It *can* be done!

[zumbruk]

Drove the Chim to Cambridge at lunch time, left it in the hammering rain all day, drove it home this evening, and ... nothing broke, nothing fell off, the windscreen wipers work fine, the screen demisters work better than the Discovery and not one single drop of water came in. Would that "they all did that"!!!

[shadowninja]

You're tempting fate

[tamago]

love big puddles as the water hits the manifolds and the steam vents through the bonnet

[PhilipC]

I do now, but I needed new underwear after I went through my first shallow ford...

[brentstevens]

Now would that have been a Ka or a Fiesta??

[markh]

tamago said:

love big puddles as the water hits the manifolds and the steam vents through the bonnet

and also straight up the air filter

[hut49]

I felt guilty dragging my Chimaera around Surrey all day today, emptied close on a full tank of Optimax in the process. Not a drop of water inside despite the torrentials from time to time. Biggest concern was a flood across the road near Gomshall deep enough to submerge the exhaust pipes - wierd noise, more akin to a big outboard v8 as I eased through with around 2000rpm on the clock and the window open. Also used a number of single-track roads and had to dive into the leaves and mud on occasion. What a state the car's in now. I can't remember seeing it this bad ever - but nothing a wash tomorrow won't clear. Never missed a beat all day Bloody good fun these TVRs.

[trefor]

Remember the air filter is very low down behind the grille - not much stopping water being sucked in.

[PeterC]

To expand on what Trefor said about air filters mounted low down and water.

The air intake on any running engine will suck water down like a demented elephant. Once this happens the engine will be f***ed big time. A complete replacment engine will be needed.

Your insurance company may pay for the repair if the immersion was acidental. If you knowingly tried to ford a stream or floods in the road, you may be deemed negligent and expected to pay all or part of the repairs yourself.

Best advice - don't take chances that you do not need to.

[simpo two]

Not the same as water injection then

[tamago]

markh said:

tamago said: love big puddles as the water hits the manifolds and the steam vents through the bonnet and also straight up the air filter

umm these are london puddles!
sometimes it is inevitable to avoid puddles, and it is highly likely that the spray will hit the manifolds.

[tamago]

PeterC said:

Your insurance company may pay for the repair if the immersion was acidental. If you knowingly tried to ford a stream or floods in the road, you may be deemed negligent and expected to pay all or part of the repairs yourself. Best advice - don't take chances that you do not need to.

agreed that wilfully disregarding a potential hazard can be deemed negligent. you will also know that the air filter intake is mounted at a right angle to any potential spray from normal consequences of driving and I would submit that the potential for spray form the car in front is far greater than driving into a puddle.



>> Edited by tamago on Saturday 29th November 01:20