Water in air intake (1.9TD)
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Water in air intake (1.9TD)
After a 200 mile drive in heavy rain I find that water has got into the air intake of my Synergie 1.9TD. The air filter is damp in-part (not soaked). The engine "rattles" when revved, there is a loss of power and it is producing lots of blackish smoke. I know that the engine will have problems compressing damp air. What are your suggestions? Thanks to "mbunting" for putting me onto this possibility. Initially I thought is was a turbo problem. Kevin.
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well imn my experience on the zx, you should end up going through puddles deep enough for the air intake (unless you drive through rivers, lakes etc!)... however, the air filter housing is at the bottom of the engine compartment. When we had the heavy rain earlier this year, my filter housing filled up with water. I bought a new filter, and a tube of silicone, fitted new filter, tightened up all jubilee clips and sealed round the bottom of the filter housing (where the filter comes out). This worked for me.