Flooded hilux!? Are there any effects?

[@cer]

Hi guys,

The other week a drove my 1991 SR5 Dual cub lux through a river crossing but the car stalled in the middle of the rivel (bloody air cleaner box isnt sealed properly).

Anyways, the water came inside the car just up to the bottom of the instrument panel (didnt get inside stopped just below it).

I changed the oil straight away from the engine and also the oil filter and the airfilter and then the car runs all good now.

What I'd like to know is what the effects of such a thing happening are on the car (mainly corrosion issues inside the cab i am concerned about, like the wiring etc)? Short term/long term? Are there any other problems which flooding your car could bring up?

[jeep97tj]

Dont forget to check or replace the oils in your diff, gearbox and tcase. When u say below your insturment panel do u mean your whole dash or the guages i hope u mean dash. There is alot of electrics below the guages, not alot below the dash.

[@cer]

water was just touching the bottom of the cd-player in the dash... so half the dash was in water?

[fool_injected]

most notable effect would be soggy carpet

seriously, take any electrical plugs which were submersed apart and spray them with wd40

The WD40 sould not affect electrical conductivity but will stop corrosion from the water in the plugs

Might be an idea to do the engine bay as well as under dash

Tip with the plugs- squeeze the locking tab then push the plug in before pulling it apart

cheers
wayne

[Webbie]

BTW very important to check for tadpoles in the glovebox

[G_loomis]

Getting off the electrical side of things and onto the interior side of things (was a auto trimmer)...if you havent already done so...I would remove the seats and so on so you can get the carpet/vynil floor out. These will dry obviously but its the underlay they use for sound/heat proofing that I would get rid of. Its cheap and easy to replace.

This will hold moisture for a long time if left unchecked and not only that...IT WILL STINK OUT THE CAR!!!!

[Buggarr]

Just do wot i did in the same situation and get rid of all the underlay & carpet for Good (Do Not Replace Them) cause it's only gonna happen again.

[fool_injected]

I left one little bit of underlay beside the trans tunnel
Gives me somewhere to rest the left foot on hot days
All the heat from your engine bay heats the floor up

[familybus]

I left one little bit of underlay beside the trans tunnel
Gives me somewhere to rest the left foot on hot days
All the heat from your engine bay heats the floor up

you dont need your gear shifter either, theres more room to rest your feet while gettin towed!

[fool_injected]

NOT

Got the new clutch, old one (8weeks old) totally destucted the friction plate linings, nothing left on one side abou 25% the other

Mongrel gave me the wrong thrust bearing, their inter changable he says, dickhead
Started swapping it today, took ill (think I'm gonna die), the gearbox still sitting on the jack, maybe tomorrow