RR sport - What to do after wading in sandy water?

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Andrew T. - 17 Jan 2008 08:50 GMT

Hi all,

my brother in law lives in Dubai, he has a petrol RR sport, and has
been having some weather problems, and wants to know what he should
do, here is what he says:

Have you guys got any advise on what your supposed to do with your car
if you've been doing a lot of wading. We have had 3 days of constant
rain here, as you can imagine with just sand and no drainage, it's a
disaster. To get to work I've had to wade through muddy water over
the bonnet!!!
I've been told you should now change the engine oil, transmission oil
etc etc...you guys are more off road experts than me..is this really
necessary?????

A pic of his RR is at
http://www.sentis.co.uk/pics/image001.jpg

I would tell him to make sure the rad / oil cooler if it has one are
clear using normal hose pipe, not pressure washer and if it is in
warrenty he should ask the dealer.

Cheers,
Andrew

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Mark Solesbury - 17 Jan 2008 09:41 GMT

> Hi all,
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> Cheers,
> Andrew

Its what they are ment for....

Im sure it looks better like that!

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Andrew T. - 17 Jan 2008 10:06 GMT

On 17 Jan, 09:41, Mark Solesbury
<marksolesb...@asearchenginethatnowdoeseverythingmail.com> wrote:

> Its what they are ment for....
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> Mark
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hehe I agree, if it was my old 110 I would not even think about it, I
just don't know about these new fangled (expensive) things, I assume
the RR has axle & gearbox breathers up to a suitable height??

Andrew

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Craig - 17 Jan 2008 10:49 GMT

> On 17 Jan, 09:41, Mark Solesbury
> <marksolesb...@asearchenginethatnowdoeseverythingmail.com> wrote:
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> Andrew

Suitable height?
If it's anything like SWMBO's Freelander, then the breathers are no
higher than the top of the wheel.

--Craig.

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Andy - 17 Jan 2008 10:52 GMT

> On 17 Jan, 09:41, Mark Solesbury
> <marksolesb...@asearchenginethatnowdoeseverythingmail.com> wrote:
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> Andrew

Same as the Disco 3, breathers run up behind the rear taillights for the
rear axle and high up in the bonnet for front/gearbox etc. Car will be fine
after wading, only worry on these is electronics so if they have all
survived then it will be fine.

As said earlier, it's what they are designed for :-)

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Dave Liquorice - 17 Jan 2008 10:38 GMT

> To get to work I've had to wade through muddy water over the bonnet!!!

Is that water over the bonet due to bow wave/3' deep water or water over
bonnet thrown up and forward from the wheels. Go through an inch or so of
water at just over 30mph in my DII and 50% of the displace water is
chucked up and forward which you then drive through... If you aren't used
to puddles I can imagine this being a little disconcerting. B-)

> A pic of his RR is at
> http://www.sentis.co.uk/pics/image001.jpg

Mine looks like that most of the time, it gets a wash once a year in the
spring to get the salt off.

> I would tell him to make sure the rad / oil cooler if it has one are
> clear using normal hose pipe, not pressure washer

Agreed I can imagine fine sand setting like concrete in the coolers unless
flushed out fairly quickly.

> if it is in warrenty he should ask the dealer.

IMHO a dealer should advise correctly in warranty or not. I'd also have a
look in the handbook to see if it has anything about wading, should it
have plugs fitted for deep water (how deep is deep?). I know there is a
drain hole in the bottom of the bell housing on my DII, I'd not like the
thought of desert sand getting washed in there...

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