[CDNSoldier554]

I was wondering if anybody knows what the water-fording depth is on the Nitro, not that i intent on crossing a river, but there is lots of flooding in the area and i have to move my buddy's stuff from his house, IF i can go thru....

 

[nitrojunky]

it will go until it dies....it is at that point when you know you have exceeded the limit!!!

 

[CDNSoldier554]

Yeah that one i could've answered myself, but my buddy as insurance on his furniture and house, not my problem lol, not worth killing a nItro, how could you talk like this lol

it will go until it dies....it is at that point when you know you have exceeded the limit!!!

 

[jeffrey750]

Best bet is to rent a truck for a day Just make sure you purchase their insurance:smileup:

 

[IMWhisper]

Apollo posted about this.... http://www.nitroforumz.com/showthread.php?t=12597&highlight=warranty - with not a good outcome if I remember correctly.

 

[CDNSoldier554]

well with all the rain we got lately i think water just got in there somehow...lol:Na_Na_Na_Na:

 

[Bunk 47]

We have done some offroading over the years & my rule of thumb is nothing deeper than the tailpipes & if there is a current or washout dont go thru it.

 

[petey]

We have done some offroading over the years & my rule of thumb is nothing deeper than the tailpipes & if there is a current or washout dont go thru it.

C'mon, where's your sense of adventure??? That being said, I did sink my old 4x4...........twice. :SHOCKED: Once through a creek to get around a washout, and once through the ice. Damn, I miss the truck!!!

I would say that as long as you don't suck any water into the engine through the air intake, you will be able to keep on runnin. Make sure you change the fluids after that though for obvious reasons. The higher the intake, the deeper the water you can play in.

 

[dk1677]

The Jeeps I have had said anything over the hubs you need to take it in and get the wheel bearings repacked ,Trail Rated if its dry :chuckle:

 

[Aaron]

I haven't really checked the electrical system in the engine compartment, but if the plugs aren't properly waterproofed - bad things will happen.

If you're not deep enough to submerge the intake, but do have the fan blades cutting through the water - bad things will happen.

If you do get deep enough to submerge the intake - VERY bad things will happen unless you get extremely lucky.


I've seen Jeeps with waterproofed electrical systems, a snorkel, and a switch-operated electrical fan go just past the headlights. The force of the exhaust is enough to prevent water from flowing back through the tailpipe far enough to do any serious damage. As mentioned above, you've gotta rip apart the axles/hubs/anything with a bearing to clean them out afterwards.

- Aaron

 

[KenCary]

Look at the specs Jeep lists for the "trail rated" Liberty and that will give you a good idea.

In a pure emergency situation, I would not go deeper than 6-8" below the exhaust manifold as an absolute. the reason for this is if you stall, You may not restart, but at least you can get towed out with less chance of water entering the engine via the exhaust ports.

As others mention , below the hubs is quite safe, emerse the differential and you run the chance of water mixing with the grease via the vents. If you find yourself in deep water, it would be a good idea to both re-pack the wheel bearings AND change the diff fluid.

Ken

 

[Stig]

482.6 mm @ 8 km/h according to my sales brochure and owners handbook. Not sure if the different front bumper on US models makes a difference? I'll leave the imperial conversion to you guys!!!!

The air intake is at the top of the grille on my diesel SX.

We don't go any deeper than hub depth, hot bearings love to suck in water. So do hot differentials. And wheel bearings.

 

[APOLLO]

:chuckle:HAHA BE AFRAID BE VERY AFRAID!!!!!! DONT GO ANY DEEPER THAN THE FRAME RAILS. OR ELSE DODGE WILL TAKE YOUR "LIFETIME" WARRANTY AND WIPE THEIR A$$ WITH IT.:smiledown: