Something hit the underside of my truck in high water.

I KNEW I should have cleaned that black spot off of my truck!

 

OP, did you figure it out? Any damage? Any leaks? Did you talk to your truck to make sure it wasn't just a shiver?

 

Gator tail give your truck a slap?

 

There isn't any visible damage, and no other weirdness that would make me think anything got into the transmission or differential. I did pat him on the head and tell him he was a good boy and I was proud of him, so maybe that helped. I need to take it in for an oil change so maybe I'll ask them to give it a look over just to be sure.

 

Remember, when you give him an oil change, tickle the oil pan, it will help remove all the oil

 

Probably the monster from Tremors. I hear they have adapted to the water now.

 

OP, it sounds like you had a minor “collision” with something under the water or floating on the water. Don’t sweat it. I drive through water that deep a few times a year and hit crap many times a year even with no water involved. The worst damage I have consists of gouges and small dents in the frame, skid plate, rock sliders, etc. If there is no visible damage, it’s likely you hit a piece of floating wood or some such.

Also realize that even if you got water into your diff, it doesn’t cause any immediate damage or noise. A small amount of water in the gear oil does not dramatically reduce the lubricating properties of the oil leading to immediate damage.

The largest water egress risk by far is into your engine air intake which is much higher than 1 foot off the ground. Significant water getting into the intake can lead to a very bad day. Water is not compressible and can lead to a major engine failure if enough of it gets into a cylinder.

 

I have an Impala I heard banging from the trunk one time I decided to ignore it best decision ever

 

we don't call them slow anymore...we say "neurodivergent" smh

 

Damn i'm old we just called em tards

 

In my house, we still do...