The owner of a pickup truck Nissan failed miserably in an attempt to cross a river in Canterbury, New Zealand.
The scene was filmed by Jamie Jackwho posted the video on his Facebook page. In the clip, which has already exceeded 35,000 views, you can see the beginning of what turned out to be a very bad idea.
The video shows the vehicle at the start of its passage across the Ashburton River, shortly before it overturned and sank into what Jack described as a hole under the water.
Second Motor 1the Ashburton River is a braided river, a type of river very common on the Canterbury Plains on the South Island of New Zealand. Unlike a single-channel river, braided rivers are spread over wide, shallow gravel beds that continually divide and rejoin in constantly changing channels.
This geography makes them deceptively dangerous to cross. Water depth can change dramatically in just a few meters, and what appeared to be a shallow passage may hide a deep channel carved by recent water flows.
In Jack’s case, there was also the danger of water entering the engine. According to the magazine NZ4WDrebuilding an engine swallowed by a river can be very laborious and expensive.
Luckily for Jack, emptying the oil pan and cleaning the water from the glow plugs was enough to get the pick-up going again, according to Jack himself.
It should be noted, however, that water intrusion into engine oil, transmission, differentials and electrical systems can cause problems that don’t show up immediately, so whether the Nissan will remain fully functional in the long term is another question.
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