I was driving on heavy rain last week, all the sensor lights suddenly blinked and the engine stopped for like 10 seconds, and it went back on, after the rain it runs normal again. the next day it happened again because of another rain, and it went back to normal again. This hapenned after installing a new air intake. It runs perfectly on cloudy/sunny days. Do i need to replace the spark plugs and have my oil changed again? suggestions please
The original *cold air intake that Toyota designed has an overflow water-spill tube built directly on the plastic intake system. High dollar aftermarket systems have no provisions to baffle and drain off water before or after the air cleaner. If and when you suck enough water in the motor it hydraulic a connecting rod. You could have purchased a TRD high flow air cleaner at the Toyota parts counter. It would fit the original plastic cold air box and you wouldn't be having these problems.
