Member Since: 09 Jan 2007
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 338
Talking of wading.............
The D3 brochure shows a picture of the water at the recommended wading depth but this is well above the door opening. Are the door seals so good that they keep out water or do you have to accept wet carpets when wading at these depths?
6th Mar 2007 2:38 pm
Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
Try it and find out (Dont worry you will be fine) 8)
This is the ford I cross on the way to work most days
Normal day it's this deep
After average rain it's this deep
After last nights rain I decided not to cross it today
The End
6th Mar 2007 3:06 pm
fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
Posts: 1789
Many years ago I went to an off road event at High Wycombe in Herts, the off road course was great fun with a choice to attempt obsticles or not. I chose to try everything which included wading through water traps. At the time I had a Toyota Landcruiser 4.2 TD VX and had the water within 6" to a foot of the windows!
I only found out afterwards that any higher and I would have sucked water into the air intake and blown my motor big time. The point being that there wasn't the slightest dampness inside the car, and I mean bone dry. So airtight are these cars that I always open a window when the kids get out of my D3 to avoid them trying to slam the door closed, and the reason for this is that the last door closed compresses the air inside the car and it acts like a buffer which leaves the door ajar.
Have no fear, the water stays outside where it should.FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
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6th Mar 2007 3:06 pm
fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
Posts: 1789
Slimer surely you have to buy a snorkel for your D3 if you come across this type of thing on your daily travels?FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
D4 HSE 2012 Like a second wife, more expensive but goes better! I almost cried this time!
D3 HSE 2006 (Almost 8 years together, true love)
Land Cruiser VX 1994 11 years together, wife cried when I p/ex'd for my D3
ISTR that there is something in the manual about not remaining stationary in water above the level of the sills "or severe electrical damage will result"
I think it says that the engine should be switched off and the car towed out of the water!
Is this just a LR disclaimer in case anyone blows something up, or is there a real risk of causing "severe electrical damage"? If this is a reason not to stop in water, is there also a risk of something dreadful at low speeds?
6th Mar 2007 5:08 pm
iconix
Member Since: 19 Nov 2006
Location: Oakley, Hampshire
Posts: 938
Apparently there's another ¼ mile long one just round the corner here that varies from 8" to 4' deep but I think it's been closed, will have to investigate soonThe End
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