Driving through Water?

[littlecammi]

If you come upon standing water in the roadway, unless you're driving this (see pic below), forget it and turn around and head the other way.

[Kleeeb]

Originally Posted by Comrando

I had a cai on my Sentra that hung down like that. I bought one that had a pop-off valve to prevent hydro lock. Thankfully I never used that feature.

OP, try cleaning your MAF.

What is an MAF? If it has something to do with a car, I don't own a camaro yet. I need to change my sig because I am pretty sure I have changed my mind to a 2014.

[SSeniorMoment]

Monsoon and winter dust/rain storms can cause some crazy weather conditions and are some of the reasons why many people who live in rural environments also own 4x4s. There are blocks of time that Camaro the doesn't get driven because of wind (brown outs)



rain. I was the neighborhood taxi for awhile, driving a HO Cummins 4x4 pickup with a slightly modified suspension and tires. This county dirt road had 4"-6" of water on the right side and two feet plus on the left;



Even tho this private road is drive able, the driver of this 4x4 pickup needed a pull when the back end of his p/u dropped into a mud pit deeper than the height of his rear bumper. I didn't feel any tug when the tractor pulled him out.



Camaros are great vehicles to drive, but one needs to be extremely cautious if caught in a severe weather event. If uncertain about standing/running water on roadways, simply turn around and don't drown.

[Rock-It Man]

Don't drive into standing water.

I once drove into about 8" in my Z-24 on a pitch black morning and got the carpet, sound deadener, and trunk liner wet.

Even though I immediately went home and took all that out and dried it, the car never smelled the same.

[RollaMo]

Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

a simple rule is if you cant see the asphalt, don't go.... is the road still there or not??? you don't know... Why chance it...

This!
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Anybody that continues driving when they can't see the road surface is just asking for trouble.
I don't care if you do see other cars moving through it.
Maybe they just got lucky and didn't go through that low spot you didn't see.

And especially true if the water is moving. Even slowly it does not take much water to float your car right off the road into much deeper/swifter water.

[CamaroJoe96]

Put a condom over the gas cap and you're good to go!

[Kleeeb]

Originally Posted by CamaroJoe96

Put a condom over the gas cap and you're good to go!

Interesting logic! But no, really guys. I know it's not smart to drive through standing water, and I don't plan on it, but is there a water wading height that is recommended (max)? I know a lot of cars have max depth measurements, but I can't seem to find it for the camaro...

[Da Mammer]

Originally Posted by RollaMo

This!
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Anybody that continues driving when they can't see the road surface is just asking for trouble."I DON'T CARE IF YOU DO SEE OTHER CARS MOVING HROUGH IT." Maybe they just got lucky and didn't go through that low spot you didn't see.

And especially true if the water is moving. Even slowly it does not take much water to float your car right off the road into much deeper/swifter water.

I can't help but feel like that was a little directed towards me from my story. If you see the water yes by all means avoid it. If you don't see if/it looks like the rest of the runoff on the road and it was entirely accidental/unavoidable, then I feel your pain. Believe me I would rather have driven 600yards uphill and around that spot than driven through it and had a personal loss of many thousands of dollars and a year without my car because of the issues plaguing it (my crate engine has burn cylinder rings. Joy.). I'm mechanically inclined and smart enough to know what happens when you try and compress water, especially in a motor. It ain't happening. Some slack would be appreciated.

[RollaMo]

Originally Posted by Da Mammer

I can't help but feel like that was a little directed towards me from my story.

I am sorry, but it really wasn't directed at you or anybody in particular.
Sorry to read about what happened to your car, and that is just another example of what "could" happen.

My comment was directed more for the individual safety issues that can arise from driving into water.
We had 2 people drown close to here recently when their car was swept off the road.
The driver (may or may not have) seen the danger, but a mother and baby are gone due to the fact their car got swept off the road.

[Kleeeb]

Originally Posted by RollaMo

I am sorry, but it really wasn't directed at you or anybody in particular.
Sorry to read about what happened to your car, and that is just another example of what "could" happen.

My comment was directed more for the individual safety issues that can arise from driving into water.
We had 2 people drown close to here recently when their car was swept off the road.
The driver (may or may not have) seen the danger, but a mother and baby are gone due to the fact their car got swept off the road.

So sorry to hear that.

[Da Mammer]

Originally Posted by RollaMo

I am sorry, but it really wasn't directed at you or anybody in particular.
Sorry to read about what happened to your car, and that is just another example of what "could" happen.

My comment was directed more for the individual safety issues that can arise from driving into water.
We had 2 people drown close to here recently when their car was swept off the road.
The driver (may or may not have) seen the danger, but a mother and baby are gone due to the fact their car got swept off the road.

Thank you, and I'm sorry to hear about the loss.

[MedicalCowboy]

Why do people get so tore up and emotional over others dying? Dying is a part of living and is natural.

[Mobyd]

I know what you did last week!

[Kleeeb]

Originally Posted by MedicalCowboy

Why do people get so tore up and emotional over others dying? Dying is a part of living and is natural.

You sound like a heartless friend that I have. We call her hollow because she is so ditzy sometimes, she doesn't get when something is funny, and then laughs at everything that isn't! (i.e. death, accidents, and any other situation that isn't really funny.) Have a heart, yes people die. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't care, or respect other people's feelings.