door seals for water crossings

[robmacca]

Guys......

Just wondering here..... when u do get stuck during a water crossing, what to people do with their engines.... Do they keep them running to prevent water travelling back up the exhaust or do they turn them off?? I should also mention I'm referring to DEEP Crossings......

rob

 

[Old.Tony]

First rule of a water crossing - do not stop, ever.

If you break the rule you generally break the car. If you are going through a deep crossing, you should have already planned your path and selected the appropriate drive mode. A vehicle stopped in water will usually have that water seeping in past the door seals which aren't 100% water tight - Nissan might say it's a car, not a submarine and I'd agree.

Now, if the unthinkable happens (let's say you're in a Toyota) then I'd probably keep the engine going - because I'd be doing my damnedest to get the thing out as fast as possible - including winching from the opposite bank.

 

[petes navstr]

do not stop unless ur stuck and try not change gears in water im not 100% why but i think when changing gears water slips in, can someone confirm what happens cause i reckon i have muddy crap all over my clutch cause its been bit firmer then back to soft then a tad firmer again to push in again and i don't know why but since last nights bogging in a muddy water hole it hasnt been the same and towing a 80 series through lerderderg state forrest probably didnt help, i do have good clutch plenty grab

 

[petes navstr]

Looks messy!

yes it was a messy night at lerderderg forrest but it comes with the fun i reckon,

 

[equipt]

Yeah changing gears can let water/mud in between the fly wheel and the pressure plate of the clutch and kill it real quick.

I have done a few deepish crossings I have had water up to bonet level during a crossing for about 30-40sec or so and no leaking to speak of and I have had dirty stinky Wombat SF mud up to the windscreen when driving a bog hole for about 10sec or so and the only issue I had from that was it clogged up my radiator.

 

[petes navstr]

well my mine was stuck for at least 30 min in wombat last night water just past the door seals and it was stuck for that long cause i was towing a 80 series out of there (fuel pump) and out hand winch wouldn't open up to accept cable (did in the end) so any ideas? should i clean it out with something i didn't drive today cause i want to flush box just to see if i took in water, it doesnt have grab issues or anything really noticeable its just sometimes a tiny bit different to normal,
nav looked sick last towing home a 80series 35 muddies 4 inch lift shame shame shame for the yota lol

 

[petes navstr]

the water noises in my nav was muddy water in the sill panels, that blocked with mud it couldn't get out so i flooded it with fresh water and a flat head screw driver to open up a little gap in the sill panel and it all drained out nice, closed gap again to