driving through water

[ccrunner1]

So today it rained pretty hard where i am. So after school I went driving around to find the deepest puddles to drive through. And the water came up to the bottom of my door.And i was wondering what maintenance i need to do after that. (ive heard after driving through deep water you should change your diff fluid,and possibly transmission) water also got splashed under the hood like in the battery and everything(it still runs fine as far as i can tell) 94 3.0 2wd 3.73 gears, stock for the most part.
any advice would be appreciated

 

[Sunk]

Check to see where the breather tube on your rear end is routed to. If the end was under water, you may want to pull the plug and see what the fluid looks like. Also check the front wheel bearings. I think the transmission breather line is high enough you shouldn't have to worry about it.

 

[PaleBlue90]

+1 your diff fluid will be a milky white if you got water in the diff. just to let you kno

 

[CJREX]

Front diff breather on a Ranger is a stupid "?" shaped hose that should be replaced with a real hose ASAP if you wheel.

As to the OP question, it depends.

If your seals are in good shape and you weren't in the water long, you're probably OK.

If there is any question, definitely replace the axle fluids. Depending on miles it's likely due anyway. Also depending on miles, your seals may leak a bit.

Your trans is likely OK if the water didn't get above the bottom of the door.

 

[ccrunner1]

thanks everybody for the quick response

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

its 2wd, he doesnt have a front diff.

if your going to be splashing through puddles up to the bottoms of the doors, i HIGHLY reccomend relocating your engines air intake...as its about level with the bottom of the radiator, which is about level with the bottoms of the doors. if you suck water into the engine, you could hydrolock it...which will mean very costly engine repairs.

check the tech library for snorkle ideas.

 

[ccrunner1]

its 2wd, he doesnt have a front diff.

if your going to be splashing through puddles up to the bottoms of the doors, i HIGHLY reccomend relocating your engines air intake...as its about level with the bottom of the radiator, which is about level with the bottoms of the doors. if you suck water into the engine, you could hydrolock it...which will mean very costly engine repairs.

check the tech library for snorkle ideas.

The air intake when i bought it(used with a k&n filter) is about level with my lights. Ill have pictures when i figure out what im doing

 

[rangerbum]

The air intake when i bought it(used with a k&n filter) is about level with my lights. Ill have pictures when i figure out what im doing

The air box IS level with the lights, but if you look at how it is connected, it is probably ported through the fender int othe body, which is actually level with the top of the bumper.

 

[4x4junkie]

The air intake when i bought it(used with a k&n filter) is about level with my lights. Ill have pictures when i figure out what im doing

The tire can throw a wave of water up under there and will easily submerge that intake port as you drive through it (especially if you're trying to have fun by going fast).

I've ingested water into mine merely playing in 3" deep water next to the curb Fortunately it was nothing more than to cause the engine to run poorly for a few minutes.

The intake arrangement was redesigned in '95, not sure if it still as vulnerable to water ingestion or not.

 

[ccrunner1]

its been awhile

I forgot about this thread. the truck semms to be running fine


now pictures of the intake

there are other pictures in the album

 

[ccrunner1]

ok its not showing the pictures??????

 

[4x4junkie]

ok its not showing the pictures??????

You pasted the URL of the page the picture is on, you have to paste the URL of the picture itself (provided in the box under each thumbnail).

I fixed it for ya.

 

[Mac]

I learned a long time ago that wheeling thru water (off-road bike) really can tear things up: bearings, seals and such. Most of the trucks today don't have the drain plugs they ought to for proper maintanence.
Dave

 

[Greg5567]

I went through a tiny puddle in my big a** truck and mine stalled O_O

idk why it did that....the only thing im aware of needing to replace is my fuel pump, could that do it?

truck doesnt seem to do to well in rainy weather???

 

[88gt]

fuel pumps dont just wear out, they usually just quit working! if you are splashing water on you r plugs, wires, distributor, etc...that could do it