Thread: Fitting a Mantec snorkel to 07+ defender - Where does the seal go?

David,

On Defender2.net in the gallery section is a pictorial "how to". Follow this as it makes it dead easy, that's how I did mine.

Just tried to post a link and the Gallery section is down. PM me your e-mail and I can send you a PDF of the information. It's about 4MB.

Cheers

PM sent.

I have just been over at Defender2.net looking for that tutorial, because I remember a bloke called AndrewS posted up a few pictures, but buggered if I can find his post!!

Anyway, I am currently stopped trying to figure out how to pull out the original plastic "cover" on the air intake. Does it just pull out? I can see some fasteners on the back of the tube, but am hoping with some gentle prising, it will pop out.

Use a flat plastic blade (so it doesn't scratch anything) and gently pry all 4 sides and it will pop off.

Got the PDF. It is excellent.

Why can't Mantec come up with something like that.....

Much appreciated.
David

Originally Posted by spudboy

Why can't Mantec come up with something like that.....

I think that is what everyone who has fitted one has probably said!

The PDF is the pictures from AndrewS' tutorial on Defender2.net I downloaded them and put them into a file for easy access as a mate needed a copy to fit his RAI.

do you know if they are waterproof and suitable for deep wading? I was looking around the Mantec site earlier (looking for installation instructions) and I saw they sell a wading kit for the New Defender. Is this something else that adds on to the basic snorkel?

Have you ever had yours in deep water?

I have done any distance more than about 20m through water above tyre height yet so I can't answer that. I have done a number of short in and out of creeks and washouts that have been a little higher with no problems.

Originally Posted by dm_td5

I have done any distance more than about 20m through water above tyre height yet so I can't answer that. I have done a number of short in and out of creeks and washouts that have been a little higher with no problems.

Hi going to do a few river tripsin the winter here so fitting a wading kit like in my old td5 to diffs, gearbox, transfer box and also raising the fuel breather to the same hieght by running it forward with the rest of the pipes up to the height of the snorkel (when it arrives from the UK!!), I had my old td5 ECU compartment box sealed completly with a breather pipeto the height of the roof, no problems, still debating whether to do this while I have a warranty, they look for excuses to shut you out of a warranty here, will work with specialtly shop her who are active 4WD and will figure it out