biakalblaster Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 after very nearly drowning my LC90 a couple weeks ago in floods around Elgin - I drove along a road for 1km which had 50cm deep water, and last 5m of the flood was 105cm.... I decided to fit a snorkel, as this is the 2nd near miss in the last couple of years. yes i could have sat in the queue on main road for 30mins to avoid the flood, but thats no the point! so fitted a Safari snorkel at the weekend - scary drilling holes in the body work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Downie Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 When I was at the Landrover showroom a wee while ago, trying to convince my girlfriend that a Defender is a good and practical vehicle, she burst into uncontrollable, hysterical laughter because one of them had "a totally gay chimney" attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProteuS Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 looks a nice install. The colorado's are a great little truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniwizard Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 you must also fit high breather tubes to any breather outlets on your front and rear ends,gearbox,transfer box and steering box,deep water also has an efect on all your uj,s,brakes ball joints,and even if you really need a snorkle that high,what are you going to do when the water gets in contact with the ht side of the ignition? yes,swim,plus you starter,alternator etc will all fill up with muddy water and shortly need replacing,beleave me,wait in the que,same a bunch of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrygrey382 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) you must also fit high breather tubes to any breather outlets on your front and rear ends,gearbox,transfer box and steering box,deep water also has an efect on all your uj,s,brakes ball joints,and even if you really need a snorkle that high,what are you going to do when the water gets in contact with the ht side of the ignition? yes,swim,plus you starter,alternator etc will all fill up with muddy water and shortly need replacing,beleave me,wait in the que,same a bunch of money. Is it not a diesel - eliminating the ignition problem? I've never been deep wading (above standard intake), but have done plenty of deep river crossings and the brakes don't suffer, you just need to 'dry off' drum brakes. UJs, ball joints and CVs should be sealed - deep in water would be no different from very muddy/wet/dusty conditions for them. OK a lot of muddy water might put a bit of wear on the starter motor and alternator, but they should have drain holes. And if this sin't regular - like the odd annual flood, then it won't be the limiting factor on the life of those parts. Anyway, why have a go - it's not hurting you... As an aside, many people fit snorkles for driving in dusty conditions (like all dirt roads when it hasn't just rained) because the air is cleaner up high than down at regular intake level. In fact most 4wds used in rural Aurtalia have them for this purpose. So I say good on you biakalblaster, they're a good addition to any vehicle that will see more than just bitumen. Here's a pic of my Aussie 4wd, a Landcruiser HJ47. Considered by people with a rounded experience of 4wds cars to be the toughest vehicle ever made. It has a slightly raised air intake and oversize air filter. Edited October 3, 2009 by harrygrey382 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king cj Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 car will be fine in flood water, really muddy water can be a problem but thats the mud that causes the starter alt issues, you can extend the breathers for gearbox, transfercase, and axles if your doing alot of wadeing but the engine is the big one. manual gearboxs, transfercases and axles will live with water in them for a long time aslong as the water doesnt float out all the oil. check the oil for water at servicing. ujs will want greasing more regular. unless your doing lots of bonnet deep water i wouldnt worry about it, especialy on a toyota. modern petrol engines with coil on plug dont suffer like the older distributer engines in water, pretty much as good as a diesel in water now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 When I was at the Landrover showroom a wee while ago, trying to convince my girlfriend that a Defender is a good and practical vehicle, she burst into uncontrollable, hysterical laughter because one of them had "a totally gay chimney" attached. Sell girlfriend, buy Defender. Sorted! Back O/T, a manual "off" switch (with warning light) for the fan can be useful when wading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Sell girlfriend, buy Defender. Sorted! Back O/T, a manual "off" switch (with warning light) for the fan can be useful when wading. pleas excuse my ignorance, but why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 The fan will flick water somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king cj Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 you can only switch the fan off if its electric, this will stop water being flicked onto the distributer on a petrol engine killing the ignition. 90% of 4x4s have an engine driven fan that cant be switched off unless you remove the belt that drives it. if your diesel dont worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadbreakfast Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 miniwizzard is right you do need to put high level beathers on your axle's, trans and gearbox to stop water getting into your oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 miniwizzard is right you do need to put high level beathers on your axle's, trans and gearbox to stop water getting into your oil. This might be useful http://www.pps.net.au/4wdencounter/4wdtech/water.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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