Breathers for my Hilux

Hi there Brett, we are doing the high country in another 2 months have had diff breathers fitted for ages but never bothered with the transfer case or the gear box, would you recomend doing them, if so are they hard to do?? Can you just extend what is already there or do I need to get some special fittings etc. Dont know what the depth will be like across the Murray depends on rain/ snow etc but would prefer to be prepared. Regards Steve M

If it was me - my Hilux - I wouldn't bother

I spend a bit of time up around the high country, going up Dargo way again over the Sept holidays, I will not be adding breathers do my gearbox, diffs yes hence fitting it up the other day

The only time I got water in the boxes was when crossing rivers up to and over bonnet, I made it safely those few times but watched many fail, I have grown older (don't know about wiser) but water that deep concerns me now, with the kids and all. Those crossings were just after the winter but I have NEVER seen water at those levels since. I was up Licola way a few weeks ago, the rivers are real low for this time of year I thought.

From memory I used the existing fitting on the box but added the hose and clamp to extend (not much room between box and the floor) It was a bugger of a job from memory ....

I had the breathers but was certain the water gets in from the top of the box anyway (gear shifter somewhere) I might be wrong.

Your lucky you have the HI-lux, the gearbox is miles from the ground, you would have to cross port Philip bay to get water up to that g/box :-)

That model in your pic was a great tuff truck, I couldn't break it :-)

Don't worry too much. There's bugger all snow. Could be the lowest the Murray's ever been at Tom Groggin at this time of year for 30 years and it's not going to go up much before it starts coming down for the summer.

The last three times I've been through it's barely wet the sidesteps. You need to take the right line on the Tom Groggin crossing. The correct line is actually to take a bit of a half circle line - follow the edge of the smooth water. The deepest crossing is straight across but you need to do a hard left (assuming you are heading to Vic) at the end if you do that too. The angles of entry and exit will give you the idea. I've got it on video somewhere - I'll see if I can find it.

Nothing like the Wonnangatta last November was anyway.

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Thanks guys sounds like I wont bother with it, if it does pour down and does get high then I will just dump the oil from gearbox and transfer when I get back home. Regards Steve m