Today my friend and I were cleaning the engine and engine bay. I covered the my AEM Short Ram air filter intake with a bag to keep water from getting in. We finish cleaning the engine and we forgot to take off the bag.

That was when we started the engine, heard a popping sound, then quickly turned off the engine. We popped the hood up and found the intake filter completely crushed inwards. We went in a different car and got a new intake filter.

As soon as we came back and installed it, the engine did not start. The engine makes deep bogging sounds. I checked the if anything would have gotten sucked in, but I doubt it. Battery works fine.

Please help me with what could have happen. Every response will be greatly appreciated.


Modified by RsxType-Stitch at 6:02 PM 12/23/2007


Modified by RsxType-Stitch at 6:08 PM 12/23/2007

 

Have you checked for fuel?

 

did the bag get sucked into the intake manifold somehow, similiar thing happened to me, the bag that was covering the intake tube, got sucked in and wouldnt start untill i realized that i left the bag on, but it got sucked into the throttle body, luckily thats where it stayed and not in the cylinders, check that, but cant be sure that what it is..good luck.

 

No the bag didn't get sucked in. The filter didn't ripped either but it was crushed.

 

Yes I check the fuel too.

 

Any codes? Im just thinking of things that a vacuum force great enough to collapse the filter could damage. Senors, fuel reg, ect. thats vacuum controlled.

 

As of right now. No codes.

 

sometimes theres a ring inside the filter. that could have got sucked in.

 

I think didnt think of that.

 

What do I do if something did get sucked in. Take off the intake manifold?

 

That'd be the first step... if you know what you're doing that is.

 

did u wash the car with battery exposed and dint dry it and poped it?!

 

I washed the battery and dried it immediately. Thanks for everyone's responses. I appreciate it very much.

 

did u get the dizzy wet? did u cover that to ?

 

yeah sounds like u sucked something in like plastic or something.

 

No the dizzy was not covered. Say that something did get suck in, what damage could it have caused?

 

check you intake throttle body if there is nothing in there than you should be ok... also check your spark plug holes make sure there is no water in there that happened to me and my car would not start... if there is water DO NOT REMOVE the spark plug stick a rag or paper towel inside the bore to soak up the water... or if you have a blow nozzle try to blow out the water and dry the plug wire

 

Ok, the engine started today. But it making weird noises now.

 

at least you covered your intake, my friend water locked his motor when cleaning out his engine bay

 

Weird noises like how??