Cornish Rattler Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Hi guys Son has just bought a 52 plate Disco 2 td5 manual, anyway amongst other things he wants to fit a snorkle but not sure how you stop rain water being sucked in the top of the snorkle whilst driving, obviously snorkle would need to be sealed in the engine bay and the type of snorkle he wants is a Kova snorkle, what do you think 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 I can't see why you'd want a snorkel with a filter in open air, that's bound to get wet in our climate. Mine (on a 300Tdi) is open tube until the (engine bay) air filter box, and topped with a u-bend of silicone hose so it points down... simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 48 minutes ago, SPendrey said: I can't see why you'd want a snorkel with a filter in open air, that's bound to get wet in our climate. Mine (on a 300Tdi) is open tube until the (engine bay) air filter box, and topped with a u-bend of silicone hose so it points down... simple. Ar so the airfilter is enough to stop water from getting in 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 No, gravity is stopping any rainwater getting in, unless I'm upside down. 🙂 The air filter is just doing its normal job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Just fit a donaldson type centrifugal cap. Those nice Chines chaps sell them on ebay for not a lot and they work very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 6 hours ago, SPendrey said: No, gravity is stopping any rainwater getting in, unless I'm upside down. 🙂 The air filter is just doing its normal job. Are o was thinking more of rain getting sucked in whilst driving 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 34 minutes ago, Cornish Rattler said: Are o was thinking more of rain getting sucked in whilst driving 🙂 Yes, it happens. Is it a problem? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 16 hours ago, Cornish Rattler said: Are o was thinking more of rain getting sucked in whilst driving 🙂 Main reason for leaving the flutter valve in the air filter housing. Donaldson types seperate the water out as part of the centrifugal filtering and it drains out of a drain hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Are right ok just need to sort a snorkle now, thanks guys 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Plenty of cheap, sub £100, new ones on The Bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 8/18/2021 at 11:38 AM, Nonimouse said: Plenty of cheap, sub £100, new ones on The Bay Thanks, he's just got to sort a couple of jobs out on it first then he well start looking 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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