Yaris dies in carwash! [Archive] - Toyota Yaris Forums

RS_91CAMARO

03-13-2009, 01:18 PM

Ok so not every time i go to the carwash but more than once my car has just died. It will start right back up but some times i have to give it some gas to keep running. Its a 08 yaris and i have no clue whats going on. Any one else have this problem? I do have the simota intake maybe this is my problem?

LtNoogie

03-13-2009, 01:26 PM

Your intake filter may be getting soaked. My aFe filter gets wet and once I threw a CEL. I need a way to protect it the next time I take it to the carwash.

ka0sx

03-13-2009, 01:26 PM

i would think that all the water/soap might be finding its way into the intake. The soap would clog up the intake until it drys...

RS_91CAMARO

03-13-2009, 01:28 PM

Thats what i thought but i would think this would be more common. Maybe ill put my stock airbox back on and see what happens.

Corzy

03-13-2009, 01:29 PM

Are you going through a touch-free car wash that uses pressure washers or just a traditional car wash?

RS_91CAMARO

03-13-2009, 01:35 PM

Yeah the touch free.

TinyGiant

03-13-2009, 01:59 PM

i go touchless with stock box and have never had that problem

dngz

03-13-2009, 02:06 PM

u could plastic wrap the intake, takes 2 seconds... then wash car urself =)!

MUSKOKA800

03-13-2009, 02:21 PM

Yup, sounds like that cold air/water intake is working just dandy.

See post in Canada forum where Adrian hydro-locked his engine due to custom intake.

LtNoogie

03-13-2009, 02:38 PM

Thats what i thought but i would think this would be more common. Maybe ill put my stock airbox back on and see what happens.

The stock airbox shields the filter somewhat. Many of the SRI kits and the aFe kit has the filter right below the hood seam.

They hand wash at my carwash and then run it through the high power water jets to rinse. I believe that's when the water is being forced through the hood seam and onto the filter.

I'm thinking of putting a strip of door edging on the hood near the filter to see if that will take care of it.

MadMax

03-13-2009, 02:43 PM

Thats what i thought but i would think this would be more common. Maybe ill put my stock airbox back on and see what happens.

There's your problem right there, your aftermarket airbox is sucking up water...

What setup are you running?

Cheers! M2

RS_91CAMARO

03-13-2009, 02:43 PM

Yeah i have the SRI not the cold air. I think ill try the strip of door edging on the hood idea.

Corzy

03-13-2009, 03:07 PM

or you can get a shield to go on the filter/intake. the door edge on the hood probably doesn't look all that cosmetically appealing.

supmet

03-13-2009, 03:20 PM

Like others have said, its most likely your air filter. My girlfriends jetta use to die in every car wash, and sometimes even if you drove through a puddle.

MadMax

03-13-2009, 04:31 PM

I had a Neuspeed p-flow with a K&N on my old Passat, during extremely wet or damp weather it would suck up moisture and "flame out" the engine, kicking off a CEL. Plus it played hell with my MAF. Whereas it did sound cool and felt like it gave the motor more pull, it was a PITA to keep clean in bad weather (and this car spent three winters in Belgium).

Cheers! M2

LtNoogie

03-13-2009, 04:41 PM

silver_echo

03-13-2009, 07:54 PM

what about putting in a vent for the water to go to... kind of like the shop vac ball system that keeps water out of the shop vac motor

lilredrocket

03-13-2009, 09:15 PM

I have the Simota CAI and don't have any problems with water

HTM Yaris

03-13-2009, 09:32 PM

UMMMM , ....why do you leave the car running ?

lilredrocket

03-13-2009, 10:32 PM

Tunnel wash

KRAZGRL

03-13-2009, 10:51 PM

Be careful with this. The reason I have the Yaris is because my civic si's motor blew when it was really raining a month ago (cold air intake sucked up water from a large unavoidable puddle).

LtNoogie

03-13-2009, 11:00 PM

UMMMM , ....why do you leave the car running ?

The car's not running when I send mine through the carwash. The track monster machine pulls it through the tunnel.

