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| Millsy94 Member Since: 06 Jun 2013 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 91   
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Axle breathers transmission breathers and relocating your ecu, wouldn't be a bad shout cables are long enough to get them out of harms way Ed
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30th Mar 2014 1:30pm |
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| Derrickthedefender Member Since: 28 Jan 2014 Location: South Posts: 294  
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Cheers Ed, I take it that's where the wading plugs go?? A Defender... Mans best friend, never judges, trustworthy (most of the time), go anywhere, do anything, looks the business, and mans biggest money pit!!!
Yes the name for my 90 is Derrick! |
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30th Mar 2014 3:48pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6046 
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Depends where you go on the plain.
There's not many places (legally) that you'll drown your vehicle. I went through a few deep ones yesterday, bonnet deep, but they were expectionally flooded. just a normal byway in a low lying bit of land, and the land hadn't drained away yet. The track was solid gravel underneath, so no erosion done there. Give it a month or 2 and you'll not even know that the area I was in was even damp. Another vehicle that was with me didn't have a snorkel fitted, and he made it through OK. although a few inches deeper and I reckon his air intake would have gulped a mouthfull. My (Td5) ECU is in the standard place. Axle breathers are extended, but to be honest a standard vehicle will be just fine out there. I think I had about an eggcup amount of water come into my floor. I was quite amazed really as outside the water did gush over the bonnet. |
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30th Mar 2014 5:04pm |
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| Millsy94 Member Since: 06 Jun 2013 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 91
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There are no wading plugs on a td5 the bellhousing and timing case are sealed so no issue there, and I really only moved my ecu as I had my seat box out and saw it as an opportunity, also if you look on the front face of the cylinder head there's a black plastic plug, some come loose may wanna check its tight if not break out the silicone
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30th Mar 2014 7:50pm |
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| Derrickthedefender Member Since: 28 Jan 2014 Location: South Posts: 294
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Ah nice one, thanks for the replies..
Jim, yeah the plain has some cheeky places, have also made my td5 push through water or the bonnet! Was a little nerve racking to say the least! I just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be getting water in any unwanted places it doing any avoidable damage.. A Defender... Mans best friend, never judges, trustworthy (most of the time), go anywhere, do anything, looks the business, and mans biggest money pit!!! Yes the name for my 90 is Derrick! |
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30th Mar 2014 8:13pm |
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