Very impressive, wouldn't want to be the 1 to have to clean it though, a few weeks back i got myself in a tricky situation, drove into a large body of water, gentle descent to about 2 ft deep, then a 1.5 foot shelf, water lapping over top of bonnet (water at this point was 3.5 foot high), the front wheels just dropped, after about 5-10 mins finally got it out, difflocked and reverse, Def's are an excellent vehicles, well built, true offroader.
lukethekanefan It would have helped if a fellow Land Rover owner offered to pull him out with a winch or snatch strap. After all, every Land Rover owner should look out for each other.
Stock defenders have the worst wading depth out of the entire range. A lot less than 500mm. This is because of the axles not having extended breathers. Assuming by the snorkel on this one, he will have breathers on axles, timing etc
John Smith Care to elaborate? Edit: I haven't worded it very well. I'm trying to say that the Defenders stock wading depth of 500mm is a lot less than the others.
tears of joy when it comes out ,, an absolute triumph for what British Engineering used to be able to produce until accountants got in and destroyed that inventive nature , Land Rover led the way in off road vehicles ,, hats of to the forefathers :-)
I think you mean Jeep leads the way but yeah I hear you about what happens when yuppies get involved. That thing should have lockers in it and it'd be so much better.
Eric Johnson I bow sir to your superior knowledge " Jeep 1st " :-) , but you just simply look at what " engineers " could produce / invent , when allowed to flourish , rather than constraints being put on them by finance , though to be fair , everything in life generally comes at a price ,so a balance has to be drawn , as you cant simply fund something for ever :-)
David Craig it wasn't so much of a time when engineers could "flourish" as such but make do with available resources that were around at short notice around the time of ww2, but hats of to them for what they created!
Marcus BarlowI do agree to a point Marcus , you can always only work with whats available to you , but far to much nowadays is controlled by finance , manufacturers along with accountants will say produce something for a certain amount , but inventors / Engineers tend to just keep working at ` their dream ` until it works or sadly is binned , and even more sad , there tends to be more progress made during times of strife / war than during peacetime :-(
Sean Morales Ummm alright then... not sure where that came from or why you needed to use caps lock, but I don't feel like I need to listen to you after seeing that your a minecraft nerd anyways so have a good one ya fuckin goof.
It's not a Defender. Reg Date 1986.... Defender relates basically to the new models with the Tdi engines, introduced for the 1990 Model year, in late 1989, for G registrations in the UK. Also, why would anyone opt to sit in that slurry for so long, as it seeps into the axles and transmission cases (yes, I know it has extended breathers as standard) As the hot items are immersed in cold water, they suck in the water.....
Im having difficulty working out why you would want to change your transmision oil after doing this? Both boxes and axels are sealed other than breather pipes so unless the breather pipes are removed the only thing thats going to be in there is the oil you turned up with. Then you assume that he will illegaly drive home with filthy windows, lights etc which is just wrong. On what are you basing this statment?
I am afraid it just winds me up to see a machine being abused like that. Bet he didn't change his transmission oils before he drove home wouldn't be surprised if his brakes and glass were cleaned. Yes the Defender did well to get out. Thing is , it's his and he can do what he likes with it.
You're correct. Especially for any length of time, it'll seep in anyway. Having good quality seals is a must, but even then it'll come in. Vehicles are not designed for water. I work at a place that deals with amphibious vehicles. The mechanic that works with them, is constantly rebuilding the diffs that are immersed. The bearings just get slaughtered from water. The diff housings have accommodation for 2 seals, and he's reversed them, still water. Water is bad.
Oh and for those who don't think you might need to change out the oils I can tell you that when the hot transmission or differential hits the cool water the water will get pulled in right past the seals, I have seen it. I am open to correction on this but I believe it to be true.
Wow! I hate mud but that was awesome, you won't find me near anything like that. What a cleanup job that was, I am sure. Change the oil in the diffs at the minimum and prolly the transmission, transfer case and possibly the motor too!
