Tips on driving in water

[riqkhan]

Hi fellows , with the current rains all over pak I think it will be very nice if you guys could give some tips as2 how to safely drive through water . Everywhere i see cars stuck in water n yestrday i myself got stuck in water . I've an auto-lancer cng . Plz tell us all who have ever been stuck in the water what should be done wen facing a couple of feet of water which is now normal even on margalla road n the new underpass road tat jst opened . Thanks .

[leolion007]

well automatic ka tu pata nahi but for manuals keep ur car in 1st gear and half or a bit more clutch and accelerate more than half if the water level is high from the silencer of the car and avoid gear shiftings,coz if water block the exaust opening tu gari band ho jae ge.

[riqkhan]

ur right bt in my case when i opend the carborator , the air filter was full of water . So im guessing the paani went in through the air intake , wat to do abt tat ?

[minex]

on margalla road : yes,, the water does rise up to about 2 feet at some plaes..

but the new underpasses were very clear... i was comming back from pir suhawa early morning 14th august.. about 1:am ..just when i touched margalla road.. there was plenty of water... no car made its way through that water... just a 2004 Surf made it..with the water almost touching its headlights...

then i went through the underpass..and that road was clear...

if you face a situaion where you have to go through water.. then you must have a very good idea of the depth of the water..and the height of your car...

if the water level is going to be below your cars exaust pipe.... and is not doing to touch the engine from the bottom.. then you can very easily cross no matter wat car you have.. all you need to do is just creep through the water.. and make sure the tyres dont throw the water on tho the engine... if you drive real slow.. it is not going to happen...keep the car in first gear.. and do not accelerate...

one more important thing... you should be sure that there is clear road beyond the water which you are going to cross... coz if you are in the middle..and you come to know that the water is only getting deeper..then you could be in trouble...cos you were not prepared...

if you have to cross water which is above your exaust pipes height.. then there are a number of things you need to take care of...

you should turn off the airconditioning.. so that the radiator fans stop... if your radiators fans are belt driving.. you can take the belt off(this is done with jeeps when crossing rivers...).. keep the engine reving high.. like 3 to 4 thousand atleast .keep the . make sure that you dont have a low air intake pipe... (if modified)..
cross the water at a constant slow speed dont change gears....
and most of all ...keep praying to god and dont stop in the middle...

always try to figure out the side which has less water...
and do not try to show off to other drivers... keep your hazards on as long as you are crossing the water...
and do not panic...

[minex]

one more tip is to get a rubber hose.. and connect it to the back of the exaust..and extend that pipe to sumwhere above the rear bumper..so that you dont have to worry about the exaust being in the water....there is a safe passage for exaust gases...and you dont have to worry about the car stalling..

ppl do it successfully in karachi ..as a routine..in rainy whether...

[minex]

Auto transmissoin.

In auto transmissoin... keep the car in the lowest gear..
do not take your foot of the accelerator pedal... trust me you dont want to do that...
most honda transmissions are crap here... they either have D3 or 2.. i have one myself...

ne ideas how to tackle that.. if you dont keep accelerating..it will shift to 2nd gear in D3...

"2" might not keep the engine revs high enough... so i think exaust pipe extension to above the bumper with a rubber hose is a must for auto transmission...

i suggest keep a rubber hose which fits your exaust pipe with you if you drive an automatic gear...

Electricals..
some hints for newer vehicle owners...who have electronics in their cars..

Catalytic converters work at high temperatures and are easily damaged by water (the cold water makes them crack, mind you they are expensive to replace.
Electrical components, and especially engine fuel systems and management systems, are particularly vulnerable to being splashed by even small amounts of water.

Test your brakes:

the most important thing is to test the brakes once you are out of the water... as your brake system must hav been dipped in water completely

[ailiahaider]

Minex, Nice info bro.... There is just one thing I want to add... after driving in water that is above half of car's wheels, while parking try not to park with the hand breaks ON, just leave the car in Gear.. Otherwise there is a chance of breaks being jammed to the Drums / Disks.. This may happen if you park the car for long i.e.

[riqkhan]

@minex , nice info:) what abt the engine side ?
ie, what abt somehow covering the plugs coz thats where usually the water goes n screws it up .

[minex]

@riqkhan

you cant do much abt that.

. if you drive slow.. the water wont get to the plugs...and the distributor cap.. those are the two vulnerabe areas of older cars...

just make sure that the plug covers (rubber that covers it) is in place... but if you drive fast..and splash water on to the engine... nuthing is going to help...

[riqkhan]

@minex .......... thanks bro , will keep tat in mind;)

Happy Driving Every1

[yasir_01]

thank u every 1
got some nice tips

[fahdkhichi]

thanx good info

[haidi123]

tips in driving in water?

more like tips in cleaning roadside drains to ensure they are functioning properly. I know it has rained a lot in Pakistan but still not as much as in England this year. I am aghast as to why the government to not have good road drainage system on streest in main cities and especially the capital, Islamabad. This is a fairly new city and you would expect teh government to have newer drainage for the capital's roads. But i also think the locals should be doing their bit by not litering the roads, that enevitably goes down the drain.

Even so, the cda ppl should do more in drain cleaning. I mean its chucking it down here in uk now but i do not see any roads that are flooded.

[minex]

@haidi123

you might not be aware that islamabad is going through a major construction phase... 3 new Expressways are being constructed.. one of which has been completed with 4 underpasses... 3 other underpasses are under construction on the other 2 expressways.... new buildings are being constructed.. thats why there has been this extra inconvenience.. this year... cos of that there has been sum mud and stones which have blocked the drainage .. and caused mud on the road...

plus whenever there is a rainfall in isb..mostly its is very heavy.. very very heavy.. its like a down pour...a cloudburst...specially in this monsoon season...

and after the heavy rain.. the roads automatically clear up within an hour or 2..where there was inconvenience...

all we need to do is to clear up the drainage... again and again.. untill this major construction phase is over..
i know that even during the construction phase.. this should not happen.. but this construction phase is just too big...

[haidi123]

@minex

OK Thanks for letting me know. seems like islamabad is going places. Is this the area where there are making the new hotels, malls etc. i.e cenaturus tower, grand hyatt hotel etc.

[Mesho]

nice info .. thnxx

[Born2Race]

nice info(Y)

[minex]

@haidi123

exactly...

plus the whole Nazimmudin road from f-6 to f-11 has been doubled, almost complete..

the expressway from pindi stadium road... passing through the green belt between i-9 and i-8 h9 and h8 passing through peshawer morh..uptill the margalla road between f-9 and f-8... 2 underpasses are under construction on that express highway...

plus the Citibank intersection of blue area on islamabad highway... a huge underpass is underconstruction over there... besides centaurus..

2 more underpasses are under construction at china chowk intersection... ..

a new road is under constuctoin with the fazle haq road (the back side road of blue area..)

one or two other underpasses are being constructed on the thirs expressway which will connect aabpara road to margalla road...

plus the current main blue area road.. has been extended and made into a 4 lane road on each side... earlier it was a 2 lane road on each side..

thats as much as i can remember now....

[minex]

plus two more 5 star hotels are being constructed behind marriots...

one of them is almost 50 % complete...

the other will start shortly..

the islamabad stock exchange tower is being constructed in blue area...

[kkoool]

@minex

phew.......... that was a long one, now dont try your Pug out in the deep waters, beleive me even the damn cultus(which has a history not to bog down in deep water) were completely helpless their