Rather freeze my nuts than wade in to a crocodile infested river

The funny thing is that you are probably as close to a crocodile in North Africa as I am to one in North Queensland. Australia is a really big place.

I agree Australia is a big place



















Full of poisoness spiders, snakes, jellyfish and fish that eat you

Well I do have the poisonous spiders and snakes in my backyard. I live backing onto National Park in the Blue Mountains just west of Sydney. Not many jellyfish or sharks up here. Did you know that Kiwis (New Zealanders) are particularly terrified of those creepy crawlies when they visit? They don't have anything like that over there and expect funnel web spiders or brown snakes to jump out and terrorize them everywhere. It's a laugh really, we rarely give them a thought.

That's the thing, when you grow up with them your used to them, so those that ain't go by the tv progs which are all spiders and poisoness snakes and jelly fish, OZ Zoo type program's or people nearly drowning on Bondi Rescue, and then you have the boarder control program' nothing to declare' which portraits a picture that your lucky to get in the country in the first place

Sorry going a bit off topic

landy19840 wrote:

The alternator will start making a racket and battery light come on at around 400mm. Not advisable driving in any water unless absolutely have too!

We did some deep water at Bala and I still cleaning mud from intercooler radios oil coolers etc, you can't gurantee the doors won't leak either. After all it is a land rover

What height is the starter motor from the floor, It seems daft to have a component susceptible to water damage in a location below the wading height stated in the literature?
I was under the impression that LR "ruggedised" the engine and components for harsh weather?
Would the people with stop/start technology be in for an even bigger bill with the starting technology fitted to those vehicles?

It's very low on the freelander prob 300mm. They do rugadise it to a certain extent, but the muddy water from Bala would of killed it. Fresh water may be different tho, certain electric motors can operate under water without any waterproofing.

Nope, the starter motor is above 500mm.
Is way over the AC compressor and even above the level of the oil filter.
Also the generator, a much more important component, is above all these.

I mentioned the problems associated with wading when on (and wading) the experience days. Although they often go through the dirty muddy water most days, they had never had any issues.

height isnt the real issue here more is it in a place that gets in the bow wave? behind the fan if the fan gets in water? is the component in a place that drains quickly or does water continue to drip down on to it long after the wading has been done? At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

What a load of
It says Land Rover on the bonnet, if it isn't capable of wading to 500mm then it isn't fit for purpose - LR spec not mine.

I have read somewhere that they drive the development vehicles into 500mm of water and leave them there for a serious amount of time (12 or 24 hours), the car is then expected to drive out without damage.

Not saying it won't need a service/oil change.

Suggest your dealer wasn't playing fair.

Mine has definately been in water up to the top of the wheels quite a few times, granted I drive slowly through deep water. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

we went shopping with no real problems. had water to top of wheels . check out my video

All that and not one "Yeah Baby" I thought it was common practise to shout this in the East Midlands

Friend of mine did something similar, water didn't look deep so off he went. Unfortunately the road had been washed away and he went in well over the bonnet. Result totalled!

Moral of story - if you want to do that buy a boat.