4 Wheel Drive/SUVs: hydrolock, 4runners, new spark

Question
I drove through some 6 to 8 inches of standing water last night with plumes
of water shooting up the side of my '02 SR5. That was cool until my engine
just died. Was motoring along and then the engine just shut off.
Any idea what this could be? TELL ME the 4Runners have some sort of 'oh uh,
we better shut down before this gets really bad' type of system.

Some specifics:
the engine won't turn
the electrical system still works for everything just starter won't turn over

Hope that helps you to help me.
ugh.

Answer
Andy,

There is a chance to maybe save the engine in the 4runner. Take all of the spark plugs out and then turn the motor over with the starter. This will give the WATER in the cylinders an escape route. Turn it over quite a few times until no more water is seen and then replace with new spark plugs as the old ones will be fouled out. Then retry starting the engine to running condition. And next time you want to motor along through water that deep, I suggest a snorkel...

Matt