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My son parked my 2006 RTV on a hill yesterday and the darn thing rolled down into a pond. The entire engine and transmission was submerged for about 15 min before I pulled it out. I know that I need to change the oil, transmission fluid, air filter, oil and trans filters. Is there anything else I need to do before turning it over? </P>
 
THROW YOUR SON IN THE POND ???.... </P>


Fuel tank??? You might want to also check with your dealer to get advise from him.</P>


Sorry to hear of your delema! I would be fit to be tied if this was me! Luckily he's your son!</P>


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Diesel engines are quite forgiving. Change all of your fluids and filters. Run for 5 hours and change engine and tranny oil again. Blow dry all electronics and apply light coat of silicone. You'll be OK. Good luck.</P>
 
I'm sorry to hear about what happened with your RTV. I would do the things as mentioned in the other posts.Though immediately I would park it outside in the sunshine if possible and open up everything so it will air and dry out, the dump bed, the hood andraise the seat. You might even remove the seat and hang it up to drip dry, with the foam padding it may take it a while to dry out. You may even have to replace the plywood bottom on the seat. Also, you mightneed to disconnect the exhaust pipe from the engine to drain it too. I'm not sure that itwill blow it all out when cranking the engine. I just wouldn't want it to be in there very long.</P>
 
thanks for all of your input. I am relieved to know that there is something like this available for all of us do it yourselfers. </P>


Do you guys think that I should take the starter off and have it checked out. I tried to crank it today and it seemed like it was dragging. The battery is still showinga full charge on mytester butI have not put it to a charger yet. might even change batteries just for the hell of it</P>


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Is it a sealed battery? You could have water (more thannormal)in there also.</P>


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Call you insurance company if you have insurance on the unit. If not check out Allstate they have very low rates on these units (as low as $150 a year). Some home policies cover these types of vehicles also.</P>
 
After tinkering all morning and part of the afternoon I was able to drain and replace everything (including the battery) and the darn thing still would not start. Finally I took the starter of and had it rebuilt to the tune of $70.00. After a few spitts and sputters it started up and is running like a top. I'm going to change the engine oil and filter againafter a few hours because it still has a slight milky color to it.I ended up removing the muffler screen on the pipe to get all of the water out and it seems to breath a lot better even before it went for a swim.</P>


Is there any subistute for the transmission fluid? I have not priced other dealers but ours is over 17.00 per gallon. </P>


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http://www.messicks.com/dept39/Kubota/Super_UDT.aspx</P>


If your going to change the fluids now, and then do it again later you could use a UDT, or even a standard hytran for the first oil change. When you do it the 2nd time, I would suggest super UDT. You'll read many experiences of performance difference with lower grade oils. </P>


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If I were you I'd run a couple of oil analysis tests over the next couple of months. Your local Cat dealer can do it or you can go online and find a lab. It'll cost you $15 - $25or so a test but it might save you thousands $$$ by doing a little preventative and predictive maintenance. </P>


The tests will give you more information than you'll ever want to know about the condition of your engine and your lubes.It'll give youthe levels of wear metals, silicon (dirt from the pond water), and additives (TBN , TBA , acid/base/moisture neutralizers) present in the oil.It'll also checkfor any water and coolant in the oil. </P>


You can get the tests for your hydraulic and transmission systems, too. </P>


Just be thankful that the engine wasn't running when it got submerged. You'd be looking at a cracked head, bent rods, bent crank, etc. </P>


Maybe this will help your son do a science project about how gravity affects his finances and mechanical systems...</P>
 
You are saying that you still have a little milky color in the oil. I would not run it </P>


to long. For as you know, the "milky color" is water in the oil. And that's not </P>


good for it at all. Might run itVERY, VERY,little, change it again,AND AGAIN, until all the discolor is</P>


gone out of the fluids. I would keep changeing the oil until it stayed the proper </P>


color. I know it cost a little now to keeop changeing it, but might cost alot on down the </P>


road if you keep the "discolored" oil a running in it .......</P>
 
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