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Mar 18th, 2019, 13:07 | #21 |
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If you undertake this excercise more than once every blue moon you will destroy bearings, hubs etc. When I was frequently wading distances I used to repack bearings with grease on a very regular basis. Even then I had one fail at speed which was truly terrifying. |
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I went into a ford which was about 1.5ft, approx 450mm. It came halfway up grill.
I got out the other side to check the car over and all looked well. The fogs were full of water but that was about it. Pulling away I got the EML and reduced power. It still drove but it was slow! Once home I left it to dry out as it was in for a service the next day. The mechanic reset the codes (MAF) and gave the car a service. That evening I fitted the replacement air filer and when I took the old one out it was pretty soggy. I got lucky. Water had been ingested that far, but thankfully no further. It's been fine since. So I'll stick to the recommend 300mm from now on. |
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After my puddle experience and a £1k repair all was well. I am now going to study how to use this site!
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Jun 12th, 2020, 15:17 | #25 |
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I have never tried but always wondered if it’s possible to drive through deeper water backwards, creating a void at the front of the car where the air intake is?
Good points mentioned about manhole covers and axle breathers, but supposing that wasn’t a problem, what do you think? Cheers, Luke |
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The Engine Control Module has connectors at about the height of the black strips around the car, and the module sits inside a case that has drain holes at the bottom, so any water level that comes close to those black strips will get the connectors wet, stall and need removed for drying - hopefully it won't short the modules because these can only be replaced with new ones and their value will be higher than the car's value. Also, at least on petrol engines, it's also the problem with the catalytic converter under the car: this part gets extremely hot and sudden drowning it in water will cause sudden metal contraction which can damage the ceramic honeycomb elements inside - this can also cause it to get blocked. Replacing the converter is not that expensive on aftermarket, but still.. @4:50 into the video https://youtu.be/pqCzHmM03mU
Of course, if money is not a problem, need not to worry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w30ZVPbmgUE
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