chiefcherokee

I just about s**t myself 20 minutes ago when I drove through about 8" of water on the road then continued up a hill and my engine started being funky. The RPM and stuff would jump and stuff and it was weird. I don't know how that's possible as it was only like 8" of water and I wasn't going faster than like 12mph. I drove for a minute or two and the engine was back to normal.

Weird. How can I NEVER do this again?

XJ Stryker

Measuer to where you Air Box is. If it is any deeper than that you will Stall.

So I would say 24 inches would be ok but any deeper and you got problems.

XJ Stryker

If you don't want to worry about stalling buy a Snorkel and Extend your exhaust pip upwards like a smoke stack.

chiefcherokee

But I just don't understand how 8" could do that? I've seen freakin' Dodge Neons do that!

XJ Stryker

I don't know man... Anyone else with experience in this I mean Cherokees can go through water pretty easily. I have heard some people losing there alternator but even that is rare.

Other than that I just Don't know

Belto

check your electrical connections down there,, might have something lose,, IDK thats weird..

okcjeeper

I doubt that 8" of water would do that..Has to be something else causing it to sputter up a hill...I drive through 8" of water anytime it rains taking my kids to school...I drove through water that was to just below the doors and had no issues. Now did this sputtering and what not happen only going up hill or did it happen on flat ground?

muddeprived

driving in 8" of water at 12 mph would cause a little splash. maybe water got over the distributor cap and plugs. When those get wet inside, they cause the jeep to run funny. Check your air filter to see if it's wet.

BlueXJ

Wet air filters essentially cut off the air intake to the engine. Thus starving the engine and flooding it with fuel. That will make anything stumble a little.

Howler_GT

A stock Xj can cross approx 280-320 miles of water depends on your MPG.
That is if it's only 4-6" deep.

Don't mind me...heat got to me at J/Y today...just being a smart***

muddeprived

I dunno...i think the friction and added force the jeep has to endure while passing through water may decrease the gas mileage considerably.

Howler_GT

Ohhhh...shush.

J/K, but you are right. The drag would decrease mileage more than just considerably.

c-loss

this weekend i had water to my headlights and i got threw it just fine. Cant play nascar when its that deep but you can do it.

xj jeepman

play nascar haha nice

VenomHP

I would say it was your distributor cap