Fitting Snorkel to 300 Tdi Defender

[Jock The Rock]

Today I started the switch over, thought I might post it up in tutorials to help anyone else attempting it as well

First things first

Go here and print yourself off a set of instructions

Safari Snorkel System - SS550HF (http://www.safarisnorkel.com/snorkel/ss550hf/ss550hf.htm)

(Right down the bottom of the page)

If its coming off one vehicle and going onto another and been there a while get your hands on a can of this :twisted:

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Next step was to pull the old one off

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Easy half dozen screws and some nylock nuts. Undo the pipe clamp and your free

Check the seal to see if its broken. Mine was. Also the corrugated piping. Mine had a hole in it. I was tempted to just tape it over but instead will be going into ARB this week for new ones

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Next. Pull the standard air intake grill off. And there are a few screws that need to come out. Undo the aerial mount, this needs to be bent later on. Pull the first section of standard hose off. This will be replaced by the corrugated hose.

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This is as far as I got today

Have to get hold of a template, new seal and corrugated hose.

I'll post up the rest of the story when I get them

Hope this helps someone

[long stroke]

Not another snorkel thread:p
Nice job Jock!!
This could come in handy, we need to fix up the county's intake hoses;)

CHEERS TIM.

[vnx205]

What holds that black plastic air intake grill in place?

All the instructions I've seen just say "remove it".

Does it clip in or are there screws?

[Jock The Rock]

What holds that black plastic air intake grill in place?

All the instructions I've seen just say "remove it".

Does it clip in or are there screws?

Sorry should have mentioned that.

It has little clip things, I wasnt the first person to have a go at removing mine so they were all broken off :mad: and the vent had been glued back on with some sort of glue

So yes it does have little clips and is just a case of prying it off slowly

Thanks

[Jock The Rock]

Well ... gave ARB a call today

Asked if they sold the parts I needed.

The answer I got:

No they dont sell the gaskets :mad: "you need to buy the complete kit for that part"

Yes they do sell the pipe and template

"Oh thanks how much am I looking at?"

Mr ARB man: " $110 "

Sheesh how can this be $90 for a piece of pipe and $20 for a piece of card board with some holes in it :mad:

So I said to the nice man, bugger that for a joke and that duct tape will do me :D

So I took JC's advice and just went a piece of cardboard for the template

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Im still thinking about the gasket

Might have to try and find something or somewhere that will make me up one

I was slightly peeved at Safari Snorkels, fancy not selling a replacement gasket :bat:

[Fusion]

Hi Jock , Might be cheaper to make one yourself out of gasket paper . might be also easier to make the gasket off the snorkel rather than the guard. can get gasket paper from repco and places like that :);).

[Jock The Rock]

Hi Jock , Might be cheaper to make one yourself out of gasket paper . might be also easier to make the gasket off the snorkel rather than the guard. can get gasket paper from repco and places like that :);).

Trouble is its like a foam stuff thats squashes, to seal; wheras gasket paper is more like cardboard and wouldnt shape ;) If that makes sense :p

Ill ring around a few places and see what I can find

[waynep]

Trouble is its like a foam stuff thats squashes, to seal; wheras gasket paper is more like cardboard and wouldnt shape ;) If that makes sense :p

Ill ring around a few places and see what I can find


Clarke Rubber ?

[Jock The Rock]

Most likely be fitting the rest of the snorkel tomorrow :)

Can anyone offer me any advice with regards to step drills?

And what to look out for?

Thanks

[Jock The Rock]

Well got it on today

Managed to find a rubber place, the fella was a nice bloke. Gave me a bit for free :)

Went looking for a new pipe. Went to all the hose places I could find, finally I found one with something similar; $55. No thanks :(

So did the silicone and duct tape jobby :D

BTW vnx205 on a closer look, those little plastic things that hold the standard vent on are the type where you push the middle out from the inside. If that makes sense ;) similar to the ones on the plastic flares and on the door trim

Heres some pictures of the new seal. I worked out the other day that this doesnt really have to be waterproof. As it only prevents water or dust getting into the engine bay.

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And my fix it job on the hose

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One thing Im glad I did was drop into my local marine shop and replace all the nuts and washers with stainless, cost about $8 bucks. Well worth doing if you plan on taking it off again someday :p

Bit of a note, all the threads are metric

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Where I left off last post

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Old vent cleaned up and panel nice and clean, pilot holes in

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Holes drilled out. Its says to 16mm in the instructions but I only went to 12mm

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Holes in window frame drilled. Says to 3.5mm this is equivlant to bout a 9/64. Once they were drilled I ran the screws through each hole with the cordless drill so the "thread" would already be cut; making it easier to screw in by hand when mounting the snorkel

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Screws and bolts in just loosely ready for full tightening once everything is in

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Just before I fitted the snorkel I had a quick flick through the forum, with problems some people had. One was getting the nut closest to the firewall tight. I bought this a couple of years ago made it really easy

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Finished product (almost - waiting on a stainless steel snorkel grill, the old one carked it in the accident)

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Any questions just fire away :)

[tazd]

just looking at you spotties. they say roo lights! one may be but the other must be a possum light by the way its facing:D:p

[long stroke]

Nice job!!!!

[Jock The Rock]

Thanks mate :)

Next stop dual battery set up ;)

Then winch rebuild

Then compressor rebuild

Then...

Then....

Then .......................

:)

[It'sNotWorthComplaining!]

just looking at you spotties. they say roo lights! one may be but the other must be a possum light by the way its facing:D:p
That's how you aim lights when you are traveling down a hill so it aims the beam forward to the road ahead for safety. Didn't you know that?:p

[mattmac]

at least you already had the hole in the guard for a snorkel option-try cutting one yourself-no fun!