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standard jimny wading depth

ooky_123
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09 Dec 2011 00:02 #27603 by ooky_123

Replied by ooky_123 on topic Re: standard jimny wading depth

Ive taken a standard Jimny up to the bottom of the windscreen without a snorkel, and had no water ingress.
The current Jimny has also been swimming with water over the lights for a prolonged period with no issues either.

With the snorkel fitted, Ive taken my jimny up to the middle of the mirrors.

Former owner of Little "Ooky", who has now started a new life in Shetland

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09 Dec 2011 02:52 #27605 by happypig

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ooky_123 wrote: With the snorkel fitted, Ive taken my jimny up to the middle of the mirrors.

Did you get water ingress into the cabin ?

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09 Dec 2011 08:05 #27610 by facade

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If you go deeper than about 8" the swivel housings fill with water and you can kiss the swivel bearings goodbye. :huh:

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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09 Dec 2011 09:19 #27614 by wanderinstar

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One thing I don't understand about Jimny's and deep water. OK you can put a snorkel on to get air into the engine. But noone has mentioned waterproofing the electrics. It is a petrol engine after all. Are they waterproofed from new.Mind you I have been using diesel cars for qiuet a few years now.Possibly all petrol engines are noe indifferent to water.
Pray tell please.
Ian.

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09 Dec 2011 09:26 #27615 by mlines

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They are better than a lot of petrol cars because the high voltage electrics are under a cover on top of the engine. Whilst the cover is not waterproof (in fact it is open at the back) it does provide an element of protection that means the engine keeps turning in a lot of situations where other petrol engines will have stopped.

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09 Dec 2011 09:39 #27616 by wanderinstar

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Cheers Martin.Would there be any advantage in sealing this box, or is it open at the back for a reason (cooling).
Your extended diff breathers don't seem to be all that long. Would they not benefit from being longer or is there some sort of device in them that seals it when under water. Am thinking of the old snorkel you used to use when swimming that had a ping pong ball in the top.

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