Motoring Tip of the Week
More timely tips for our motorists regarding driving through flooded streets as we find ourselves in the midst of the rainy season and with the Metro streets prone to flooding, sometimes even after a short but heavy downpour.

Always maintain a high RPM while driving through floods to keep the water from entering the engine through the exhaust system. When you let go of your accelerator pedal and lower your engine’s RPM, water would almost surely be sucked in through the exhaust pipes and on to the manifold and straight to your engine. And this would cause your engine to cease and for your vehicle to stall.

When driving through floods — keep your RPM up.

I just can't fathom how water would creep up to the engine via the muffler when the engine is running. I just don't make sense.

I've tried it before while I was still in the Phil let the engine idle (diesel) while muffler was completely submerged in flood the engine did not stall. Narely a hiccup.