How does Land Rover's exhaust system perform when the car is submerged?

Land Rover can be partially submerged in water; how (if at all?) does the exhaust system differ from other exhaust engineering to prevent damage?|||It isn't a big deal.





All you have to do is keep your revs high enough to help keep water out. In most cases, water fording will require higher revs anyway, and you will generally be in a lower gear for instant power if needed, so it isn't normally a problem.





Even if this doesn't work out properly, and you do get water in the exhaust system, the vehicle can still run. I have managed to start my Rover with a flooded exhaust before, while it was still sitting in the water. They just don't mind it all that much, in the end. It isn't really a problem.





It is the intake you should be worried about, and electronics. Neither are really much of an issue on Rovers if you are fording the water properly.





Military vehicles have the raised exhaust systems sometimes for many reasons. It isn't required for fording, but the larger the exhaust pipe, the less pressure builds up to keep out water. Military vehicles are diesel, and tend to have very large low pressure exhaust systems. As well, the vehicles just aren't sealed up all that well, they don't provide good throttle modulation, and they have to be soldier-proofed.





In such cases, it is generally best just to raise the exhaust outlet to avoid any potential issues, even if they are not likely.|||I know on most SUVs they put the exhaust tip pointing slightly down so that they can load/unload boats without taking in water (put a glass directly upside down into water and the air will hold the water out)... The important part is keeping the air intake dry, and maintaining balanced backpressure in the exhaust.|||Im not aware of any special engineering that goes into a land rover's exhaust, the main risk to a vehicle during fording is the intake taking in water. That is why you see the snorkel kits. In fact the only fording exhaust provisions ive ever seen is on military humvees.|||It just blows bubbles.|||I don't think there is any difference with the exhaust system; Just do no not release the accelerator once the exhaust is submerged, otherwise you will suck water into the engine, which is not a good idea.


And a snorkel is so that oxygen can get to the engine, when it is submerged; I've never heard of one that expels exhaust fumes.|||It probably just spits the exsaust into the water, just like water jets do.





If you have ever ridden one, you will notice that the exsaust goes into the water and produces bubbles.





Then the exsaust just floats to the top.





Same concept.