Driving in Flood water- 8 rules

This video is about few tips for people, who are forced to drive their car through Flood water.

[@batangauroravlogs8294]

I have done it right! Last August 13, 2019 i drove against a flooded road due to heavy rainfall. The water current was strong, and there was a long queue of cars and buses on the mountain. I have to arrive on time in my destination, so seeing the Toyota Revo able to drove safely I also thought I can do it. Imagine a driver with no experience driving on a flooded road I really had that scary feeling coz one wrong move we might fall from the high high mountain. But I did the same procedure as you said, as I drove along and halfway through, the car tilted about 30 degrees on the right and that time I stayed focus and stepped on the accelerator steadily...God thank you for giving me courage I did it. My mother soooo frightened of that experience.

[@anilstec]

Glad to know that, you are safe 👍

[@SuperPowerIND-24]

Just few minutes ago, I drove my WagonR through logged water. It was fine till the moment a man stopped his bike infront of me, and a scorpio was completed from the opposite site. The water from the passing scrorpio swept my front window screen, I somehow crossed both of them, i was 70% sure, that I would not make it, but I made it through by driving in 1st gear. I have to return now, but I will try an alternate route. Just 4 steps- 1. If there is an option, and you are not sure, or you are a new driver, then don't drive through water. 2. And if it is an emergency, drive in 1st gear, no ac , keep windows open for escape If doors get locked. 3. If you are stuck and doors are no opening, use the headrest steel to break the glass and escape. Life is more precious. 4. Don't drive fast, keep it at constant speed, dnt remove accelerator pedal. Use clutch to create force. God bless you all.

[@austinjacob2673]

Thank you👏

[@mohitjaisingh8482]

You mean, we have to ride the clutch while accelerating constantly?

[@adyashachauhan6696]

@@mohitjaisingh8482 yup..i do the same..press the accelerator by holding clutch such that u can ride upto a speed of 10-30 ..to move ur vehicle just relax the clutch to get your desired speed.. don't try to do ghun ghun inside water ..only use clutch as much as possible and keep the accelerator pressed

[@inversegaming5343]

Today morning i drove my baleno in a water logged area and i drove it in first gear no ghun ghun but as soon as i came out of water there was smoke everywhere and car engine started to make noise but the car was working well(white smoke,and ac was on)

[@johnsarab4500]

Many compacts have low intakes, including mine. In recent California Bomb Cyclone, I simply avoided deep puddles.

[@MrSupercar55]

You missed out fitting a snorkel if driving through deep water is a regular occurrence. For some models of certain cars, such as the Land Rover Discovery and the Jeep Wrangler, snorkels are sometimes fitted in the factory, but for those types of cars, the ground clearance is so high that the type of flooding that occurs during a prolonged period of rain would pose minimal issues anyway.

[@osoria1669]

Just drove my Nissan xtrail through at least 2.5 feet of water in London, Uk. It went up my windscreen and windows. I was backed up in traffic for 3 hrs and decided to drive along the pavement as it appeared safer. Boy was I wrong!!. I saw maybe 4 cars attempt this during the course of 2 hrs and I had no idea whether they even lived to tell the tale lol. I drive a manual and it was very difficult driving slow enough to not flood my engine and at the same time not to stall my car. I was bricking it!! The adrenaline got to my legs and I was trembling, I thought it was gonna be a wrap. I drove past cars and vans that were flooded and abandoned. I must have driven at least 70 meters. It looked like a horror movie. I prayed all the way through. I don't think I would do this again. Too risky.

[@noname1st139]

I drove through 2ft or more in a ford fiesta and I had no choice but to drive through as it was a flash flood on a motorway, I couldn't turn back, so I tailgate a Van he moved water for me but I lost my rev counter and transmission light stuck on for a couple of days then went, Luckily

[@RobertFredieirobby054]

Very informative.

[@sabhanmohideensheriff6562]

I drove an Ertiga in flood it stalled it is a latest model it doesn't start and also I drove an suzuki esteem it got smoked

[@bentshuang9062]

I was once told reverse is the best way to drive through water , is it true ?

[@anilstec]

Isn’t it dangerous? I am not sure about that

[@bentshuang9062]

Anil's tec & auto I’m not sure either but the theory is reversing do avoid water gets into engine

[@anilstec]

@@bentshuang9062 may be true, it might be tricky to reverse for long without proper knowledge of place

[@jamesb8619]

@@anilstec wouldn’t the water go inside the muffler if driving in reverse?

[@anilstec]

Not sure about that, less likely I think

[@Royal_5665]

Show us the Vent on gearbox.

[@JigneshAmbasana]

Where is the six number in video?

[@ananthuruthil1887]

very informative and useful and of current importance

[@pfftwhut7638]

What six missing?

[@muhammedijas3624]

Please make video of renault captur city traffic driving and highway driving experience

[@ayushkesarwani0]

I am the unlucky one engine hydrolocked and block head broken

[@chiranjkuttyworld5065]

Hi bro,,,,what was the recovery cost you paid to service center & is it cover under insurance?????

