Re: Ford EcoSport : Official Review Quote:
Originally Posted by roy_libran It is also entirely possible that the driver drove into the water a bit too fast, thereby making the water enter the intake. Point is - driving through water necessitates certain precautions, and a lot of judgement, failing to observe which can be catastrophic. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Dhrubo Agreed. And that is why I mentioned diesel engines are less forgiving than their petrol counterparts. I have read through all the necessary precautions while driving through water but I feel we are also dependent on the traffic you are moving with. What if the vehicle in front of you comes to a dead stop?
Also my question still stays, isn't moving the air intake up a little prevent some cases like these? | Quote:
Originally Posted by anks_at The vehicle is designed/capable of "careful" 500+mm of water wading as claimed by Ford. Now how do we know whether its actually true or not. User error is highly likely.
But as far as i remember, the UK manual of the Ecosport had a much lower figure of 300some mm in it. So has Ford done something for India? Is it really successful? Or are we all mistaken? | Quote:
Originally Posted by techfreak You are right on this. In fact I have myself highlighted this point of lower water clearance in UK spec model in one of my previous post in this same thread. And the figure of UK model is 8 inch or 200 mm only at max speed of 10 kmph.
I didn't mean to not use the max limit of vehicle as per manufacturer claim, I just wanted to comment on the modification part.
Yes this point of claimed water clearance against the actual capability of the vehicle needs to be ascertained. Anyone with an ecosport (I am yet to take delivery :-( ) can measure the height of air intake from ground and confirm for everyone's benefit. |
Hey guys,
Donot draw any hasty conclusions, it will take a perfect idiot for the water to enter ecosports engine as I have previously shared with the toppling incidents.
Dont worry, the ecosport has the water wading of 550mm at 5 to10kmph speed, I have seen it my self.
Please understand we are dealing with a car and not a submarine and we are talking about water wading and not water cruising or water racing so we have to factor the after water splash. (No offence to anybody)
I have already tested it with the car submerged in water after taking the measurement of the air intake from the floor.
Here are my detailed findings.
1.Air intake bottom level from ground is 860mm so a safe 310mm after you have hit the 550mm mark
2.Measure of 540mm for you to easily remember is bottom of fog lamps.You can safely submerge the car till here.make sure the lamps are off.
3.370mm is when the driver doors bottom touches the water (plastic cladding of running board already under water.
4.510.mm with the all door's plastic cladding submerged underwater.
5.310mm is the bottom most tip of silencer so if you want to submerge more than that be sure to give sufficient acceleration to prevent water entering silencer.
6.glow plug module is 830 mm from floor level (after relocation) originally was at 400mm as per international standards(U.k EUROPE)
7.half tyre submerge till ford logo bottom (290mm)and till top of logo(350mm).
The UK versions airintake must be at a lower level but surely the glow plug module is at 400mm.So they advertise it as 300mm water wading.
PS.please note that you have to factor the extra height of water splash and approach angle when you wade.I think that is the reason ford has given the extra 300mm after 550mm.
It is my guess that the people who faced the problem did not factor approach angle and water splash.
Hope this helps.
Happy motoring
Last edited by ecosport rules : 29th October 2013 at 15:03.
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