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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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Okay i live in tn and yea we got some tornadoes tonight.. well there was one on the way so i pulled into a parkin lot quickly and hit a deep puddle.. well i have the SLP cold air intake with the scoop that goes down low...well soon as i hit the puddle my car stalls and quits. I leave it and run for my life haha. well anyway. after the first set of storms pass i come back to try and start it.. it starts but man it sounds horrible knockin like hell. soo i quickly turn it off and get some guys to help me push it into a spot..

SO.. what do you think i did.. be honest how bad is it??
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 01:43 AM
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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anyone pleaseeeeee?
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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Check your oil see if you really got that much water in it. but I would change it anyways an give the intake a good throttle body cleaning. how bad is it depends if you clean the water out now or latter you should be ok though
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change your oil and put new in and see if it happens again.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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okay i tried startin it again today..it starts but once again knocks like hell sounds like ****...ima have to get it towed i guess its in a parkin lot..at a campus no way to change the oil there.. and ofcourse im gettin parkin tickets each day.....
but ya'll do think changing the oil should fix it??
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