Wading depth for standard defender?

[sumo]

Hi all

Just curious to know what you guys think within reason, what is the wading depth for a standard defender with out the risk of something stuffing up electrically, and with a snorkel it helps of course, but what about the starter motor area?, its not really looking good if you plow into a metre of water?

Regards Sumo:D

[dobbo]

I thought the starter would be allright getting wet just don't use it till it dries out first.

[Omaroo]

If I remember reading the manual correctly - standard wading depth is 500mm. I could be wrong though...

[DirtyDawg]

Book says 500mm:angel:

[4bee]

Well, the Discovery is 50cm. (top of the wheel rim) And that is higher than the floor & the lower door seals have joints with a sleeve inside. That can move & you let water in.:(

[rangieman]

yep just read my owners manual 500 mm

[tombraider]

Hi all

Just curious to know what you guys think within reason, what is the wading depth for a standard defender with out the risk of something stuffing up electrically, and with a snorkel it helps of course, but what about the starter motor area?, its not really looking good if you plow into a metre of water?

Regards Sumo:D

When we got 'Lara' we did a water crossing with water half way up the windscreen....

It was fun...

We went back across 5 times :twisted:

Snorkel worked wonders.... No issues before, during or after.

But I wouldnt want to get stopped in water that deep :D

Tombraider

[dobbo]

Well, the Discovery is 50cm. (top of the wheel rim) And that is higher than the floor & the lower door seals have joints with a sleeve inside. That can move & you let water in.:(


Well my D2 has been a lot deeper than that without any water entering the cab. So I know this is incorrect. The dealers only specify thesafe wading depth whilst fording creeks/rivers due to the forces involved with running water bogholes are a different matter altogether

[dobbo]

Sumo if your in NSW come up to the Watagans with us and try a few bogholes out. Your Defender will love you for it.

[4bee]

Well my D2 has been a lot deeper than that without any water entering the cab. So I know this is incorrect.

Maybe D2 seals are designed & constructed differently to D1. Have a shufti next time you see one, Mat.

[dobbo]

DiscoDave's stock standard D1 has been a few of the places mine has with no problems either. It's just a manufacturers recommended wally depth. Not the capable wading depth of the vehicle

[Michael2]

I've seen a TD5 D2 show off by taking the deep end of a (river) ford with the water running over the bonnet, albiet transiently. Everyone else had a petrol engine:(.
But now that I have a Tdi Defender, I'll show him;)

Yes 500mm according to the factory people, but they're the same people who came up with the Camel Trophy - go figure.

[dobbo]

We just drove a Bloody Rocky through a lot deeper than that less than 5 hours ago. If that can do it with only a cough and a splutter from the engine a disco can
A defender please, tell me the Army only drive theirs 500mm into the water.

[DirtyDawg]

When we got 'Lara' we did a water crossing with water half way up the windscreen....

It was fun...

We went back across 5 times :twisted:

Snorkel worked wonders.... No issues before, during or after.

But I wouldnt want to get stopped in water that deep :D

Tombraider
Some Idiot over here did that in a pajero ..24hrs later the police divers got his kids out of their seatbelts in the back...expensive trip .I have a lot of respect for water crossings and walk mine first. Diesels are definately the way to go as well, as a maintained engine bay.

[sumo]

Sumo if your in NSW come up to the Watagans with us and tr
y a few bogholes out. Your Defender will love you for it.


mate its my workute The missus will kill me!! HA HA HA , only 30mins away from the wattagans Ha HA .

Cheers sumo.:D :D :D

[dobbo]

mate its my workute The missus will kill me!! HA HA HA , only 30mins away from the wattagans Ha HA .

Cheers sumo.:D :D :D

Beat ya 10mins:D:D:D:D:D

[camel_landy]

Hi all

Just curious to know what you guys think within reason, what is the wading depth for a standard defender with out the risk of something stuffing up electrically, and with a snorkel it helps of course, but what about the starter motor area?, its not really looking good if you plow into a metre of water?

Regards Sumo:D

The official line is always the top of the wheel rim.

M

[crump]

The official line is always the top of the wheel rim.

M

and he doesnt mean the spare.;)

[George130]

Defenders can do it. I have had mine in water level with the bonnet and you it almost up to the top of the seat box inside. The computer still had a centimeter to go before it wen't under but no problems with the electronic throttle. Central locking module took a couple of days to stop triggering the hazzards though.

[DiscoDave]

and he doesnt mean the spare.;)

Spoilsport!:p

[sumo]

Sumo if your in NSW come up to the Watagans with us and try

a few bogholes out. Your Defender will love you for it.



Only live 30mins from the wattagans, my missus would kill me if i stuffed my work ute , have to get another to play with:D :D

[weeds]

A defender please, tell me the Army only drive theirs 500mm into the water.

only a small % of army rigs have a snorkel fitted, they regularly drive through water deeper than 500mm and regularly hydrostat lock the engines, bloody grunts!!! and dropshorts!!! as the air intake sits behind the headlight assembly

one good part about the 4bdi is that its hard to bend the em, often we were able to rip the head off, clean her out and wack her back together and off she would go

[dobbo]

and he doesnt mean the spare.;)

Yes Crump
I am sure you've only waded up to half wheel height, more like half the wheels depth when it's bolted ontop of the bonnet

[Landy Smurf]

not quite standard, but i went through some flooded creeks today that were over 70cms. 2 frt mark according to the guide posts is just under my sill