Deepest Flood Water You Drove Your Car/SUV Through Successfully

**niky** · October 17th, 2009 09:41 AM

Usually just below headlight is safe... unless you're driving a car with a stupid-low intake (Ford Escape... Chevy Optra... old Lancer EFi or Sentra EFi)... but even if your air intake is at hood level, a bow wave from a truck can send water into the intake.

Crosswind, so far... just above the running boards (above knee level)... haven't driven it in deeper water because I don't particularly want my carpets to stink to high heavens...

It pays to know where your air filter is. It also pays to sit and observe the level of the water (or walk it out, if it's safe) before committing yourself. But of course, if you don't really need to go... just sit it out and wait for the flood to subside.

**toronegro** · October 17th, 2009 09:57 AM

ako way back 2007 bagyuhan din ,,instead na mag expressway ako sa bataan ,sa loob ng bayan ako nag daan yun baha na pala sa may hermosa ,,at lampas na sa gulong ng crosswind xuv lubog na gulong at mahaba din na baha yun bago ako naka tawid nag start na mag warning ang dash board ko kasi yung spray ng tubig sa engine bay tumatama sa hood tapos bagsak sa engine damay ang battery kaya panay na warning buti di ako tinirik ,yung ibang sasakyan bus na lang nakakatawid yung mga auv na assemble tirik n a,,yun ang story na di malilimot ng crosswind ko.

**niky** · October 17th, 2009 10:09 AM

The warning light for the battery is on because your alternator is wet and the belts are slipping. Not a big deal.

**locoroco777** · October 17th, 2009 10:48 AM

back when I still had my accord half of the body were submerged......it was in the crossing after the dimasalang bridge going la loma.....after I reach the higher ground the fender liner was dislocated....then a few kicks, it returned to its normal place....

gone straight home in bulacan like nothing has happen....

**toronegro** · October 17th, 2009 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by niky

The warning light for the battery is on because your alternator is wet and the belts are slipping. Not a big deal.

well not just the battery but the whole indicator display ,like check engine ,oil ...everything that can cause abnormality,which you only see when you start the engine,,and if i am not that fast enough to reach the other end i know my crosswind will stall

cheers

**OTEP** · October 17th, 2009 12:29 PM

Dunked our '77 MB 300D into tire deep water along the Katipunan flyover. I love those old school diesels. hehehe. Just went past SUV's whose drivers did not dare to cross.

On my Patrol, I've gone tire deep also (up to below the headlight) during rescue and recovery runs at the height and the day after Ondoy.

**mreyes** · October 17th, 2009 01:03 PM

back in the days, nilusob ko ang 1995 lancer namin sa may malinta, infront of south supermarket. headlight level na ang baha at sobrang kaba ko dahil alam kong mababasa na ang carpet. kaya lagi kong hinahawakan to check. buti naman hindi nabasa. just kept on hitting the gas at ayun, buti na lang manual tranny sya at hindi kami tumirik. never again will i do that.

**jackyhonta** · October 17th, 2009 02:22 PM

-I remember way back 1989, I drove a '86 Lancer GSR box type in the flooded waters in Rodriguez Sports Center, BF was not yet mayor then, and that part of Marikina is highly flooded . To my amazement my car didnt stalled, and the water is already in my car seats, I really loved that car.

**MarcRio** · October 17th, 2009 02:54 PM

Knee deep with my lowered ae101 in our subdivision's entrance...
Ayun,basa ang carpet.. Ang baho!

**loidch** · October 17th, 2009 03:19 PM

during the late 80's, we were stuck along R. Magsaysay Blvd. in Sta. Mesa...the ride was our old BJ Land Cruiser diesel...pati upuan nakababad sa tubig....kaya pati briefs ko basa. amazingly it never stalled....ang tatag talaga.

i had to drain and change the gear oil of both axles, transfer case and the tranny the next day though