I got a call from my dealer today, regarding a snorkel they just got in their parts department. If you remember, my jeep accidentally turned into a submarine, and the engine didn't like it too much. I doubt that the snorkel is actually made for the Patriot, but I will check it out once I get back from Thanksgiving break and let you all know what's up.
Possible Jeep Patriot Snorkel?
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I agree with you, 2 ft water ought to be inspected... or averted altogether. The photo however, shows water in a hole.... driving up to that at 40 MPH on a dry road, it would just look like a sheet of water on the road... if people stopped for standing water every time, road systems would shut downThat was just a freak accident
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I don't dispute that although it could be said that in this case assumption was the mother of all f*** ups!
These pics below are the result of a foolish young local man driving his Dad's Mitsubishi and trying to impress his mates by crossing a river that was flooded.
Inexperience, failure to appreciate or assess the conditions and sheer stupidity led to an expensive lesson learned and a day in court for reckless endangerment and driving without due care and attention!
Not to mention the recovery costs, loss of vehicle and Scottish Environmental Protection Agency considering whether to fine him for polluting the river which may be up to £10.000.
In truth he and his mates were lucky to escape with their lives, the pictures were taken when the river level had dropped!
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OK...8 posts after my question:
Which if you think about it, doesn't really answer my question now - does it? :BLAM:
Pardon me, if you'll excuse my frustration, but I was kinda expecting an answer not a :hijacked:
And all I got from that is instructions on how to drive through water.....:doh:
Which if you think about it, doesn't really answer my question now - does it? :BLAM:
Pardon me, if you'll excuse my frustration, but I was kinda expecting an answer not a :hijacked:
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Techniques on how to drive through water are kind of connected to snorkels, don't you agree? And as long as there are no snorkels built for Patriots, it's more or less the best we can do.
...You're new here, aintcha?
Besides, the lack of news is an answer in itself. Adding a snorkel is one of those things a person who posts on a forum like this is likely going to want to report.
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This thread makes the internet cry.
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I was also wondering the same thing.
Does a 19" fording depth mean that rubber seals around the doors won't leak?
If you're going through a foot and a half of water, isn't the exhaust pipe well underwater . . . . I would imagine that if you let off the gas, water would get sucked up the exhaust?
Like ******, I'm not planning on going for a swim, but just in case . . .
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As long as the engine is running, the exhaust pressure keeps water from getting sucked up too far up the exhaust pipe.
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Alright, thanks
I take it, then, that only the "Trail Rated" models (in our case the FD2 models) are certified for 19" water fording.
But what depth do you think the FD1 model should be able to ford?
All best, and still learning,
Joe
I take it, then, that only the "Trail Rated" models (in our case the FD2 models) are certified for 19" water fording.
But what depth do you think the FD1 model should be able to ford?
All best, and still learning,
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Okay . . . thanks a lot . . . .
I asked a sincere and serious question as a newbie prospective Patriot owner, and you choose to give a smart-assed response like that? . . . .
If the ground clearance of these vehicles is listed at 8", I would ASSume that one would be able to get through a foot of water, if the need arose.
I was looking for confirmation of this . . .
Please forgive me for my stupidity and ignorance.
Digustedly,
Joe
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I wouldn't let water pass the door seals.
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A water snorkel would be great, alot of people have built one with pvc pipe and a custom bracket. you might want to find the dif. air breather tubes and buy or make extensions for them too though. and your mileage would go down a tad due to more restricted air flow but it would look really neat esp with tires roof basket etc...
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Basically what he's saying is that there isn't really an exact number. Don't take anything you see on an internet forum seriously... if you do you might spontaneously combust. But this is only possible if you are driving a honda civic between the hours of 11pm and 4am, on a full moon.Okay . . . thanks a lot . . . .
I asked a sincere and serious question as a newbie prospective Patriot owner, and you choose to give a smart-assed response like that? . . . .
If the ground clearance of these vehicles is listed at 8", I would ASSume that one would be able to get through a foot of water, if the need arose.
I was looking for confirmation of this . . .
Please forgive me for my stupidity and ignorance.
Digustedly,
Joe
Anyways, for what it's worth, I remember someone saying that after looking at some schematics they had seen that the FD1s actually had the breather tubes for the differentials also. I haven't crawled under my jeep to confirm this because I don't plan on parking my jeep in a pond. I've never crossed any water that took me more than a couple seconds to get through, and I just don't see a whole lot of danger in that. And if the water is more than a foot deep, I ain't takin' no jeep patriot through it. One last thing, splashing water up over the hood (or up over the entire vehicle for that matter) doesn't mean that you're sucking water into the air intake. It just means that you hit water, probably a relatively small amount, at a high rate of speed. Snorkles and extra seals and all of that are for slowly driving through deep water.
Edit: Also, be sure you know what you're driving through before you drive through it. I hit some slough water that was running over the road a couple weeks ago and that junk smelled up my entire vehicle for several days...
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Did you read page 2 of this very same thread? Or any of the other discussions on the matter?Okay . . . thanks a lot . . . .
There is no official water fording depth for the FDI. So if you're looking for a quote straight out of Jeep literature, you can forget it. I tried to ask the dealership this myself, and they had to ask some technical people in Scotland in order to get even an unofficial answer. Which was, basically, what I said on page 2.
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