water phobia?

[boxstermao]

before washing his 99 C4, my dad placed a small platic bag on the engine intake duct to supposedly prevent water from entering the engine when he washes the car. he showed me later a handful of water from the plastic bag. makes me wonder if there is any wisdom to this. sorry if this sounds stupid but i get to drive it his pleasure is keeping it clean and shiny to stare at. :D

[1999Porsche911]

Not necessary since any water that gets in will drain from filter housing anyway. Howver, the proper response to your dad would be something like: "great idea Dad, you are soooo smart".

Edited March 23, 2006 by 1999Porsche911

[wwest]

Not necessary since any water that gets in will drain from filter housing anyway. Howver, the proper response to your dad would be something like: "great idea Dad, you are soooo smart".

Yeah, what every dad needs is a wiseass sarcastic son.

Better to remain silent.

It's quite possible that "Dad" long ago realized that those water drain holes in the bottom of the filter "box" are a possible source of heated intake airflow and intentionally blocked them off so that the engine only gets the "cool" inlet airflow from outside the engine compartment.

Edited March 23, 2006 by wwest

[boxstermao]

thanks to ur responses. and 4 the record i didnt say anything lest i may b wrong and b barred from porsche nirvana :lol:

[Izzy]

Nothing wrong with your post, I washed the car yesterday and tried the trick, but didn't get much water on the intake at all. I use the finer mist from the hose on the top, and the high velocity stram on the bottom to get the crud out.

This is a technical Porsche site, not a Dr. Phil parenting site. Some people have many issues, you can ignore them, and keep your car thoughts or findings coming.