Snow + engine bay = well engine bay full of snow

[viper_707]

So for those of u that life in the nice and snowy places. do u guys have the problems your engine bays getting full of snow? what do u do to solve it or atleast make it better???

[therieldeal]

you must be missing the plastic trays that cover the bottom of the engine bay. with those on i never had any issues, even when going through 6" of unplowed snow.

[viper_707]

you must be missing the plastic trays that cover the bottom of the engine bay. with those on i never had any issues, even when going through 6" of unplowed snow.

ya i am missing all those. they have either broken or were missing when i got the car.. i was thinking of making one out of metal and have it one peice. plus it would be stronger.

[therieldeal]

not a bad idea. i'd definitely get something under there though. even the stock ones work pretty well like i said

[smoke187]

i have nothing under my pro and never had problems even with all the snow that fell today

[viper_707]

ya i also have mazdaracers lower tie brace, so i think its helping toss snow up more

[BTR-GT94]

no probs here with the stock trays. and we had 6in of snow the other day. My suspension on the other hand...well, that kinda broke. lol.

[viper_707]

no probs here with the stock trays. and we had 6in of snow the other day. My suspension on the other hand...well, that kinda broke. lol.

only 6inches thats nothing. i got atleast a foot here.



but atleast i got all the snow and ice out. feels much better now, still need the sheilds

[Ryan]

We had a guy come into Mazda the other day with his M3 engine bay packed upto the hood with snow. All of his hoses froze, and his car overheated. The coolant resevoir bubbled like a balloon, and the engine cover melted onto the valve cover. The engine could easily have been toast. I wouldn't leave a problem like this unattended for any ammount of time.

[MATT91GT]

snow if the engine bay was full of snow and it overheated, that heat would melt the snow. and if the coolant froze then it was mostly water. i never had problems with snow getting under the hood.

[Ryan]

We have days where it is -36º before wind chill. His coolant tested for exactly -36, it was probably from factory, as most people don't change the fluid in the first year of owning their new Mazda3's. Clearly, the overheating engine did not melt all the snow, or we wouldn't have driven it into the shop, and seen it full to the top of the rad support, and all on the firewall... Everything except a small hollow around the engine, which was steaming substancially.

You've never had problems with snow under the hood, like most people. This guy did. It must be a combination of driving conditions and style, or it would happen more often.

[viper_707]

snow if the engine bay was full of snow and it overheated, that heat would melt the snow. and if the coolant froze then it was mostly water. i never had problems with snow getting under the hood.

snow is a good insulator actually. people do live in igloos no?

i've got all the plates on my car now anyways... so far so good. but i am trying to stay about from the deep snow

[91SuperProtLX]

I have none, there were all off when I got the car, and it hasnt snowed alot, but I take it in my back yard and do some driftin and havent gotten any in, my old civic had none and I went over a huge snow bank and still didnt have that, must be something wierd. I usually drive my F350 with the plow if its super bad out lol, the prot is fun to pull the e-brake and throttle it around in circles.

[wheresthericego]

its snowing here for the first time in like 3 years