Problems with wading

Just before christmas too the 110 through some fairly deep water and ended up with a couple of problems.Are these wear and tear or cos I went for a a bit of a paddle?The handbrake weldied it self on and the starter motor packed up.its a standard 200tdi.what preparations can it do to prevent this happing again?

Oops!
Deep water takes a bit of planning. Hit any water, even a couple of inches, too fast and it can splash around in the engine bay causing terminal damage. Get just a drop up the air intake and the engine stops dead with serious internal damage.
It's comes as no great shock then to find that water on a (probably) well corroded handbrake linkage was the 'last straw' for that item.
The starter motor, being fitted low, also got a soaking and, being an electrical item, did'nt like it at all.
There will be people coming up with all sorts of ideas such as plastic bags and water-proofing sprays, but to be honest, the only real answer is wade slow and shallow.
Book an off-road training course for a day and get some expert training on how to handle deeper water. It will save you money in the long run.
Good luck.

one word... bow wave

to be honest, its a pretty common occurance for the HB to sieze and an allready knackered starter will soon pack up if dunked, exp. during the winter months.

carry a big hammer to free the HB, no probs. regualar maintenence will prevent a sediment build up in the drum. alternatively X-eng do a disk HB conversion which will prevent allot of the problems. id spend your money here, not on an offroad tuition coarse

might be worth taking the starter out, taking it apart to clean, re-lube and re-seal it well. inc. the solonoid pack ontop. unless its completely dead, then just replace it.

G

yeah tried a bow wave as learnt on an off road course but tit was up to 4 feet deep in places!Got a three inch lift on me Beast but still didnt take it in the deepest bits.Hand brake was WEILDED on!Club and sledge woulkdnt move it even when i had it taken off!Starter has seized completely but i got plenty of trucks to bump start me