Two guys who do not make enough money scrub it with soft brushes on poles. That's followed by a high flow rinse and then a light rinse. I think the water is wetting the filter during the high flow rinse.

LtNoogie

03-15-2009, 05:21 PM

Ok, I bought some clear door edge strip moulding. I'll put it on tomorrow morning before the car goes through the car wash. If it solves the wet filter problem, I'll take pictures so you can see if it looks stupid. If the filter still gets wet, no pictures.

Scratch that idea. The filter still got wet. Here's some pictures of what I tried. I think the gap is still too big between the hood and fender and bumper.

Or, I might try backing it out the moulding a little to fill the gap more.

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp346/LtNoogie/IMGP0974.jpg

LtNoogie

03-15-2009, 05:22 PM

Maybe stuff 1 foot of nylon rope in the gap right before going to the carwash.

Rain does not pose a problem.

thebarber

03-15-2009, 09:59 PM

diy powerwash ftw

LtNoogie

03-15-2009, 11:21 PM

diy powerwash ftw

Yeah, but they clean all the windows on the inside, vacuum and dry.

I'm just a lazy ass.:smile:

lilredrocket

03-16-2009, 12:30 AM

^Me too. $40 wash hand wax and full detail with another free wash in a week! Can't beat that.

LtNoogie

03-16-2009, 12:39 AM

Yikes! To me $9.99 every two weeks is too much.:smile:

YarisSedan

03-16-2009, 12:43 AM

Or you could just do this.....
http://www.geocities.com/animesrule1/engine.jpg

AlexNet0

03-16-2009, 01:08 AM

clean bays like that on DD's here are impossible with the road salt and sand, constant dirt, etc, id love to keep mine clean, it lasts about a 3 days.

anyway how are those afe's in the car wash?

YarisSedan

03-16-2009, 01:53 AM

I put a seal between the hood and bumper so no water gets in anymore to my intake.

RS_91CAMARO

03-16-2009, 01:47 PM

Thats what im gonna do!!! Yarissedan What did you use and where did you get it?

anonymous user

03-16-2009, 02:52 PM

I put a seal between the hood and bumper so no water gets in anymore to my intake.

Actually the way are hoods are, i don't think the sedan's have this problem.
Wow, for once a sedan beats the LB at something, eh?

thebarber

03-16-2009, 07:50 PM

I put a seal between the hood and bumper so no water gets in anymore to my intake.

neither does any cool air! lol

as for winter driven cars....i would do a major spring clean in my trix after all the snow was gone and it'd usually last a month or two....just used simple green degreaser (cover the alternator, air filter, and battery) and then hose down the engine bay....super clean, super easy

PHXDEMON

03-16-2009, 10:13 PM

This is why I always handwash my car myself :biggrin:

YarisSedan

03-16-2009, 10:50 PM

I hand wash my car. I did notice after it rains. WHen i open my hood there is water in the area if the afe intake. So decided to just seal it up extra good as a precation. If you notice when you open the hood of the car you can see the street floor below. My car is lowered already and the air going through the grill causes a draft from the empty space below allowing cool air to go through. Ever notice when you open one window in your house it lets some cool air in but if you open another one across the other side it creates a nice cool draft that cools even better. I think its the same concept. I dont think putting a extra seal trapping water and air at the hood bonnet is going to make any difference in engine bay temperature. Also if anything would make the car slightly more areodynamic since there isnt that drag anymore.

LtNoogie

03-16-2009, 10:54 PM

I put a seal between the hood and bumper so no water gets in anymore to my intake.

Where did you buy the seal? Do you have a manufacturer and product name or part number?

YarisSedan

03-17-2009, 12:25 AM

i got it from some place called softseal. They sell all sorts of automotive weather seals. Do a search. Another member posted the part number for it before.

LtNoogie

04-04-2009, 05:14 PM

Thanks to 1NZYaris1, I put the bonnet seal he sent me around the edge of the engine compartment. After going through the carwash, I opened the hood and the aFe filter appeared to be dry. No CEL.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11488&page=3&highlight=bonnet+seal

1NZYaris1

04-04-2009, 10:58 PM