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  1. 29th July 2010, 09:03 PM #1
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    Beach Driving and Air Filters

    Just a quick one (making up for 6 months of no posts ):

    We had our D3 serviced earlier this week and they identified that the air filter was somewhat clogged with sand.

    I questioned the technician and he said there were no loose grommets or anything, so my guess is that some sand in the filter is considered "normal".

    To those of you who beach drive, do you get a lot of sand in your air filter? And do you make a point of cleaning out your air filters when you return? If so, is this an onerous task?

    I'm assuming the only way around it is to get a snorkel, but that seems a bit over the top when it's our intention to maybe drive on the beach say, once a month at most?

    As always, thanks in advance for the advice.
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  2. 29th July 2010, 10:24 PM #2
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    Once a month is quite regular and worth the snorkel.
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  3. 30th July 2010, 06:40 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by FifiLámour View Post
    Just a quick one (making up for 6 months of no posts )
    Fifi's back...... thought you had left us for good
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  4. 30th July 2010, 12:20 PM #4
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  5. 30th July 2010, 04:31 PM #5
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    LOL, you guys.

    Nah, I never went but life took over for a while and things were quiet on the Disco front. I didn't have any quesitons and I find I can't contribute technical answers like you guys can *mwah*.

    Interesting Tombie, thank you. Any idea what a snorkel is worth?
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  6. 30th July 2010, 05:55 PM #6
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    Safari snorkel for a D3 is about $550 supply only.
    Then bank on about $170 to fit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duck's Guts View Post
    Safari snorkel for a D3 is about $550 supply only.
    Then bank on about $170 to fit.
    And the LR one is over $900.00 fitted (but It looks cool )
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    Yikes! Either way, that is a fair bit of $$$.

    Thanks for the feedback.
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    Hi Fifi,
    There are a few more added advantages to having a snorkel, gravel road driving bit higher out of the dust cloud, water crossings (nuff said) and that added bit of "turbo" air with the snorkel facing into the wind, just to mention a few. Prices are about right as mentioned I fitted an ARB snorkel, there is some fiddly metal removal inside the wheel arch if you decide to tackle this one yourself. The finished article as you say looks pretty "cool". Functional and well worth the cash
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    Hi Fifi,
    There are some TDV6 snorkels on Ebay at the moment, $365 with $33 delivery, if you are interested.
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