[@ayushkesarwani0]

@@chiranjkuttyworld5065 83k and all covered in insurance

[@ryanbrown7328]

thanks brother.

[@indiantrackerlishan7229]

Best video

[@drmanuonlinex]

Anil, any extra precautions to be taken while driving an automatic transmission vehicle in flood waters? Is it advisable, after all? Thank you for this video!!

[@anilstec]

Sure, it’s more risky as you might damage automatic gearbox as well

[@vivekantoni2134]

What about in Automatic?

[@chrisortiz2640]

Learn to drive a manual; it is fun

[@vivekantoni2134]

@@chrisortiz2640 No worries i have I20 Manual.

[@chrisortiz2640]

@@vivekantoni2134 ok

[@friedrichsteiner8411]

What about on automatic transmission?

[@anilstec]

I suggest use manual mode or drive steady

[@mikaelisrafeel7092]

Wtf is FOX WAGAN!!

[@ranjansarma2267]

It is pronounced that way. Volks (german for Folks) and Wagen (german for wagon).

[@NkwasiasemAkwakwa]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣the Indian ascent is interesting when speaking English

[@whocares264]

How many languages do you speak?

[@Mark-wk5xx]

water one euro...water one euro...

[@q-_-p.d-_-b]

#9 Take your air filter cover off.

[@ashbinhadivc7650]

Are you malayali

[@suryagamingff5507]

Op

[@AndrewTate-nn6gh]

Dai ethu pala alle

[@ashbinhadivc7650]

Malayaali aanalle

[@lambforjesus2282]

Most important point of the how to is that, you keep your foot on the accelerator and don’t ease off at any time while in the water. If you need to slow down push the brake at the same time without releasing the accelerator. This creates pressure from the engine and keeps the water out of the muffler. Which is the reason why taller cars do better. The goal is keeping the water out, from going into the engine through the muffler. That is why most cars die. I know of someone who did this for 3 hours and the car never died nor was affected. 👍

[@dillirent4609]

😂😂😂 dumb as hell

[@jamesb8619]

Thanks for the tip. I always wondered how to avoid water going to the muffler especially in an automatic car. My car has manual mode, should I keep it in 1 first gear when doing this?

[@dillirent4609]

@@jamesb8619what he said was all nonsense

[@danielr4134]

What about automatic transmission ?

[@car_holic1995]

Don't drive them..😂

[@ghvtg]

Good video, very instructive. We recently had flood water in our village over in the UK, was pretty deep. Drove our Toyota RAV4 Hybrid through and our Land Rover Discovery (which went past 3 stranded cars!!)

[@MrSupercar55]

Didn’t you get a rope and offer to tow them out? Off-road cars tend to have lots of grunt anyway, but where and when more is needed, a low range setting (usually noted as 4L) can often be selected.

[@ghvtg]

@@MrSupercar55 no, they shouldn't have been stupid enough to try to wade through. One was a Zafira and I saw the lady on Facebook later on that day blaming it on her car saying it was naff and, I quote 'stopped working in the water'. Well, that's because she hydro locked the engine!! The RAV4 Hybrid doesn't have a low range, it's actually fwd and an electric motor engages the rear wheels if extra tractions needed. The Disco of course does, it'd take quite a lot to stop one of those!!

[@GrrMeister]

*And check your brakes as can be ineffective when wet !*

[@anilstec]

Yes

[@princegorman2979]

When the place gets too flooded, the sedans suffer a lot.

[@anilstec]

True

[@FidaFathima-wd8lp]

പാലാ😅

[@vijayvasa7145]

Baleno air intake ? Please reply sir

[@Dead_on_Arrival.]

This is why Offroad 4x4 cars with snorkel are powerful when it comes to these conditions

[@adv.shebinkanjirappallil1733]

Good & True Info. Thanks 🙏

[@kameiwilson12345]

Thanks so much for translating in English.....................

[@souravde970]

Bro it is pouring cats and rains for 2 days and my car is parked in my house. Water level rose and got inside the silencer but doesn't touched the engine Should I start the car or tow it to service center?

[@anilstec]

It might be risky, if water pressure is high it will eventually enter engine, so better not to try starting

[@12vLife]

I wonder if new EVs will be better. I saw one proposed van where they were putting batteries and wire off the floor. wonder about electrocution and fire risk.

[@anilstec]

I think they are waterproof to certain extent

[@jamesb8619]

EV aren’t good for floods. You have a better chance of driving safely through a flood on a gas car over EV.

[@gabrielluiscontreras9188]

Thanks for the video! You have a good voice!

[@tusharvashistha2806]

Hindi bhi bol skte h aap

[@NkwasiasemAkwakwa]

Which is better , gas engines or diesel engines when it comes to driving through water ?

[@anilstec]

Extra torque of diesel might help here

[@Freedomtooffroad]

But if your diseal gets flooded its almost impossible to repair unlike gas

[@iamtomkills]

This is a really good video. Thank you

[@Asad-2166]

Perfectly explained 🇬🇧👌

[@bhagyasingh72]

Can Baleno be driven through water???

[@anilstec]

Check position of your car’s air intake as shown in video.