air intake water

Do I need a Snorkel? I dont play much in deep water or mud so do i need a snorkel and is there ANY benefits other than mud/water?

The day after receiving my new P1000-3 I removed the hood to familiarize myself with the machine. I found dried puddles of dirty water along with small puddles of clean standing water under the tool kit and other locations. I pulled the sub air cleaner, which was dry, and discovered little...