pajero fording depth

[rlp1099]

what is pajero fording depth for all models?
curious lang ko

[Ungas]

Ideally, all vehicles should ford water 1/4 of its tire diameter. Anything higher than that will cause brake fade after getting the brakes wet.

[johnart]

also be careful when you bring your pajero into deep water. The lower part of the front grill of gen 2 and 2.5 has a small aux. fan for the aircon. If its gets wet often it may fail and if your going to replace it, very costly.

[OTEP]

According to the manual, it is about a foot or so of standing water. That of course is a conservative figure to avoid litigation in some law-suit happy markets.

Here is a more real world approximation of a Pajero's fording depth :



You shoul see how deep afrasay went in his GEN I (clue: lumubog ang taillamps).

P.S. My lower aux fan did malfunction after a few dunks. It costs about Php 400.00 to get it running again.

[promdiboy]

sir otep great shot.

toys for the big boys.......

gen 1 pajero turbo namin tumirik sa village lang namin. mga door handle height. less than a year old palang siya . mula noon natakot na ako sa tubig. sabi ng driver namin lumutang daw then nagsink sa gitna. sa window na siya lumabas bittbit yung stereo.

[kiper]

door handle? eh ang taas na nun..baka napasukan na ng tubig ung makina. yan lang ang kinakatakutan ko...hwag sana mangyari sakin..hehehe

[promdiboy]

kiper na overhaul siya agad. warning nalang sa street flooding, I'm not sure kung totoo pero ang iniinsist ng driver. nakapreno daw siya pero nagfloat naraw yung kotse hangggang pinasok ng tubig tsaka lumubog. kaya napunta sa ganun kalalim.

[KCboy]

otep, wat silbi nung aux fan? connected ba yun sa aircon, if so, then mine myt be malfunctioning kc minsan lamig aircon, minsan hindi. wat u think?

[OTEP]

Btw, just turn off the a/c before, during and a little while after fording para hindi masira. Our old GEN I has done a headlamp deep bow wave. Actual standing water depth was above the bumpers. May patient kasi sa ospital. Kailangan makarating even in the middle of a typhoon.

KC,

Dalawa yun. The one behind the grille keeps airflow to the condenser to keep the aircon cool when stuck in traffic.

I think the other one (the one inside the bumper) functions the same. Pero sabi ng a/c tech ko, it also serves to avoid getting the a/c lines frozen. If the lines are frozen, the refrigerant will not circulate and the a/c will not cool. This could also lead to a high pressure build up which in turn could cause your a/c lines or cooling coil to spring a leak.

[notEworthy27]

so i guess the best way to find out is to stand first in the water before fording it.

[Olive Drab]

Originally posted by notEworthy27
so i guess the best way to find out is to stand first in the water before fording it.

i agree pero mababasa ka
mas ok siguro magpauna ka ng ibang vehicles
tapos tingnan mo hanggang saan sa kanila
from then you can decide..

[Ungas]

Originally posted by notEworthy27
so i guess the best way to find out is to stand first in the water before fording it.

That's rule number one on offroading and river crossing techinique. If you can't walk thru it, then your vehicle will also have a hard time doing so.

[pajerokid]

Originally posted by KCboy
otep, wat silbi nung aux fan? connected ba yun sa aircon, if so, then mine myt be malfunctioning kc minsan lamig aircon, minsan hindi. wat u think?

The Fan Otep was referring to turns on when you switch the rear A/C on. Dual condenser kasi yung pajero. But i noticed that when ambient temps are high, this turns on too. In short, it may be thermoswitched.

It's exactly the same kind of fan as that under our intercoolers.

[mbt]

12 inches lang yung listed max fording depth ng pajero? yung sa patrol nga 28 inches e (700 mm), and that's conservative din hehe

[luckytruck]

di naman siguro 12 inches, di man lang yan umaabot sa gitna ng height ng gulong.

andy

[the_wildthing]

Originally posted by PROMDIBOY

gen 1 pajero turbo namin tumirik sa village lang namin. mga door handle height. less than a year old palang siya . mula noon natakot na ako sa tubig. sabi ng driver namin lumutang daw then nagsink sa gitna. sa window na siya lumabas bittbit yung stereo. [/B]

Pare, san ka nakatira? Sa Villa Espana sa may E. Rod? Dati nakatira ako dun pag-gising ko tubig na yung katabi ko. Grabe. 5 steps up na yung place namin. Pag tingin ko sa bintana, yung ibang kotse nagfloat na hanggang dun sa may village entrance. Kahit siguro land rover di uubra dun.

[OTEP]

Mababa talaga ang listed height. 18" ata ang sa Pajero.

If they list a high fording depth baka mademanda sila in case the unit breaks due to water.

Pero kahit gasoline powered Pajero kaya hanggang headlamps in extreme situations. Kita ko ang pics sa 4x4wire during some of their off-road trips.