I was driving down to Toronto on Friday. When I got there, it was pouring..Absolutely pouring. In order to make sure I can stop I time, I had to constantly drag my brakes so they stay relatively dry.
Eventually I came to this place where I have no other choice but to pass by 6" to 8" of water under a bridge. 2 Cars already stalled at that location, but the remaining lane didn't have as much water. And then that happened 2 or 3 more times.
Now my problem. It feels like my car doesn't response as well and my brakes keep squeaking. Is it possibly that all that the water some how damaged my brake calipers and brake pads? And is the perception of performance lost because I'm worrying? Or could it be that the brakes aren't relesing far enough and that the pads kept scraping the rotors causing my car to go slower? I do find that the breathing of the car isn't as good. I have stovk intake with K&N filter and stock exhaust.

I'll post pictures when I get home. Very crazy day.

 

A little water didn't hurt anything. It's all in your mind. Let the brakes dry out and you should be good to go.

 

Most likely its the same deal as when you think that you may be sick, but you are not and you convince yourself that you are....I agree with the above statement.

 

Don't drag your brakes, the system has shields to protect them from getting wet. Even if some water splashes on the rotor, it will spin off immediately and the already warm rotor will be dry in seconds. Wet brakes were back in the old days when cars with drum brakes drove through deep water.

Dragging your brakes causes pad & rotor glazing and can seriously reduce your stopping distance, much more so then a bit of water.

 

Well on my way home I definitely know I need new brakes. No more squeaking sound, just a whole lot of CLOMP sound. Guess all the pads are gone.

Here are 3 pictures http://photobucket.com/albums/a73/EricKCAu/

 

damn and u had to drive thru that lake???? jeeeezz. ppl can be really stupid esp wen they try to drive their neon thru water thats taller than the car

 

wat does it mean to drag ur brakes?

 

did water get in yoru car? How are the carpets now?

 

i dunno what i would of done......i might of been too scared to drive thru it....now its starting to scare me so much that i need to keep some sort of piping to create a snorkel for the car that is as high as my roof for emergency's like that...

 

To press on the brakes while your still driving, keeping them slightly applied

 

Drag brakes = holding the petal even when accelerating an cruising.

 

Well I tried to go through the lane with the least amount of water. And no my carpets aren't wet thank god.

 

shiiiiiit, i'd turn my baby around and drive the opposite way.

 

But I don't know my way around the city. Do or die....besides the oppurtunity was still there to make a safe passing. I drove 4 hours already, I don't think I want to start looking for alternate routes.

 

http://autos.msn.com/advice/article....tentid=4023227

 

"I might have a chance if i drive thru really really fast..."


That lane didn't look too bad.

 

Hope no one has a CAI

 

Dragging the brakes was a bad move with the explanations already given, it wasnt needed but thats after the fact now. Examine your brakes to make sure they arent dragging or anything seized.

That is a lot of water. I would have seriously stoped on the road and u-turned, I bet there were a couple of hydrolocked engines that day.

 

Well I wasn't very familiar with the roads there. But I just as mzmtg quoted...I was merely trying to imitate a Mercedes and BMW system. But ya, my rear brakes did drag afterwards. I need to get it checked out because it was making a lot of high pitched "DQUEAK" sound the next day...At 9pm...Drove it around the city the whole day and it was bad.

But it was weird, the tire pressure on the passenger side dropped like 5 psi. So on my way back, my car felt really shaky. But I fixed that problem now.