Water ingress to blower motor

[ajstars Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close ajstars]

Following a quick dip where water splashed over the bonnet and windscreen, my blower motor took in some water and proceeded to dump it on the floor inside. I have never experienced this in another vehicle and none of the others in the group had the same issue. Is this a known design issue with the 150 series and is there anything that can be done to avoid it happening again when wading?

[LeighW Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close LeighW]

There is a drainage system under the inlet grills to drain the water, if you park constant under trees etc it may be blocked.

[Daniel150 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Daniel150]

I have had sand in both the 120 and 150 air con filters after some vigorous sand driving. I would assume if sand can get in, so can water.
I put an old filter in every time I head up a beach, it saves replacing them too often. If you get a bit of sand in there it will go through the vent system and is a bit annoying.

[ajstars Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close ajstars]

I will check the drainage is not blocked, it might have been just the shere volume of water but I have never had this before in other Toyotas even when the water has been over the bonnet.