I own a 1991 Montero 4door and a couple of days ago there was some flooding on a street around my apartment complex and i crossed with no problems but a couple or hours later i crossed and the water level was lower so i wen't a little faster and when i got out of the water y Montero started to sputter and I died let it dry for like 10 min. and she started fine again, so my question is what do I have to make watertight so that does not happen again cus i've seen trucks like min going deeper and a lot faster than i did, and I'm sure it's somethign that's craked or something around the ignition area.



Help will be greatly apreciated!!!


thanks!

How deep was it? If water seeped into the filter box you could have a big problem on your hands.

if your car is a petrol/gasolina then you should realise that any water that gets into the engine bay and onto the HT leads distributor cap or spark plugs can have this effect , the best thing to do is drive slowly through any water as the cooling fans through up water into the engine bay , I know you can buy wading kits for Land Rovers that cover the distributor cap to stop water shorting out the system or you could make one yourself from an old pop/soda bottle.
The best solution for this is a diesel motor with a snorkel fitted and the air box siliconed sealed as water going into the engine will make a very expensive repair bill , also if its a petrol/gasolina engine carry some WD40 in the glove box and give the entire electrical system a good spray before and after any off road water trips !