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    wading depth

    I havnt done a lot of river crossing type stuff in the Defender, but am planning some shortly, so what sort of depths do you experienced guys tackle in a standard Defender fitted with a snorkle?And what mods to the ECU should I make before going swimming?

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    Considering the ECU is under the seat with a drainage hole :roll: , going mad under there with some silicone wouldn't be a bad start.
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    HSVRangie Guest
    water crosiings

    safe depth.



    Michael.

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    Anywhere under the head of the snorkel should be sweet! :wink:
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    Mick

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    Brochure on the TD5 says 1/2 metre. As long as it doesn't get in the box under the seat your ECU will be safe. I don't know about the throttle sensor on the peddle though.

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    <span style="color:green">if the water starts to come in under your doors i think it would be safe to assume that you are in too deep.....</span>

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    The ECM (under the drivers seat) has three small holes on the backside. (Why ? Only a pommie engineer would know), Fill them up with silicon and you should be safe. The connectors are splash proofed (not water proofed) but they should not cause any trouble. I have seen ECM's under water, most of them without any dramas. I took my Defender trough 1.2m deep crossings, it is still going....

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"siegucci\")</div><div class='quotemain'>The ECM (under the drivers seat) has three small holes on the backside. (Why ? Only a pommie engineer would know), Fill them up with silicon and you should be safe. The connectors are splash proofed (not water proofed) but they should not cause any trouble. I have seen ECM's under water, most of them without any dramas. I took my Defender trough 1.2m deep crossings, it is still going....[/b][/quote]

    My 110 does not have an ECM, but the manual says to the top of the wheels (i.e. with the tyre showing at the top), but I have often driven with the water just above the top of the tyres, but only for short distances, and occasionally for a short dip to the top of the mudguards, with no problems except sometimes got water in the front diff, due to a cracked axle housing or damage to the breather.
    John

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    HSVRangie Guest
    depths to bonnet and slight over are OK but DONOT stop moving [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img] this is when the trouble starts in deep water wading.

    Michael.

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    knuts2au Guest
    Have to ask, what are the details of the photo Michael? How does the van go on crossings, does it tend to "float", does it leak, how long /deep was the crossing. One of my "Cruiser" mates who regulaly tows an off-road camper is intrigued by the pic.
    Cheers
    PeterN
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