So I was out in the campervan last night in the rather excessive rain we were having.
MASSIVE puddle across the road (more like a small lake) which for one of the first times in my life im sensible and drop it a gear skirt it wide through the shallows – needless to say the prick in the vectra following me decides this is an opportunity to undertake and hammers it through on the inside – creating a wave that nearly knocks the van over and floods my engine bay leading to instant engine death.
Completely dead – got lights but tried to restart it quickly in case it had just stalled out but nothing but a clunk and thats it.
Engine is a naturally aspirated 2.0l subaru Legacy EJ20 block. Induction is low on the left side and im pretty sure it would have pulled water through the air intake judging by its position and the tsunami that hit the van.
What's my best course of action – left it to dry out, take the plugs out and crank it to use the compression to push the water out the cyclinders?
Any help appreciated.