Discovery - loss of power throught water

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grahame.newell@homecall.co.uk - 06 Dec 2006 09:09 GMT

Hello -
I was driving on a main road that was flooded by about a foot of water.
For the first 20 yards the vehicle was fine, then the engine started
to lose power and just managed to tick over for about another 30 yards
until I was back on dry road the engine gradually recovered and has
been fine since. Any ideas why this happened?
I have a LR Discovery TD5 (2001).

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beamendsltd - 06 Dec 2006 09:34 GMT

> Hello -
> I was driving on a main road that was flooded by about a foot of water.
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> been fine since. Any ideas why this happened?
> I have a LR Discovery TD5 (2001).

Probably water got into a sensor or two, or maybe the wiring
(though it recovered a bit too quicky for the latter), causing
something to go to default setting. TestBook may be able
to see the fault, but most liklely it has cleared by now.

Richard

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Disco Duck - 11 Dec 2006 00:20 GMT

> Hello -
> I was driving on a main road that was flooded by about a foot of water.
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> been fine since. Any ideas why this happened?
> I have a LR Discovery TD5 (2001).

I am rather surprised. I thought the discovery was good to 20 inches by spec.
I have had water over the hood of my 96 twice and water coming in the
drivers side window once without a problem.

Want a scary feeling? Have your discovery start to float.
Hud

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Simon Isaacs - 11 Dec 2006 18:30 GMT

>> Hello -
>> I was driving on a main road that was flooded by about a foot of water.
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> I have had water over the hood of my 96 twice and water coming in the
>drivers side window once without a problem.

20 inches at fording speed to build up the bow wave... have seen
people hydraulic their engine in "safe depth" water by hitting it at a
zillion miles an hour to create a huge splash, and then it backwashes
into the engine bay and wheel arches!

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Peter Harrison - 11 Dec 2006 20:00 GMT

>> Hello -
>> I was driving on a main road that was flooded by about a foot of water.
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> Want a scary feeling? Have your discovery start to float.
> Hud

I was in a 110 yesterday. That would never float. Not that it was too
heavy - rather that water would pour in around the doors. Then again, if
water gets inside a D2, and thence to the ECU(s) you can be pretty well
stuffed I believe.

Pete

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