This Is What It Looks Like When You Try To Drown A Jeep Cherokee While It's Still Running

A 1989 Cherokee owner decided to purposefully dunk his car in deep water 'for science' - the results are fascinating and mildly distressing to watch...
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The reason for this unceremonious dunking? According to the uploader: “sometimes at medium speeds my Jeep would stall while going through 1ft+ puddles. It would make it through just fine, but the engine would shut off and I would coast to the other end. It would start up fine after a minute or two….Being stumped by this odd phenomenon, it was time to do some ‘research’”

Unsurprisingly, this didn’t sit well with the poor Jeep:

“The damages that this and two previous dunkings caused was rather enlightening. Dirty water worked it’s way into just about every part of my Jeep inside and out.

Quite a few bearings were destroyed either by direct contact with gritty water or oil contamination over time Including: alternator rear bearing, mechanical fan bearing, driveshaft U-joints, transfer case bearings, piston rings, tie rod Ends, all front and rear axle bearings.

Electrical components and connections affected include: starter, alternator, CPS sensor, cap and rotor, oil pressure sender, turn signal bulb Sockets, IAC sensor, blower motor.

Fluids and greases that were contaminated include: engine oil, front and rear diff fluid, transfer case fluid, drive shaft u-joints, tie rod ends.”

Ouch.

Video via Truck Yeah

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Comments

Anonymous

WHY WOULD ANYONE DO THAT TO A CHEROKEE?!?!?

04/24/2016 - 13:52 |
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NotAGremlin

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

To come up with a reason to build a perfectly good car?

04/24/2016 - 17:29 |
10 | 0
Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

For the glory of Satan, of course!

04/24/2016 - 18:12 |
6 | 2
On the Apex
04/24/2016 - 14:00 |
16 | 0
Anonymous

Dirty water worked its* way ;)

04/24/2016 - 14:03 |
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Anonymous

Cckkcl5ykgiqu4984rheqi you u

04/24/2016 - 14:05 |
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Tesla 1

Welp,it looks hungry.

04/24/2016 - 14:06 |
49 | 2

Hahahahaha

04/24/2016 - 14:31 |
0 | 0

It likes Imports particularly Japanese, skittish, look at me wangs, and sedans

04/24/2016 - 19:48 |
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Elis Cazacu

Looool thats surprizing

04/24/2016 - 14:30 |
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ferrarman11

Basically what the man is doing to the poor car

04/24/2016 - 14:50 |
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Flikflix1

It’s just an XJ…it’ll buff out

04/24/2016 - 15:01 |
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Dr. DOHC VVT-i (Riley Sawyer)

With the whole puddle thing, the jeep must be scared of water. Lolol

04/24/2016 - 15:01 |
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Nikoxio

“Here we have the elusive dumbassticus maximus.”

I couldn’t hold a straight face

04/24/2016 - 15:08 |
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