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13/03/2013
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CA Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 03/11/2013 Art Car and Claudio Duarte Etc. Photo / Art <252>
MARY ERHARDY / ART CLAUDIO DUARTE
RIO - Every summer, scenes of cars in the middle of water, mud and dirt. At the time of the floods, luck just is not enough ... With some care you can prevent the car is badly damaged or even suffer a total loss.
The first recommendation is obvious: avoid leaving the car on days when the rain floods the city. The problem is when the driver is in the middle of the street during a storm.
Arriving at the edge of a large pond, the driver must stop and watch the cars that are already in the water. If you're hitting the half height of the wheels, it is best to give up the journey, touching a corner, away from drains and hope the level rise no more.
If you cross the water is absolutely necessary, should be expected to follow the car in front by a good stretch, leaving open area between a good car and another. To enter the water, you should engage a low gear (preferably the first, in manual cars, or "L", the automatic) and go straight on at low speed, maintaining constant acceleration. This lock prevents water leakage. One should not change the motion into the water. And it is good to stay away from the bus, avoiding wavelets.
The central part of the track is higher and therefore more secure. In addition, the drains (often without lids) are usually near the curb.
After passing through the flooded passage, and now walking with the car, the driver must give some light footsteps on the brakes to dry the system faster and be able to stop in an emergency.
If, however, the car stalls in the pool, it is best not to insist on the game and push it to a dry part (or shallower). There is great possibility that the crash was caused by hydraulic wedge. That is, the water invaded the combustion chamber and the engine caught.
In this case, the worst thing to do is try to start the car: how water can not be compressed, the rods can warp and break up after some time, causing the loss of the engine.
A car that was stopped when it was partially covered by flooding also at risk of suffering hydraulic wedge. Just as the water has reached the height of the air intake of the engine.
When everything is calmer, will be the time for visual inspection. The first item to check is the air filter. If it's dry, you can try to leave. Before that, however, you should see the oil.
If water has entered the crankcase, the dipstick will have a grayish color or latte.
- So, better not to risk it and call the tow - Alert Francisco Satkunas, director of the Society of Engineers Mobility (SAE Brazil).
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