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Thread: Why is the Defender wading depth only 500mm?

  1. 24th April 2014, 08:35 PM #11
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    drive line lubrication breathers, and points.

    its also about the height that the breather for the fuel tank begins to be at risk from water being washed up over the fuel tank.
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    Quote Originally Posted by benji View Post
    The throttle potentiometer. Basically just above your right foot and not waterproof. But that's be at least 700 high.
    Had the throttle totally under water plenty of times on my td5, (not the tdci yet) and it's never stopped working. Water over the top of the gearbox tunnel more than once (I do carry a spare however just in case)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Psimpson7 View Post
    Water over the top of the gearbox tunnel more than once (I do carry a spare however just in case)
    You carry a spare gearbox?

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  4. 25th April 2014, 01:03 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by vnx205 View Post
    You carry a spare gearbox?
    Just the tunnel
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    spare gearbox would have been handy once!
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    The combination of:

    • Oil seals
    • Air intakes
    • Breathers
    • Electronics (don't forget the ABS sensors).
    • Margin of error.
    • Litigation..
    Yes, with some modificaitons you can take the car further but ultimately, the Defender is a VERY old design.

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    They are fine to take to 1.5 metres

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKEG-uMsHio]Shore to Ship and Back again - by Land Rover! - YouTube[/ame]
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    Thanks all - certainly plenty to think about. It seems to be that what you don't know certainly will hurt in this case...

    In the past I have been very apprehensive with water crossings, and plan to stay that way!
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    Thats the smart way. Pat
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    Quote Originally Posted by inside View Post
    They are fine to take to 1.5 metres

    Shore to Ship and Back again - by Land Rover! - YouTube
    and I had been led to believe that it was salt on the roads that caused the corrosion problems
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