I've got a big hunting trip planned this year and it requires crossing several small creeks ranging in depths from 18" to 36" I'm hoping crossing these won't be an issue but there is that electric fan on the bottom part of the radiator. If this is submerged will it kill this fan?
gizmoii
that's a good question. The fan is obviously exposed to the elements on a daily basis but being completely submerged....hmm I would think at the very least it would be a good idea to unhook the connector going to it so it doesn't turn on while being submerged...
36" of water.....isn't that a little too much to be driving through anyhow??
36" of water.....isn't that a little too much to be driving through anyhow??
My personal rule of thumb is never go deeper than half way up the hubs, any deeper and you run the risk of getting water into the diff through the vent's.
Of course in an emergency I'd go deeper, but I would be draining and changing my diff fluids and transmission as soon as possible.
Of course in an emergency I'd go deeper, but I would be draining and changing my diff fluids and transmission as soon as possible.
Hey Best, I drove mine right into a car wash today. I got out and sprayed the helllll out of my whole truck...disc brakes included. It is really hard to keep the spray off of the brakes...stupid wheels are see-through. I didn't hear any sizzlin' or anything though...so I think that I will be okay. :huh: Also, I try not to brake on rainy days...just so that I don't get the rotors hot, and then have that rain spray up on them...and I avoid puddles like the plague :fart: Oops...'scuse me...that one slipped out.bestitan said:
Keep your powder dry...and your rotors too... :rofl:
:cheers:
I live in SW Colorado and play in rivers and streams all the time.... please consider that if you have a fairly swift current you could float the truck. I think 36" is pretty deep for a stock truck.
And all the points above about differential, etc. Better look things over very carefully if you are really going to cross 3' and prepare the vehicle. Hope you have lost of $$$.
And all the points above about differential, etc. Better look things over very carefully if you are really going to cross 3' and prepare the vehicle. Hope you have lost of $$$.
...if the tailpipe goes too far under water, it creates excessive pressure inside the muffler system. It can blow exhaust gaskets and even damage the pipes. I know from (Jeep) experience.
36 in. is too much, unless you don't mind flooding the cab. I've gone thru water almost to the top of the tire, so i guess 28-30 in. and that was fine . I wouldn't worry about the fan getting wet, when you figure what happens to it during a down pour. I've been very impressed with the titan off road, as long as you don't sink it you should be too.
I have run my frontier through water above the tires plenty of times. I have 31" inch mudders and no lift. As for the warping rotors. I Bash through all sorts of puddles and floods and standing water and smoke always billows out from my front wheels. My brakes work great and no signs of warpage.
I live and hunt in Florida and have had my 94 and 88 hardbody in water over the headlights temporally and plan to have my titan at lest to the top of the tire fording streams/holes, but these holes I know have hard bottoms in them.
My Nissans in the past has made some of the best water resistant trucks and I sure hope its’ the same with the Titan. The old 88 went though streams that killed a JEEP and Toyota.
With the Nissan pulling air between the fender well sheet metal and not though the grill and bumper make getting water in the intake difficult but defiantly not impossible.
Have never had problems with water in my diffs’ or pressure with exhaust, but the holes I cross are never over 2 truck lengths and I always maintain a steady forward motion.
All that said I’ll be the first to tell you I’ve locked my truck in four wheel drive backed off the road and turn around if a hole looked too deep and/or too buggy.
Never hurts to wear old boots or pull on wader to walk a hole or steam out and find out how deep it is before putting your truck in it.
My Nissans in the past has made some of the best water resistant trucks and I sure hope its’ the same with the Titan. The old 88 went though streams that killed a JEEP and Toyota.
With the Nissan pulling air between the fender well sheet metal and not though the grill and bumper make getting water in the intake difficult but defiantly not impossible.
Have never had problems with water in my diffs’ or pressure with exhaust, but the holes I cross are never over 2 truck lengths and I always maintain a steady forward motion.
All that said I’ll be the first to tell you I’ve locked my truck in four wheel drive backed off the road and turn around if a hole looked too deep and/or too buggy.
Never hurts to wear old boots or pull on wader to walk a hole or steam out and find out how deep it is before putting your truck in it.
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