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flav · May 10th, 2004, 02:48 AM

well i wanted to wash my new s today. i went to one of those brushless carwashes. yes it was brushless but it shot high pressure water all over my car. including right up into the surecharger slot. when the carwash was over smoke was pouring out of my supercharger vent. it went away after a few minutes. is this bad. did i ruin my engine? it can't be that bad. what if someone is on the freeway and it is pouring rain? a ton of water would get in there anyway right? also when i lifted up my bonnet i noticed alot of flies (we get these mayflies up here in cleveland) stuck in the supercharger air intake. and by the time mayfly season is over and after all the mosquitoes in the summer the air intake is going to be completely plugged up with bugs and flies. why is there not a filter for this? is there and after market filter? do i just pick out the flies with tweasers. or should i just leave it alone and just let it collect bugs. what should i do?

obehave · May 10th, 2004, 03:31 AM

Just water will not hurt the intercooler. That's what's behind the scoop, not the supercharger. It's steam, not smoke.
High pressure water could bend fins on the IC. I avoid them.

You're stuck with the flies I just use an old wheel brush and use it to flick the bugs out of the IC fins. You'll find all kinds of crap in there over time.
A filter is a bad idea, don't even think about it.
I pull the IC and reverse flush the fins once a year. It's actually been 14 months or so since the last time I did it and it's not bad.
You really want to make sure you're comfortable with this. Honestly there are probably people with 30K miles on their car that don't even worry about it and they've been fine.

At least flush it with a low pressure shower type spray when you Hand Wash your car

flav · May 10th, 2004, 04:14 AM

what do you mean by flush it?

tavis1 · May 11th, 2004, 06:37 AM

We have bad bugs in the vally here in CA. I bought this to keep the bugs out and it helps BIG TIME! And it looks cool. In fact you can see bugs in the lower grill.
Tavis1

paa100 · May 11th, 2004, 06:51 AM

Nice one. Looks like a spaceship.

scooperman_uk · May 11th, 2004, 06:58 AM

black mesh would suit my car better. im not a fan of excessive amounts of chrome / silver.

tavis1 · May 11th, 2004, 07:01 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by paa100

Nice one. Looks like a spaceship.

Thanks!

Tavis1

tavis1 · May 11th, 2004, 07:02 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by scooperman_uk

black mesh would suit my car better. im not a fan of excessive amounts of chrome / silver.

It can be painted.
Tavis1

Bootsy · May 11th, 2004, 04:37 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by flav

...by the time mayfly season is over and after all the mosquitoes in the summer the air intake is going to be completely plugged up with bugs and flies. why is there not a filter for this? is there and after market filter?

Haven't tried it myself... How to Build an air scoop grille for your MCS for $1.87

May 10th, 2004, 02:48 AM	#1
flav MINI VANILLI Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: cleveland, ohio Local Time: 08:39 PM Posts: 206 Offline	water and bugs in s supercharger intake?????? well i wanted to wash my new s today. i went to one of those brushless carwashes. yes it was brushless but it shot high pressure water all over my car. including right up into the surecharger slot. when the carwash was over smoke was pouring out of my supercharger vent. it went away after a few minutes. is this bad. did i ruin my engine? it can't be that bad. what if someone is on the freeway and it is pouring rain? a ton of water would get in there anyway right? also when i lifted up my bonnet i noticed alot of flies (we get these mayflies up here in cleveland) stuck in the supercharger air intake. and by the time mayfly season is over and after all the mosquitoes in the summer the air intake is going to be completely plugged up with bugs and flies. why is there not a filter for this? is there and after market filter? do i just pick out the flies with tweasers. or should i just leave it alone and just let it collect bugs. what should i do?

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tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 06:39 PM Posts: 2,946 Offline	We have bad bugs in the vally here in CA. I bought this to keep the bugs out and it helps BIG TIME! And it looks cool. In fact you can see bugs in the lower grill. Tavis1 Attached Thumbnails "There can be only one"

May 11th, 2004, 06:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
paa100 MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Forest of Dean Local Time: 02:39 AM Posts: 1,297 Offline	Nice one. Looks like a spaceship. WhatCar? Claim: “As hot hatches go, it’s hotter than a blacksmith’s armpit.”

May 11th, 2004, 07:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 06:39 PM Posts: 2,946 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by paa100 Nice one. Looks like a spaceship. Thanks! Tavis1 "There can be only one"

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tavis1 a.k.a Handsome Rob Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Helms Deep Local Time: 06:39 PM Posts: 2,946 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by scooperman_uk black mesh would suit my car better. im not a fan of excessive amounts of chrome / silver. It can be painted. Tavis1 "There can be only one"

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May 10th, 2004, 03:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
obehave Mini Mod Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 09:39 PM Posts: 9,388 Offline	Just water will not hurt the intercooler. That's what's behind the scoop, not the supercharger. It's steam, not smoke. High pressure water could bend fins on the IC. I avoid them. You're stuck with the flies I just use an old wheel brush and use it to flick the bugs out of the IC fins. You'll find all kinds of crap in there over time. A filter is a bad idea, don't even think about it. I pull the IC and reverse flush the fins once a year. It's actually been 14 months or so since the last time I did it and it's not bad. You really want to make sure you're comfortable with this. Honestly there are probably people with 30K miles on their car that don't even worry about it and they've been fine. At least flush it with a low pressure shower type spray when you Hand Wash your car

May 10th, 2004, 04:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
flav MINI VANILLI Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: cleveland, ohio Local Time: 08:39 PM Posts: 206 Offline	what do you mean by flush it?

May 11th, 2004, 06:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
scooperman_uk almost 59k Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reading / Berks / Uk Local Time: 02:39 AM Posts: 5,242 Offline	black mesh would suit my car better. im not a fan of excessive amounts of chrome / silver.

May 11th, 2004, 04:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bootsy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Florida East Coast Local Time: 09:39 PM Posts: 57 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by flav ...by the time mayfly season is over and after all the mosquitoes in the summer the air intake is going to be completely plugged up with bugs and flies. why is there not a filter for this? is there and after market filter? Haven't tried it myself... How to Build an air scoop grille for your MCS for $1.87

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