anirudhashish

Bow wave is exactly what I meant until I read this , any how The pressure vents from the image explain why I had the spare wheel and the woofer their in a puddle , The water level was never that high , but the vents enable the spare wheel cavity to tank up

I found out the worst way possible... TDI DSG The depth was surveyed to be about 1.5 Ft max , i was expecting 3/4th of the tire to be submerged, and cruise through. The shaft which developed ahead of the bumper was seen over the hood once in a while , at the deepest point the DSG decided to engage the 2nd gear ,revs went from about 2k to a 1000, bam.... and the engine stalled. we had to push the car out , bucketed out the water , and damage assessment started , The first effort was made about 2 hours after , the engine did not crank , just the CLICK sound from some relay some where , under hood , on inspection I found water in the GLOW PLUG cavities , used an air compressor to blow dry the cavities , NO LUCK I opened the Air filter awaiting a horror story but to my surprise it was all good , clean and dry A fellow decided to help us and towed us for about 50Odd clicks (The power steering seemed to be working as long as the tires were moving, i always taught its PURELY engine based) Some where during the Tow I decided to crank , and we had POWER , i let the engine heat up , and bang , we had juice , Damage assessment , The water that entered the passenger compartment blew the AIRBAG module (Just ahead,below of the gear stick , ) Also blew the Communication BUS , right next to the AIRBAG Module and blew the Amp , under the Passenger seat Retrospect : - Max Water wading depth - Half the Tire While water wading - Use Triptronic and stick to the First gear+ High RPM

Style 2.0 TDI DSG Lava Blue with about 7k on the clock , Charms me every time I peak at it

Saying hello from the Land of the Snow Lepord with the Alaskan Bear (S~Kodiaq )