Would you do this in your P38?

[RR P38]

Should we be buying TOJOS?
It seems they were just wanting to have someone roll it and drown in a river;

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[Grumbles]

What ever happened to the practice of putting a blind across the front of the fourbys or are vehicles these days immune from water and mud in the electrics or anywhere else?

[Keithy P38]

Sadly, mine was not quite as deep, but I went through it one way... stopped when going the other way as the water had risen by over a foot (tidal creek) and eventually the rangie died... I should have stayed on the other side as I did not need to come back across (It was late on a Sunday arvo and the others had to get home, but I had 3 days left before I had to work)...

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Silly mistake in a P38...

Keithy

[stig0000]

did you get water inside, looked good, but even id think twice with out seen someone going first:D

what happend to the ranige

[Keithy P38]

Two cars went across before me so I knew the line to take, might have made it the other way if the air filter box was on the opposite side... Water flowed straight into it. I made it half way across and then reversed out (luckily), then stupidly went back in... As soon as the car stopped it lowered itself into access height and water flowed in via the door cards. I watched it slowly drown!

What's worse, an unladen Navara single cab tried to come in after my car was recovered and nearly got swept downstream, the water was three inches from the roof of his car by the time he got out of it. It was also a write-off...

Lucky for the insurance companies and the new owners, it was fresh water.

If I had a snorkel I would have made that no worries.

Keithy

[RR P38]

"As soon as the car stopped it lowered itself into access height and water flowed in via the door cards. I watched it slowly drown!"

Interesting point you make about the access mode.
This is another reason i have got an inhibit switch on my dash for the EAS.
When off rd i take full control of the EAS.

Yes i agree the air intake is a bit of a problem for the P38, i recently put my bonnet nose under water on entering a bog hole:eek: luckily for me the entry was steep and the water shallowed sufficiently for me to no longer needing to be concerned. I dipped the bog hole before i went across and was happy with the depth i just didnt consider the steep entry.

[98se40]

Hi RR P38,
Im interested in what you say about the switch on your dash to on/off the EAS.
Can you explain as to what it does exactly?
Does it turn the EAS off so that the car is driving in standard mode all the time, hence not having the compressor running ?
It sounds great if this is what can be done...........Im not much of a technical guru
Steve

[RR P38]

Hi RR P38,
Im interested in what you say about the switch on your dash to on/off the EAS.
Can you explain as to what it does exactly?
Does it turn the EAS off so that the car is driving in standard mode all the time, hence not having the compressor running ?
It sounds great if this is what can be done...........Im not much of a technical guru
Steve

Yes thats right you can reduce your compressor run time by 95%.
I have interupted the power supply to the EAS ECU under the passengers seat. From memory it was the purple/red wire (check it with a multi meter)
I have installed a switch which illuminates when EAS is on inplace of the Diesel P38`s glow plug switch location, directly above the clock.
Its just a case of flicking it on at start up in the morning set the ride height and turn it off.
You will need to reset your ride height periodically as you are driving.
I have had mine this way for 6 years.
An EAS fault will show in the message centre while the power is off, it goes as you turn your switch on.

[DT-P38]

Can someone confirm please... does pulling the relay under the seat do the same thing? That is, switch off the auto functioning of the EAS.

I have always left mine to do its own thing, but am thinking I might like to try manual overriding when off road (can't be buggered installing a switch if I don't have to!) just to keep it riding as high as possible ALL of the time.

[Junosi]

Can someone confirm please... does pulling the relay under the seat do the same thing? That is, switch off the auto functioning of the EAS.

Yes, I do it every time we stop to camp for the night - as our tent is on the roof I don't want the car moving while I'm up there ! Not sure what the long term effects would be while you're on the move though, not sure that'd be a good idea

[DavidL]

When you need extra clarance for off road work press the up arrow on the height switch and the car should rise a couple of inches and stay there as long as you dont exceed a certain speed. This will only give you more body clearance as the axles are still the same height from the road.

[rovercare]

Pretty regular occurance crossings like that in the victorian high country, I don't see the problem, nor the waffle about toyota owners?