P38A Point of entry for the engine air

P Reg Blue P38 · Dec 22, 2019

Hi,

Where is the point of entry for the pre-filter engine air? i.e. before it reaches the air filter box on a 1997 P38 4.6 V8 ?

thanks

Alan

Henry_b · Dec 22, 2019

High up in the front wing IIRC.

P Reg Blue P38 · Dec 22, 2019

Hi Henry,

Thanks for your reply - but what do you mean by 'IIRC' ?

Henry_b · Dec 22, 2019

P Reg Blue P38 said:
Hi Henry,

Thanks for your reply - but what do you mean by 'IIRC' ?

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P Reg Blue P38 · Dec 22, 2019

Cheers - Is the inlet inside the wheel arch or in the engine bay?

RangeRoller dt · Dec 22, 2019

In wing on filter side.

Just take the air box out and feel with your hand down there- probably few old leaves etc in there too.

wammers · Dec 23, 2019

Inlet is in upper part of N/S inner wing. Behind plastic stone guard. It's the place water leaks in if you wade too deeply.

Grrrrrr · Dec 23, 2019

wammers said:
Inlet is in upper part of N/S inner wing. Behind plastic stone guard. It's the place water leaks in if you wade too deeply.

Fortunately the petrol has some danglies bits in the intake to catch anything sneaking in. The diesel doesn't, although my air filter caught it all last time I was naughty. Guessing Dopey's did too as his survived.

RangeRoller dt · Dec 23, 2019

Grrrrrr said:
Fortunately the petrol has some danglies bits in the intake to catch anything sneaking in. The diesel doesn't, although my air filter caught it all last time I was naughty. Guessing Dopey's did too as his survived.

Do remember you saying something about hydrolocked pistons running away down the lane?

Grrrrrr · Dec 23, 2019

RangeRoller dt said:
Do remember you saying something about hydrolocked pistons running away down the lane?

That was on my Astra SXi. Tgat definitely didn't like water. Cut the starter-motor in half.

RangeRoller dt · Dec 24, 2019

Wading in an Astra!?!

Been through some pretty deep stuff in P38. Apart from it throws it all up over the engine I was surprised how it didn’t phase it. Didn’t ingest anything into air intake, nothing came through doors, unlike a 90 that fills to the dash. There is a lot of drag when the water catches the body but plenty of torque to overcome it

Grrrrrr · Dec 24, 2019

RangeRoller dt said:
Wading in an Astra!?!

Been through some pretty deep stuff in P38. Apart from it throws it all up over the engine I was surprised how it didn’t phase it. Didn’t ingest anything into air intake, nothing came through doors, unlike a 90 that fills to the dash. There is a lot of drag when the water catches the body but plenty of torque to overcome it

It wasn't that deep but it had a skirt around the front and the intake behind the skirt, a bit like a hovercraft on reverse, so as soon as the bottom of the skirt sealed against the water it was like a giant vacuum cleaner. Not a good design. The Scirocco Storm was the same. Storm: bloody stupid name for a car you cannot drive in the wet.

RangeRoller dt · Dec 24, 2019

I do like the old Scirrocos. My E36 was same airbox vented into front bumper pretty directly.

RangeRoller dt · Dec 24, 2019

OP/future reader - found a pic

You can zoom in
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P38A Point of entry for the engine air

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