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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dvng" data-source="post: 122951" data-attributes="member: 196"><p>agree..absolutely..the air intake is lower and it is suicidal to drive through water duriing flash flood etc..the magnesium alloy engine is totally protected agaist this from happenin..my mechanic once showed me the e60 engine bay and underside of it..totally sealed..he said that the magnesium alloy is even more prone to sudden temperature change..this is bcos magnesium alloy is very strong but brittle in nature..and also due to the thicker walls of the engine block..very susceptible to brittle fracture if there's a sudden change in temperature and under stress (this is what happened to the TiTanic)...my advice..is stay put in your car if theres a high water table during a flood...</p></blockquote><p></p>