Installing a snorkel .... help!

For the $100 I was quoted to fit one last week, I would pay it.

I know someone who got the wrong template for his car, no comeback on the company, just an extra hole in his guard...

Hi Greydemon,
I've just done a TD5, so I hope the experience is similar. The airbox already had a pipe coming from it that then went through the side of the engine bay and into the top of the inside guard. The hole should already be there for the air to get through, the only hole I had to put in that inside panel was for a rivit to hold a flange that was siliconed in place. To get to the bolts on the inside of the snorkel, I firstly loctited the threaded rod into the snorkel, removed the plastic wheel lining guard from inside the wheel well, then this gave good access to the back of the guard panel. When everything was siliconed up then just put the nylocs on and did them up. remember to use lots of silicon everywhere the air passes and trust the template. BTW, a 16mm drill as required by Safari will cost about $50 or so, I did all of mine with a 12mm drill and it worked perfectly, and also trust the template, they are good. Also dont centrepuch the panels, the aluminium will just deflect, just use a 1 or 1.5mm drill bit and lots of masking tape.

I cant help with the D1, but if you try www.disco2.com there is a good article in there. www.discoweb.org may also have something, not sure.

Regards
Slunnie

Greydemon

I tend to agree with Truckster on this one for a little extra on top of the snorkel you can get it fitted by someone.

Other things to remember though that the air filter box (on mine anyway) is square. The wheel stop wont fit over the kjack anymore.
The jack is going to moved anyway to fit a second battery. The square filter minimises the size of battery.

I have a V8 so not sure if the setup under the bonnet of a diesel is any different.

Regards

P.S Hello Slunnie long time no speak