Ikenna351:

Am happy that I have given you that opportunity to speak up on what has been eating you up about "Ikenna351". Am not surprised of your above post, anyway. Just surprised why it took you that long to "get back at Ikenna" for reasons obvious to you, which I sensed long time ago.

Of course, probably I was the only one who saw the statements of Okiju_juju directed at me in that post as mockery. Of course, he wanted me to come back and explain to him what EFI means with those statements of him to me "who banned him unjustly". Yes, he was the only one who saw the "EFI" I used, but chose to ask for the meaning "humbly".

I acquire knowledge everyday; I learn new things above cars everyday, without embarrassing myself of my ignorance. I would humbly seek for explanation or clarification for something I do not know, but ought to have known before now. I would be ashamed of myself to castigate someone who knows something I ought to have known before now publicly. There is a difference between someone who wants to learn and someone who takes acquisition of knowledge for granted. Of course, after his mocking of my post by him, I was supposed to come back and "smile" back at him while teaching him what EFI means? Of course, Ikenna351 is a punch bag that should take every nonsense from everyone, without stating how I feel. I don't blame you!

Like every other poster in the beginning of this thread, I pointed out only one thing that could happen when one swim with his car: Engine Hydro lock. I went on to explain what usually cause it (lower air intake in most modern cars, so that the engine will be sucking cooler air, for IAT to report to ECU to do a better job in its engine management function, a Typical EFI Car). But he didn't care about my opinion on swimming cars in pool of water, but wanted "the moderator that unjustly banned him" to explain how could he knew what EFI means, instead of writing in plain English, as if that my post was directed at him. Like I said, I don't blame you. You have gotten the opportunity you have been waiting for to deal with Ikenna351. And guess what? You have had it!

[b]Siena, am not you that goes about portraying yourself as "Mr. Perfect" or "Mr. Nice guy". Am not that fake. As a moderator, I get insults from members everyday, which members wont even see, since they are been hidden. The least i could do is to hide such posts and ignore the posters. No ban, no warning, nothing. Am a happy man and i don't take such comments seriously. But on few occasions, i would react, because am a human being with emotions that need to be expressed, which would make some of my posts harsh. But that's what makes me human. I don't hide my flaws or short comings. But what do you do? You go about displaying to those you can deceive "I am a God and he is the Devil". Am not one of your worshippers, you know. So, you can find more derogatory adjectives to qualify me. But do I care? I don't think so.

Well, am happy that you have finally done it, which you have been cooking up inside you. Because, i know exactly where you are coming from. But of course, they (rest of the forum members) don't need to know, because it would be so unprofessional on my part to say more than i have done here. Good luck with your campaign.[/b]

Don't expect my response to you here again, because I don't plan to derail this thread.

Ikenna.

Sweet Mother of GOD!!

_{**SHAKES HEAD** wipes eyes and reads the highlighted again...}

Like wow!!

#No comment... Like seriously, what can I possibly say in response to this.. Dayuuuum!! This dude needs to see a shrink! The brother has deep rooted issues. Seriously, anybody who knows this guy in the real world should get him help. Thats all I'm gonna ever say on this matter..

Now, lets go back to talking about cars and flooding..

Ikenna351:

Am happy that I have given you that opportunity to speak up on what has been eating you up about "Ikenna351". Am not surprised of your above post, anyway. Just surprised why it took you that long to "get back at Ikenna" for reasons obvious to you, which I sensed long time ago.

Of course, probably I was the only one who saw the statements of Okiju_juju directed at me in that post as mockery. Of course, he wanted me to come back and explain to him what EFI means with those statements of him to me "who banned him unjustly". Yes, he was the only one who saw the "EFI" I used, but chose to ask for the meaning "humbly".

I acquire knowledge everyday; I learn new things above cars everyday, without embarrassing myself of my ignorance. I would humbly seek for explanation or clarification for something I do not know, but ought to have known before now. I would be ashamed of myself to castigate someone who knows something I ought to have known before now publicly. There is a difference between someone who wants to learn and someone who takes acquisition of knowledge for granted. Of course, after his mocking of my post by him, I was supposed to come back and "smile" back at him while teaching him what EFI means? Of course, Ikenna351 is a punch bag that should take every nonsense from everyone, without stating how I feel. I don't blame you!

