Though my LC is only a month old, after fixing a few odds and ends and installing new leather to freshen up the interior i decided to take it out with some friends wheeling last weekend.
Performed great but then a jeep got stuck in the river, i elected to yank him out:
He was stuck pretty well and I dug a nice hole:
The winch on the CJ broke and the cruise spent a good 15 minutes like this:
the drivers side had about 3 inches of water in it.
Now, the cruiser shut off once while in the river and once on shore while we worked on getting the jeep out, but it started easy each time and i never shut it off.
Immediate issues:
-AC blew but wasn't cold
-rear AC fan didnt work
-Both DRL bulbs blew and the pass side lights were full of water
-oil pressure read MAX and water temp reads min and acts odd
-diff locks were flickering and rear locker took a long time to turn off
-Head unit didnt work
-carpet stank
-iphone 4 wasnt cooperating
-randomly wouldnt start (acted like starter contacts)
-not a single fuse blew, i checked them all
The following is what worked for me:
-got it home and completely removed all of the seats/carpet
-vacuumed carpet
-removed kick panels/all plastics
-vacuumed all standing water in the truck
-using bolts i moved the wire loom off the body to allow air to flow
Then i started the truck, closed the doors, put in a large fan that i have and put the heater on full blast with the AC off and recirculate on.
5 hours of idling with the heater going and the car was drying out. It was easily over 100deg inside. The heat quickly dried the truck out.
Also should note that at the bottom of the A pillars and B pillars are foam that are jammed down in the unibody. Removed this and tossed it in the truck to dry better.
at the end of 5 hours everything was working except the DRLs and the radio.
The next day after work i replaced the DRLs and the head unit dried out enough that i was able to get the stereo to fire up and all speakers worked! unfortunately the radio would stay on all the time even when the key was out. I have a new to me amp from a mud member on the way. I let it idle in the drive with the heater going again for about 3 hours for good measure.
The next day i tackled the starter. Purchased contacts and a plunger from Toyota, but when i got to the starter and removed it from the car...i drained about a 1/4 cut of water out of it. Took it apart and found a lot of corrosion and decided a reman would be best.
The following day i replaced driveline fluids and found water in the front diff.
Took the opportunity to clean EVERYTHING and installed my OME lift while I was at it.
Scary situation for sure, this truck is in great shape and I can say it has made a full recovery. Hopefully this helps someone else in the future.
carpet inside, cleaned and drying: note the missing plastic wear panel. I tore this off the carpet because it was soaking wet underneath it. I just used some spray upholstery glue from the new leather project the week before.
when i did the starter, i also did my valve cover gaskets. This is what 200k miles looks like. Impresive:
Performed great but then a jeep got stuck in the river, i elected to yank him out:
He was stuck pretty well and I dug a nice hole:
The winch on the CJ broke and the cruise spent a good 15 minutes like this:
the drivers side had about 3 inches of water in it.
Now, the cruiser shut off once while in the river and once on shore while we worked on getting the jeep out, but it started easy each time and i never shut it off.
Immediate issues:
-AC blew but wasn't cold
-rear AC fan didnt work
-Both DRL bulbs blew and the pass side lights were full of water
-oil pressure read MAX and water temp reads min and acts odd
-diff locks were flickering and rear locker took a long time to turn off
-Head unit didnt work
-carpet stank
-iphone 4 wasnt cooperating
-randomly wouldnt start (acted like starter contacts)
-not a single fuse blew, i checked them all
The following is what worked for me:
-got it home and completely removed all of the seats/carpet
-vacuumed carpet
-removed kick panels/all plastics
-vacuumed all standing water in the truck
-using bolts i moved the wire loom off the body to allow air to flow
Then i started the truck, closed the doors, put in a large fan that i have and put the heater on full blast with the AC off and recirculate on.
5 hours of idling with the heater going and the car was drying out. It was easily over 100deg inside. The heat quickly dried the truck out.
Also should note that at the bottom of the A pillars and B pillars are foam that are jammed down in the unibody. Removed this and tossed it in the truck to dry better.
at the end of 5 hours everything was working except the DRLs and the radio.
The next day after work i replaced the DRLs and the head unit dried out enough that i was able to get the stereo to fire up and all speakers worked! unfortunately the radio would stay on all the time even when the key was out. I have a new to me amp from a mud member on the way. I let it idle in the drive with the heater going again for about 3 hours for good measure.
The next day i tackled the starter. Purchased contacts and a plunger from Toyota, but when i got to the starter and removed it from the car...i drained about a 1/4 cut of water out of it. Took it apart and found a lot of corrosion and decided a reman would be best.
The following day i replaced driveline fluids and found water in the front diff.
Took the opportunity to clean EVERYTHING and installed my OME lift while I was at it.
Scary situation for sure, this truck is in great shape and I can say it has made a full recovery. Hopefully this helps someone else in the future.
carpet inside, cleaned and drying: note the missing plastic wear panel. I tore this off the carpet because it was soaking wet underneath it. I just used some spray upholstery glue from the new leather project the week before.
when i did the starter, i also did my valve cover gaskets. This is what 200k miles looks like. Impresive:
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what a mess! How does your alternator sound? Any squealing from being submerged for so long?
