Thread: Air Filter Grill/Vent Placement

Originally Posted by schuy1

Yeah, wading IS fun when done in a defender or a 2A with NO bloody carpets and 'lectrickery to have to dry out afterwards! In a Discovery with carpets, underfelt,cloth seating,electric doohickies at floor level? No Thank you!

I've raised my electrical doohickies They're now high enough that if they're submerged I've got more pressing issues.

Originally Posted by schuy1

Unless I have to on pain of not getting any for a month

Glad I don't have that problem

Originally Posted by schuy1

And dont tell me the door seals are good, 'Cause it has LandRover in BIG letters across the bonnet not to mention the gaps in the bottom seals...........

Honestly, the only time mine leaks is if I stick a pressure washer in the gaps. Other than that it's dry as a bone, except for a small dribble from the perished rubber bung in the NS firewall. I haven't even gotten around to upgrading the door seals, mainly because I hate sikaflex
Perhaps I should take it to the dealers and ask why my factory shoe cleaner isn't working.

Originally Posted by schuy1

I have crossed bonnet deep with the Deefer, and got shifted downstream 2 meters once due to a hole I never found in the walk! Scary stuff Water, fast or slow , has caught and punished many foolhardy souls and is not to be sneezed at.
Cheers Scott

Lucky I'm not a foolhardy soul
I always walk it first, and never take silly risks.
But driving UP a river is a real hoot

Quote' Glad I don't have that problem '
You are not married yet though are you?

Nope
Got to enjoy it while it lasts I guess

Staying on topic though, honestly I think the best way of stopping dust ingress is a snorkel with a pre-cleaner.
Having said that, I've heard of a total of 3 Td5s being dusted and every one I've seen lets rubbish through the airbox so they obviously don't mind too much.
Might have a look at the airbox tomorrow and see what can be done about stopping some of the problem there.

Yep snorkel is the way for me. I can understand why people dont want to spoil the lines of their pride and joy, but honestly, after a week its like, snorkel? what snorkel? Cutting the gaurd? Now thats scary! Still have nightmares of what could have happened
Dusting the motors? I know of 2 actual dust ingress, 1 poorly fitted filter and another a dodgy airbox. I know of 1 turbo destroyed because of dust loading the filter to choke point. That was a result of dealers not allowing for the fact the owner spent most of his time on unsealed roads.
cheers Scott

I wasn't game to cut my panels, I had OL do it
I read in a thread the other day someone saying that they thought Td5s had a rep for the filters basically choking up to the point where the intake basically sucked them in partially which broke whatever poor seal there was and allowed unfiltered air into the engine, which killed it.
Certainly I've never heard of anything like that happening

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

I've raised my electrical doohickies They're now high enough that if they're submerged I've got more pressing issues.

Can you tell me how? I'm going to need it come wet season up here.

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

I always walk it first, and never take silly risks.

Now, those 2 dont really go together in the NT. Unless you want to lose a leg or your life.

Happy Days.

Originally Posted by joel0407

Can you tell me how? I'm going to need it come wet season up here.

I used this thread for the Autobox ECU.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...elocation.html
That's really the only vital one, as stated earlier if you're getting water up to levels much greater than the middle of the cubby box in the cabin then it's time to start searching for a new car.

Originally Posted by joel0407

Now, those 2 dont really go together in the NT. Unless you want to lose a leg or your life.

Fair point, not so much an issue down here. Different strokes and all that.

HE HE HE , Yes those Snapping Handbags are a wee bit of a deterrent!