Like every other poster in the beginning of this thread, I pointed out only one thing that could happen when one swim with his car: Engine Hydro lock. I went on to explain what usually cause it (lower air intake in most modern cars, so that the engine will be sucking cooler air, for IAT to report to ECU to do a better job in its engine management function, a Typical EFI Car). But he didn't care about my opinion on swimming cars in pool of water, but wanted "the moderator that unjustly banned him" to explain how could he knew what EFI means, instead of writing in plain English, as if that my post was directed at him. Like I said, I don't blame you. You have gotten the opportunity you have been waiting for to deal with Ikenna351. And guess what? You have had it!

Siena, am not you that goes about portraying yourself as "Mr. Perfect" or "Mr. Nice guy". Am not that fake. As a moderator, I get insults from members everyday, which members wont even see, since they are been hidden. The least i could do is to hide such posts and ignore the posters. No ban, no warning, nothing. Am a happy man and i don't take such comments seriously. But on few occasions, i would react, because am a human being with emotions that need to be expressed, which would make some of my posts harsh. But that's what makes me human. I don't hide my flaws or short comings. But what do you do? You go about displaying to those you can deceive "I am a God and he is the Devil". Am not one of your worshippers, you know. So, you can find more derogatory adjectives to qualify me. But do I care? I don't think so.

Well, am happy that you have finally done it, which you have been cooking up inside you. Because, i know exactly where you are coming from. But of course, they (rest of the forum members) don't need to know, because it would be so unprofessional on my part to say more than i have done here. Good luck with your campaign.

Don't expect my response to you here again, because I don't plan to derail this thread.

Ikenna.

divinelove: Hi everyone,
am just wondering how driving through a pool of water deep enough to almost swallow the tyre of sedan cars can affect d car.

Car experts in d house, whats your take on this. Its a common thing here in naija bc of bad roads. Effects on d car n precautions to minimize d effects r welcomed.

Best Regards

Okija_juju:

I own Two hyundais.. (One Santa Fe & Sonata..) I have put these cars through very deep waters (In one case, the headlight of my Sonata was well covered) and they both came out of it fine. I live in a reclaimed swamp area that floods everytime it rains.

My wife also drives a Honda City and that car can go full submarine in my books and survive.. Pretty rugged.

Ikenna351:

Is like somebody missed road here. Or could be that someone couldn't tell the difference between Car Talk and Romance sections? You don't have to embarrass yourself in a section for serious minded ones, you know.

I would be ashamed of myself if I didn't know what EFI means in this era, and yet own an Fuel injected car.

Ikenna.

viperman:


Young man, I've been observing your posts a lot in both the auto and cartalk sections over months, a[b]nd inasmuch as you have SOME LITTLE knowledge about cars, [/b]
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Siena: There's always the risk of any control modules being water damaged, causing short-circuits. But, this isn't the worst that could happen.

If water is drawn through the air intake, the engine will hydro-lock. I'll explain what this means.

Your engine draws air into the intake, mixes it with gasoline or diesel, depending on engine type. This air/fuel mixture is then drawn into your combnustion chamber, where it is compressed by your pistons. I'm not going to go into the spark side of things that ignites the air/fuel mixture here, because it's not relevant. Air is compressible, liquid is not.

So when water is sucked into your combustion chambers, your pistons will try to compress it. With your engine turning over, the pistons will meet resistance, and the first things to give are the connecting rods. If you're lucky, and the engine shuts down early, there'll be minimal damage . The plugs can be removed, the engine cranked over, and the water blown out. If you're unlucky, and the engine doesn't shut down early, your connecting rods will bend, as there's no way the pistons can compress the water in the cylinders.

Sometimes, an engine a slightly bent conrod or two MAY run after the water in the cylinders has been blown out (by removing the plugs) but it'll never be right. The cylinders with bent rods will have the pistons stop short of TDC (Top Dead Centre) which will mean lower compression in the affected cylinders, and poor running.

In some cases, bent connecting rods will smash holes in your cylinder block, with the conrods and sometimes pistons exiting the side of the engine.

There are no ifs or buts. If you want to hang onto your automobile for a long time, and not have to spend $$$ when you don't have to, avoid driving through flooded roads.

I can't understand what "Nadoson" is stating, and his analogies are way off the mark. You don't deliberately drive your automobile through a Ford, and expect all to be well.