Can a Car Start If the Exhaust Pipe Is Flooded?

[Megan]

If a car's exhaust pipe is flooded, it cannot start. Attempting to start the car with water in the exhaust pipe may draw the water into the engine, causing damage. The maintenance methods for the exhaust pipe include: 1. Preventing water from entering the exhaust pipe; 2. Applying anti-rust oil inside the exhaust pipe; 3. Regularly inspecting the exhaust pipe. The functions of the exhaust pipe are: 1. Reducing environmental pollution: The exhaust pipe contains a purification system, with a catalytic converter that effectively filters harmful gases from the exhaust; 2. Ventilation and exhaust: The car exhaust pipe operates in a cycle of intake, compression, power, and exhaust—without it, the car cannot function; 3. Noise reduction: The exhaust pipe is equipped with a muffler, which reduces car noise by diverting airflow through multiple channels, causing friction and collisions that gradually decrease airflow speed, thereby lowering noise through repeated cycles.