Flooding: Protect yourself and learn how to recover your car
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With greater consistency of rainfall during the season of summer, it is difficult to face flooded streets, some almost insurmountable for many vehicles. It is also common to most drivers do not know how to act in these hours. Go through this without some inconvenience requires strategies and care, knowing that you are now.
The first, and simplest, is to pay attention on your daily route to identify possible points of flooding and alternative routes for a possible diversion. However, it is outside the routine that the risks are greater. Where to start raining heavily in an area known you, seek shelter in the local high time to improve. If there is flooding in the region, hold the water down. If not, the idea is to analyze the conditions of the sentence to be traveled.
Before addressing the flooded street, notice other cars that might be going through there. See where the water reaches the vehicle. If the limit is above half of the wheel, in the case of models of walking, give up. The risk of being on the road increases significantly. Otherwise, proceed with care, the middle of the runway, an area normally higher. Coupling the first, and keeping constant acceleration (not too strong) and without taking the foot off the accelerator.
Avoid making the crossing next to large vehicles such as buses or trucks, because the movement of them can produce small waves, and that the engine of your car aspirate water. If this occurs, do not try to make the match, since the attempts can cause damage to the electrical and, of course, the actual engine. The entry of water in the cylinders can cause the hydraulic block, serious problem in these cases. The advised the vehicle is out and call a tow. Another thing you should give these hours are without holes and manhole cover, which, submerged, can damage tires, wheels and suspensions. Follow the following tips to deal with other flooding:
I'm stuck in traffic and the water is rising. What do I do?
Stay tuned at. If you get water in the middle of the wheel, check the possibility of putting at least part of the car on the sidewalk to raise the height of the exhaust outlet. Of course, it is important to know which side is the output of the pipe.
Unable to raise the exhaust and the water does not stop rising. What do I do?
If the water invading the inside of the vehicle, and there is no way get him out of the place, leave it immediately. Get out before the water reaches the window, it can be difficult to open the door. Find a safe place and return when the storm ends.
My car was flooded. And now?
Do not switch the engine under any circumstances. Call the tow. Depending on the case, you may need to replace all fluids: motor oil, transmission, brakes, steering and hydraulic cooling. The filters also need to be replaced (air, cabin, fuel, oil etc). It is necessary to remove the carpets and seats for cleaning the interior. The costs vary between $ 150 and U.S. $ 3, depending on damage.
And the insurance, pay the damage?
Find out if the policy covers your vehicle from flooding. Either way, companies do research to assess whether the user is referred to the risk. If you try your luck in the flood and ended up along the way, lose the right to award.
What is hydraulic shoe?
The combustion engines create mechanical energy by the explosion of a pressurized mixture of air and fuel. When the piston tries to compress the contents of the cameras, are the water "breaks" that came by the admission of air. Today is a stride that the rods can twist and damage the crankshaft. In the worst cases, can occur even broken in the engine block, condemning it.
Source: Auto Sports
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