water proofing petrol engines

[GQUTERUS]

Maybe way over the top, But I have actually seen an old hilux petrol that the owner had drilled a small hole in the distributor base, inserted a clear pipe and pressurized it with a low pressure air pump/compressor. Pretty good idea really

That's brilliant!

[dan&tamspatrol]

its a gr8 idea

[dan&tamspatrol]

i dont think i could get it to work lol

[Gas_Guzzler4800]

pretty simple really. 12v aquarium air pump or similar mounted in the cab ( pick a quiet one ) bit of wiring and a switch on the dash. Run the clear hose through the firewall and into the dizzy. Flick the switch on before a big water crossing

[dan&tamspatrol]

that does sound so hard at all

[04OFF]

A good idea is to check your snorkel/intake for small leaks, i found a tiny manufacturing hole in the factory platic pipewok on my 4.5L GU.

I fitted a brand new genuine nissan dizzy cap, and brand new leads with long plug boots.

I then used Dielectric grease under all the spark plug lead boots (both ends), and in the critical electrical connectors (TPS,crank angle etc)

Ive completed lots of deep water crossings, some have seen water over the bonnet, i also wash my engine with high pressure water after nearly every 4x4 trip, ive never had so much as a hiccup or miss so far.


Another thing is that your water crossing technique (in perticular speed) can make a huge difference to a succesfull crossing