictures of a cai, all will be clear then

[calebR33]

I guess CAI have it ENCLOSED so no water will get in from the top!

[calebR33]

Is there anyway i can just BLOCK the vents on the bonnet?

[R34P3R]

i had the same style on my 33, water use to enter through the left hand corner of the main opening, would go into the airbox snorkel straight into the airbox till it filled enough to go into the intake.

I cant see exactly where the snorkel ends on yours but if it is directly above the filter or even against the side that is probably your problem, could also be that the water is getting into the electronics of the afm.

FYI i hope you bought the bonnet for cosmetic reasons, i weighed mine when i changed back to the standard one, the fibreglass one weighed 18.x kg and the standard was 15.x

r34 bonnets are heavy as hell

[W0rp3D]

Is there anyway i can just BLOCK the vents on the bonnet?

You could get some sikaflex and thin plastic (ice cream tub should do) and stick the plastic over the holes on the inside of the bonnet, you will have to leave a hole some where tho or you will end up with a swimming pool on your bonnet.

[W0rp3D]

Since it is a non turbo for now just remove the snorkel, i doubt the heat of a non turbo will hurt power, drive it round for a while with out the snorkel if you notice a big difference in power get a CAI if not then you fixed it for free.

[BANGN]

I would be more worried about water getting into the spark plug valley

[calebR33]

I think the position of the middle vent means water goes to the front of the engine its jst the left..

ANd im not sure what you guys mean when you say remove the snorkel ? the water is getting onto the pod DIRECTLY from the vent not through the snorkel!

thanks for the responses!

[W0rp3D]

Well in going of the exact same problem with that exact same styled bonnet on my 33, the water would come in through the corner of the vent run onto the opening of the snorkel that sits on the rad support and then run down the snorkel into my air box, in your case onto your pod filter, instead of arguing with the answers try it, will take you not even a minute to take it off, if it does not work put it back on again.

[calebR33]

Okay then ! but the structure of the sair box is a bit different to the r33! the snorkel goes UNDER the filter whereas r33 the snorkel gives the air from the top ! but i shall give ti a try

[HYBR3D]

Looks like you have the very basic water injection kit lol, can only be a good thing just needs a tune with the new setup

Jokes aside, is it possible the water is getting in to the coil packs? there is a big thread on vented bonnets and water issues brought up just recently and water getting into coil packs that was usually the main cause for problems.

[calebR33]

Would that cause stuttering ? and stalling ? I just assumed it was the air filter because it was wet and when my AFM was broken it would do the same thing.

For now i just put an icecream tub over it and it seems to work

[dori34]

Removing the snorkel and fitting a cai will probably fix it, unless the 34 bonnet weighs 5x more than the 33 i will guarantee you that there is not that much difference, i dont think real carbon fiber has that much of a weight difference.

acutally it would be quite a difference;

http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/147450-r34-gtr-oem-vs-hybrid-carbon-bonnet.html