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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: wrecker on September 05, 2008, 22:20:08
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i have a 200tdi disco,
have fitted a sarfari snorkel,raised all the breathers,have got wading plugs,sorted all oil leaks.
is there anything else i have to do to go swiming with disco,
what would you advise
thanks for your time
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wear wellies
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Get ready for the water to come gushing in due to the famous Land Rover build quality
:D
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:lol: :lol:
so maybe i should remove the carpets then,or wait for them to get wet :lol: :lol:
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Let them get wet the first time...
If they suffer, remove them ;)
:D
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have you bunged the drain thing on the bottom of the air filter housing???
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have you bunged the drain thing on the bottom of the air filter housing???
if you mean the rubber thing that faces the front of the truck yeah :)
i take it every thing else is ok under the bonnet [-o<
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How deep you thinking of going there Wrecker you can do all sort to your Disco but water being water it always finds a way to get in. Most of the time if you are crossing rivers you are in and out so fast that water should not get in its the getting stuck in water that’s the drama. Jeff
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prob be about wiper height on 2in lift disco,
as you say just p&p site nose in,out jobby but i also use it as my every day truck too so want to try and do my best to stop major probs :),
i not worried about carpets and so,just dont want to find theres a breather of some sort or plug that carnt get wet if you can understand where im coming from :)
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All breathers :-k Fuel tank, injection pump, lift pump, master cylinders?
Then get a big stock of wheel bearing kits, deep wading trashes more than engines and boxes.
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Be prepared for some relay and electrical problems, clear out most of your electrical stuff, including the radio
You may get problems with your immobiliser/alarm unit too
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Items like alternators don't like being submerged either.
Good practice (which is very rarely seen) is to cover over the grill with a large sheet just before wading to stop crud from flowing into it and either removing the fan belt or have an electric fan on a switch so the fan isntrunning during wading.
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as already mentioned the tank breather . i ran mine up the rear panel up towards the fuell filler. not a bad idea to put a breather on the timing case. i used the plate that covers the injector pump pulley. although its plugged at the bottom hot engine going into cold water it can suck water through the seal behind the crank pulley damper. easy to do. the other thing is the carpets . the prob is the sound deadening underneath .it acts like a sponge take ages to dry and probably wont iff you leave it under the carpets..ive cut mine so anything serious i take it out..alan
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i would allso look into some way of blooking the intake for your heater matrix as this feeds from just below the screen and can lead to wet electrics ie:imobiliced car due to the alarm getting wet just a thought
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Get ready for the water to come gushing in due to the famous Land Rover build quality
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Now here's the problem - it doesn't come gushing in fast enough, so a fully loaded Disco will float, for a trouser-ruiningly long time.
Having very nearly come a cropper with this once (the high tide mark was well above the spare tyre and wing mirrors before I touched the bottom) I'd strongly recommend anybody wading a Disco leaves the doors ajar. I was floating across a lake at the time.
On the bright side, I can vouch for the fact that a 200tdi Disco with a snorkel and properly sealed air hoses will drive out of five foot deep water. Wrecks the stereo though.
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some great advice here thanks,
the alarm has gone on my truck becouse of water any way,so one less thing to worry about :D
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When I was fitting my snorkle and sealing everything up the hose from the air box to the top of the engine came off in my hand :shock:
The bit where it goes into the plastic adaptor thing on the end of the air box had cracked 3/4 of the way round ..
I took the plastic thing off the air box and using a soldering iron welded the fitting back on sealing it on the inside and outside before re-fitting .
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On the bright side, I can vouch for the fact that a 200tdi Disco with a snorkel and properly sealed air hoses will drive out of five foot deep water. Wrecks the stereo though.
I've just been for a drive round a local bit of worcestershire, its nothing like as bad as july 2007, but one of the fords is 5 ft deep. The 200TDi with snorkle might be fine, but even with the doors a jar I very much doubt you would make it though due to the considerable force from the current. Even with a lot less water flowing through it, this ford has a reputation for sending cars down streem.
Don't forget about the currents if your crossing any sort of stream or river.