every vehicle that has ever been hydrolocked has been so irregardless of a filter beign in the way.....

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Yeah I noticed the incredibly weak brakes for the first 5 seconds of braking or so, but they came right back. I was only going about 27mph when I began to slow down, so its not like I needed tons of brakes anyways. By the next stopsign they worked normally again.

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Off topic, but...

Bone, I recommend the Blizzaks. Have run them 2 winters now and the 560 just chugs right along. Only one time did the rear tires break loose on me and that was my doing (too much throttle). I've said this before, they're like riding on suction cups. The big body Benz literally sticks to the road.

They do handle squirrely on warm dry pavement though, or dry grooved pavement, or grated bridge roadbeds. Probably because they grip so well.

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'73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP
Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72

'02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis

2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel

Non illegitemae carborundum.

If your oil ever turns a light brown, milky color then you have added some water to it. On the PM's at work we have dehydrators that run 24/7 on the oil bowsers to reduce the amount of water in the oil. We try to go a long time between changes because it takes around 8k gallons of Mobil PM oil. The water is really hard on the bearings.

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Bibendum, the Michelin tire man, from the T.V. commercial. Glad you came out of the lake in good shape.

Regards

Run-em
1983 300 S D -aka- SPARKY THE DIESEL

Great.....thats exactly the sort of slippery stuff performance I need....Thanks.


I plan to run 4 to avoid any serious squirliness.....(tail happy tendencies)

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

99s used to have an air intake snout that drooped down toward the bottom of the engine compartment. if you ran into standing water it would suck it up and bend a rod instantaniously. a long time saab mechanic i knew always used to take them off and discard them the first time he worked on a car that still had one. it was held on by a clamp.

so i dont think the air filter will stop water.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Ford taurus' and mercury unables also have this problem, I knew someone who bought an unable with 46k on it for a few thousand because the person had gone through standing water and blown the engine from sucking in water.

Our van's air intake is weird....its inside the left front area, but is pretty much completely shielded from taking in water, and the air tube travels up and across from the air box/filter box, so its probably pretty resilient to sucking in water, perhaps even moreso than the SD's......not sure on that one though. I want to snorkel mine. (kidding)

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Bone

I have Blizzaks for the 202 and both 126s - the cars I usually drive in the winter. This year I'll also try the 163, but with the all-year tires on it now (I have way too many sets of spare / snow tires as it is now)

Buy them for all four corners. I grew up in Chi-town, but always used snows on the drive wheels only. After buying my first Benz and finding this site, I read quite a bit about using 4 snows, so I listened and learned. Let me tell you, the Blizzaks are rated #1 by me.

I have avoided accidents aplenty with them; there's quite a few "licensed" drivers out there that just don't get it in the snow. Even my wife starts bugging me about this time of the year to get them on "her" car, the 202. She loves them too.

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Fred
2009 ML350
2004 SL600
2004 SL500
1996 SL600
2002 SLK32
2005 CLK320 cabrio
2003 ML350
1997 C280 Sport

I dose'nt take much water to destroy the 617 engine, my 300SD had a new mb engine at 68,000 miles because the owner was jet washing under the front grill with the engine running, he must have got water in the plastic snorkel (which I think is to low on the 126).

I still have the paperwork for this, good thing its not a 57 chebby where the owners get out of shape if the engine & body numbers dont match.


Steve

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Silver 1984 300SD, Manual glow plug timer, push the button and count!
1997 GEO tracker
1986 Olds cutlass supreme, soon to have fuel injection
Various dodge trucks hope to use the bits to make a good one......oneday.
1951 Ferguson TO30 tractor.

I just ordered 4 will have them on monday so I will be ready for the white stuff when I am in SW PA ...I believe an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

You'll be pleased with their winter ability Bone.

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Mike Tangas
'73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP
Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72

'02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis

2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel

Non illegitemae carborundum.

Damn I miss all of the fun weather here. It rains hella light for like 10 minates then it is clear agian. Hardly any puddles on the ground to slam through. I have yet to hydrolock my car but i know people who have. it sucks.

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84' 300D Euro spec (Veronika)
85' 300D NonCalifornia (Heidi)

"We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job."
-Winston Churchill, 1941

"I'll have a Chinchilla!"