It was raining pretty bad in Kansas City and I hit a flooded area with out knowing and the water came up to my grill, I opened my air intake and the filter is wet and their is water inside of it, what should I do? What steps should I take?

Hey man,
First let me say thanks for your service.

Regarding your question, If the car is running well I would just replace the air filter and call it good. Better yet put a K&N drop in filter. You are not having any issue with your car missing or sputtering correct?

Cheers,
House

buy a new oem filter and dry out the air box.

btw-here's what could've happened. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...=water+flooded

Thanks guys, unlike the other member I didn't drive into it the traffic stopped because of the flooded area ahead and I was stuck in traffic couldn't back out in just a little while my car was surround and luckly traffic started backing out.

A Toyota dealer should be able to match the part number on your OEM air filter. It'll be a few dollars less for the same filter from Lexus.

If you get a check engine condiction, a dry off of the MAF sensor just downstream from the air filter box may be in order... gently with a Q-Tip.

drain it out. get a new filter. they are $19 at parts stores around KC area

I was in the same storm, it was a strange color in the sky.



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dry everything out before you drive. water/air/gas is not a good mixture for combustion.

the $19 parts store filters are not cotton like the oem.

Just hope no water passed the throttlebody...that would really mess things up.

You win I get mine from Sewell....but in the mean time he needs a quick fix.


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If the car is running fine I would leave it. Unless the filter looks like it needs to be replaced anyways, the water will dry up. One method of removeing carbon build up from engines is to use water trhough the car. Something that should be done by a pro, I have locked one car in all the times I've done this at the dealer. Pretty strange thought but it works great.

-Bill