samcarlos

After recent flooding in my area, I was wondering if components were sealed and waterproof.... I came for a landrover lr4 and that thing was made for wading. Has anyone had any issues with water messing up with electronics.

odd-6

Generally if you drive through water deeper than your hubs you will need to change your diff oil, I wouldn't recommend wading.

MotoMedic

Like odd-6 said, if the water is high enough to cover the wheel center caps, you'll likely be in trouble.

I drove though a flood in my 2015 and a few days later had a noise coming from the rear end. Sure enough, water in the differential... I was really disappointed everything wasn't sealed. Luckily, I knew the service tech at the dealership so they covered it under warranty. Not sure what they would have said if I didn't know anyone there.

dodgeman1

I wonder where the differentials are vented? I noticed on a truck I owned in the past the vent was hooked up to a tube and was tucked up fairly high.

bfabian

I have had both of my f150s up to the bottom of the headlights driving through water.. No issues with either of them. my diff vent is relocated up to the motor bay.

stowaway

It's not just the differential vents, but having hot components get dunked in cool water will pull a little bit past the seals and into the axle tubes.

svenny

I would think an xl fx4 package NA engine would handle it different than a 2wd platinum with turbos... I took a 2012 f150 through water almost over the front bumper and didn't see any issues.

DeltaNu1142

Engine selection is important, here. Noteworthy is that the 5.0L has the alternator mounted toward the bottom of the engine compartment. For those that have gone into standing water up to their headlights, I'm interested to know what is under the hood.

ZeroTX

That's a load of hooey. You people must not live where it floods a lot, haha. I've driven trucks and cars through water over the hubs a hundred times and never had an issue.

Edit: I would like to identify the exact location (and height) of the vent tubes front and rear.

DeltaNu1142

It floods frequently here in Florida. I haven't taken the F150 into anything deep, but once in my Tundra I was driving on a South Tampa street and there was enough standing water that after I stopped at an intersection, my wake caught up and shoved me forward about a foot. Unless you've taken a good look at your diff fluid, you may not know whether there's a problem.

I'm not sure if this is current or not. I'm going to follow the hoses next time I'm under the truck: