Water concern

[Ski]

Hi All!

This must be a very simple question, but Ive never actually asked it so here goes..

I installed a open air filter and was wondering if it is a problem if water hits it every other month.

Im talking about a drop or two whenever im doing 80mph+, as anything under this and I think there isnt enough air pushing the water in.

What will it do? Have I just invented a s2 killer or a lazy mans air filter cleaner?

[Floppy]

If to much water comes in it could destroy your air-mass-measure-device lol don't know the right english word

[A6 2,7Biturbo]

MAF you mean...

[S2 Ant]

I wonder how much gets drawn in when driving thru heavy rain, given that it sucks all the time, driving thru heavy rain must draw in some with a cone style filter!

[Ski]

I started to worry when i saw a puddle under the cone...

will it damage engine at all ?

[Keeper of The Kitten]

This is a question I have asked before, still not sure what the answer is!

Stock filter at the moment but possibly investing in something else soon...

__MDC__

[MidnightBlueS2]

I'm scared now...
Very heavy rain is common in Belgium...

[Azman]

Water should not really be much of a problem unless driving through massive puddles and the filter is quite literally hit by a wave.

I have had a cone style K&N filter on all my cars in the past and never had much of a problem. Also a friend of mine has a racing saxo (could have picked a better car) with the headlight removed on one side and the filter sitting there. He drives in all sorts of weather conditions (during daylight hours only of course) and he has never had a problem (and its charged up to 250BHP from a 1.6)