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2nd battery placement and air intake?
« on: October 14, 2008, 08:01:50 »
Hello All.

went out this morning and battery on 300TDi disco was lazy so had to jump start.

Thinking of fitting a second battery where the wheel jack goes, but how do you organise the air intake on the filter box?  it is in the way, any photo's and advice appreciated.

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Re: 2nd battery placement and air intake?
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2008, 08:09:58 »
Fit a safari snorkel and that goes in the side of the box, the original hoel being sealed up.

Or botch it with a home made B&Q snorkel!
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Re: 2nd battery placement and air intake?
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2008, 15:42:57 »
I've just taken some pics of my Mantec/DIY snorkel and second battery set-up.

Once I get them on the web I'll link them as I keep getting told off for posting full size photos on here.......  :lol:
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Re: 2nd battery placement and air intake?
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2008, 16:07:41 »
Right then, I've put some links below, but essentially I did this:

Removed old 90 degree angle intake pipe from inner wing.  Blocked old intake hole with a spray paint can lid (honest!) held in with mastic.  Fitted the steel pipe section of a Mantec snorkel to the wing.  Took a length of corrugated rubber hose and joined it to the air box using a jointing section from the wing intake of a TD5 Defender.  Slapped mastic over the whole lot and hey presto - Mantec/DIY snorkel.  I then utilised the space in front of the air box to fit the second battery and wired it up to a second alternator where the air-con pump would be on top of the timing cover.  Job done.

Pics are here:

joint piece into air box
new hole in inner wing for flexi-pipe
front of air box and second battery
Mantec snorkel pipe

Next job is to trim off the unused portion of the old inlet  on the air-box and plate it over with an ally/placcy sheet.  This will give me more room and allow a bigger battery to be fitted or I could use the space to mount the auxillary fuse box (between the battery and inner wing in the pics above) a bit more solidly as its just wedged in at present...........

Hope that helps,

Bri
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Re: 2nd battery placement and air intake?
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2008, 19:02:09 »
Quote from: bambamjj on October 14, 2008, 08:01:50

Thinking of fitting a second battery where the wheel jack goes, but how do you organise the air intake on the filter box?  it is in the way, any photo's and advice appreciated.


Before I could affors a snorkel, I fitted an aux. battery on my 300Tdi.  I had the same problem with the air intake.

All I did was blank off the original hole with a painttin lid, make a hole in the side of the airbox - same size as the original - and screwed the standard right-angled pipe that used to go into the wing over the new hole.

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Re: 2nd battery placement and air intake?
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2008, 19:16:59 »
I've got one (and a Safari snorkel) if you want to take a look!
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Re: 2nd battery placement and air intake?
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2008, 20:58:25 »
I have the same problem as Papa smee, ack of funds.  Will look at that option over weekend.

Rob, i think you should just swap your disco with mine  :lol: please! :(
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Re: 2nd battery placement and air intake?
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2008, 18:30:23 »
Quote from: bambamjj on October 16, 2008, 20:58:25
Rob, i think you should just swap your disco with mine  :lol: please! :(

Oh go on then!  :twisted:
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Re: 2nd battery placement and air intake?
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2008, 19:38:32 »
All! any offers on this site, are they legaly binding  :dance:
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Re: 2nd battery placement and air intake?
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2008, 09:02:13 »
Quote from: bambamjj on October 17, 2008, 19:38:32
All! any offers on this site, are they legaly binding  :dance:

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