air filter wet

harry2223 · 24th June 2008, 21:04

hi friends today i had to drive in heavy rainfall and water on road, i found my m800 carb jerking and i had to keep my foot on accelerator to keep it running .so as soon as i returned home i opened the air filter ,strange thing that the air filter was wet i never noticed this earlier how could the water have reached there as it is at the top.

gd1418 · 24th June 2008, 21:10

What made you open the air filter in the first instance? I also find it strange that the air filter got wet since it is mounted on the top. The jerking could be for moisture/water in distributor.

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Originally Posted by harry2223

hi friends today i had to drive in heavy rainfall and water on road, i found my m800 carb jerking and i had to keep my foot on accelerator to keep it running .so as soon as i returned home i opened the air filter ,strange thing that the air filter was wet i never noticed this earlier how could the water have reached there as it is at the top.

Jaggu · 25th June 2008, 00:42

Whatever be the reason, attend to the car asap. Replace the air filter and do a proper tune up. Does your 800 have air filter inlet on the fenders? If so some water might have got sucked in while driving through water.

harry2223 · 25th June 2008, 08:28

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

Whatever be the reason, attend to the car asap. Replace the air filter and do a proper tune up. Does your 800 have air filter inlet on the fenders? If so some water might have got sucked in while driving through water.

it is near the fender but there are no places from where water can enter . the air filter was wet enough as if it has been flooded by water.

dip27in · 25th June 2008, 15:35

That is something weird. The filter is on the top most part of the engine in case of M800. However, in case of MPI engine try cleaning the injectors or carburetors, also the spark plugs.

BTW: as gd1418 has mentioned.. what prompted you to check the Air Filters ?

harry2223 · 25th June 2008, 17:15

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Originally Posted by dip27in

That is something weird. The filter is on the top most part of the engine in case of M800. However, in case of MPI engine try cleaning the injectors or carburetors, also the spark plugs.

BTW: as gd1418 has mentioned.. what prompted you to check the Air Filters ?

as the engine started jerking i thought may there be some dirt in carb or filter is clogged so i open the filter and found it wet

manikjeet · 25th June 2008, 17:25

at what speed did you go through the water and were their any cars in front of you

and was the filter properly closed

harry2223 · 25th June 2008, 17:31

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Originally Posted by manikjeet

at what speed did you go through the water and were their any cars in front of you

and was the filter properly closed

filter was closed properly . there were no cars in front as it was morning time around 6 am and it was raining heavily . speed was not much as there was water on road around half the tyre.

manikjeet · 25th June 2008, 17:51

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Originally Posted by harry2223

filter was closed properly . there were no cars in front as it was morning time around 6 am and it was raining heavily . speed was not much as there was water on road around half the tyre.

i would suggest you take the car to A.S.S and have it checked immediately

noidaboy · 25th June 2008, 18:07

Check the spark plugs too,its easy water to go there in heavy rains,it causes major jerking at times.

rider60 · 26th June 2008, 00:49

i am just guessing the side fender rubber is damaged and this let the rain water seep into the filter box placed near it?

or do the wind shield cleaning water container's pipe go near it?

did the air filter have any kind of smell? foul, or coolant's? etc?

is the air filter box properly sealed? any leaks in it by any chance?

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harry2223 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: patiala Posts: 350 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	air filter wet hi friends today i had to drive in heavy rainfall and water on road, i found my m800 carb jerking and i had to keep my foot on accelerator to keep it running .so as soon as i returned home i opened the air filter ,strange thing that the air filter was wet i never noticed this earlier how could the water have reached there as it is at the top.
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25th June 2008, 00:42	#3
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,907 Times	Whatever be the reason, attend to the car asap. Replace the air filter and do a proper tune up. Does your 800 have air filter inlet on the fenders? If so some water might have got sucked in while driving through water.
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25th June 2008, 15:35	#5
dip27in BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kolkata Posts: 99 Thanked: 556 Times View My Garage	That is something weird. The filter is on the top most part of the engine in case of M800. However, in case of MPI engine try cleaning the injectors or carburetors, also the spark plugs. BTW: as gd1418 has mentioned.. what prompted you to check the Air Filters ?
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25th June 2008, 17:25	#7
manikjeet Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chandigarh Posts: 1,618 Thanked: 295 Times View My Garage	at what speed did you go through the water and were their any cars in front of you and was the filter properly closed
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noidaboy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Noida Posts: 1,003 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	Check the spark plugs too,its easy water to go there in heavy rains,it causes major jerking at times.
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26th June 2008, 00:49	#11
rider60 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bhagyanagaram. (A.K.A. Hyderabad) Posts: 1,620 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	i am just guessing the side fender rubber is damaged and this let the rain water seep into the filter box placed near it? or do the wind shield cleaning water container's pipe go near it? did the air filter have any kind of smell? foul, or coolant's? etc? is the air filter box properly sealed? any leaks in it by any chance?
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