floods of fun in Devon quick question

[Arkamelis]

floods all over the place at the mo round Devon, saved some poor chap the other day in Cullompton hes car stalled half way through flood, i wasnt getting out so just pushed him out. Anyway have been though some fairly deep floods say around 18". did come across a ford which showed a 3ft depth, i started to go though but pulled out when water came up to just above the front bumper i chickened out at this point.

so would my standard gen 3 have made it though ? can someone tell me the limit please ( i have no mods )

[Arkamelis]

just round the corner from me

this was was just down the road from me, i reckon it was around 18"

[shokenore]

Good question
Don't forget to factor in the #### that comes flat out towards you from the other direction.
It wasn't my Surf thank fcuk but my old Vito.
Air intake at about the same height though!!!

[BUSHWHACKER]

As long as don't submerge the headlights you'll be OK. The air intake tube is behind the passenger side headlight. You can go deeper, but you'll need to keep a steady pace to create a bow wave in front of the truck.

[Arkamelis]

cheers bushwhacker

[tashtego]

floods all over the place at the mo round Devon, saved some poor chap the other day in Cullompton hes car stalled half way through flood, i wasnt getting out so just pushed him out. Anyway have been though some fairly deep floods say around 18". did come across a ford which showed a 3ft depth, i started to go though but pulled out when water came up to just above the front bumper i chickened out at this point.

so would my standard gen 3 have made it though ? can someone tell me the limit please ( i have no mods )

If you want/need to go deeper you can get a cheapish chinese snorkel from ebay or similar. It's the same model that they fit on some of the hilux pickup diesel. Its a safari imitation and fits the 3rd Gen quite nicely. I have had it for a year or so and been fairly deep, let's say almost bonnet high, I guess, with no consequences.

[Karma Supra]

I had my 3rd gen up to the headlights and it seemed fine.

Although the air intake (on the diesel at least) actually comes in behind/above the front wheel, the connection behind the headlights as Vince said doesn't look the most... "waterproof"

The pic take below the entire road was like this, and I was probably about 1/4 long. I only had slight damp under the carpets as the steering column boot that goes into the bulkhead had a tear in it.

The transfer box did have some mayo in it when I drained the oil...

Although it would "probably be OK" I haven't tried with the V8 yet.... at that depth the coil packs would be submerged. and the Aircon pipework is still temporarily blocked off awaiting pipes being made...

[madcampbell]

bit wet here too


This will be under 1 ft of water soon!! its already 6 ft higher than it should be!!

[Black Sheep]

As a rule of thumb I was taught to not go in water deeper than the top of the wheel.I obviously didn't listen as this killed a land rover before me but I got the bow wave spot on.

[tashtego]

As a rule of thumb I was taught to not go in water deeper than the top of the wheel.I obviously didn't listen as this killed a land rover before me but I got the bow wave spot on.

That is cool!

However, a bit deep for my liking, without a snorkel. If you dunk it like that maybe you should consider one...

[BUSHWHACKER]

...... I got the bow wave spot on.

However, a bit deep for my liking, without a snorkel. If you dunk it like that maybe you should consider one...

It's safe to say he knew how to do it properly unlike the LandRover driver.

[Black Sheep]

I don't make a habit of dunking the 3rd gen I can assure you . I had a very good idea of the depth before entering or I wouldn't have done it. The lift helped obviously.