Originally Posted by
LambeauLeap
Hey guys, first post on here but I have a few questions.
This morning I drove through a very large puddle (curb hieght) at 6:30AM so I had no idea it was there. I was turning left and probably going around 20-30km/h when I hit the water and a wave hit the front of my car.
I immediately hit the brakes and slowed down and drove out of the water. Not even 5 seconds later my car gets bogged down and my RPMs won't go over 2k.
I put my car in park and put on the 4 ways while white smoke is coming out of my exhaust. I sit there for a bit realizing I may have damaged the car, but it's running so I know I didn't hydrolock it. I then try to drive it, but it still won't accelerate so I pull into a parking lot.
I keep the car in park, slowly revving the engine to keep it running. At this point I have looked online and understand I may have had water enter my intake. My car is now able to rev to 5kRPM so I go to drive it only to have it bog down again and stay around 3kRPM.
I then decide to call a tow truck and have it checked at BMW.
Is my engine screwed? Or is the intake just wet and needs to be dried out?
Any help would be appreciated so I can go into the dealership with a better understanding. Sorry for the long story.
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