Discussion
Used the Cerb to get to the station this morning and the journey involved going through some fairly large and wide puddles. I don't think they were particularly deep (2-3 inches), but the wave of water came quite high from the front wheels! Got me wondering if there is anything to worry about from the water that would have been sprayed up from the inside of the wheels!
If it's of any help, I came across a flooded road in mine, must have been up to the door seals, couldn't go back due to a heap of traffic, so went for it. No problems whatsoever.
I also did some snorkelling in the Megane once. I thought a flood wasn't that deep so went through it, it wasn't until I realised that the metal bars covered in water were that of hand rails on a bridge as to how deep it was
Bit of water over the bonnet, made it though, still running a year later so can't have done any damage.
I also did some snorkelling in the Megane once. I thought a flood wasn't that deep so went through it, it wasn't until I realised that the metal bars covered in water were that of hand rails on a bridge as to how deep it was
Bit of water over the bonnet, made it though, still running a year later so can't have done any damage.
indeed, a friend of mine tells a story that he drive into a pool of water in a sierra and the engine flodded and stalled. He pulled the car out and left it a while "to dry", then started it and the water in the pistons would not compress and everything went boing.
That's his story not mine.
That's his story not mine.
Just one point... I went through a deep puddle once and noticed that the passenger footwell was very wet after (this was when I decided to fix the leaks once and for all!). When I investigated further, there were two holes in the floor of the footwell (as well as the other 'usual' leaks). God knows what was originally there, or why, but I sealed them up with the rest.
Thanks all, should be ok then. It was the electrical bits I was most concerned about, went through all the low down electrical bits; starter motor is tucked on top of the gearbox, as are the lambda sensor connections and the big fuse. I also thought that the undertray would deflect a lot of the water down.
Hopefully it will be ok to start when I get back to the station later!
Hopefully it will be ok to start when I get back to the station later!
volospian said:
Just one point... I went through a deep puddle once and noticed that the passenger footwell was very wet after (this was when I decided to fix the leaks once and for all!). When I investigated further, there were two holes in the floor of the footwell (as well as the other 'usual' leaks). God knows what was originally there, or why, but I sealed them up with the rest.
That'll be because the other parts of the car leaked and those holes were how the water got OUT!!!amazon said:
C3BER said:
I would say do a search for BNG 2006 and see what a cerb can go through but ...........
C3BER goes swimming....
I remember in the pub somebody asking does it flood down the road and I said 'no', how wrong I was, lol.
"When I investigated further, there were two holes in the floor of the footwell (as well as the other 'usual' leaks). God knows what was originally there, or why, but I sealed them up with the rest."
To answer the above post, they were as it used to leak and that was a great way to ensure it drained?? LOl Love the pics I guess if you had deep water you HAD to go through would be best to unclip the air intake and then would be no real problem though I do reckon she might float when it got about a food high??
To answer the above post, they were as it used to leak and that was a great way to ensure it drained?? LOl Love the pics I guess if you had deep water you HAD to go through would be best to unclip the air intake and then would be no real problem though I do reckon she might float when it got about a food high??
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