RAI / Snorkel advice needed on a 300tdi

[Landroverstormer]

I'm looking to buy a snorkel for my 300 TDI however I need to find one that fits with a normal Safety Devices external cage. I don't want chrome bling, just something boggo that is easy to fit, works and is good value. Loads of snorkels on Ebay but I need advice as to which will fit with my cage. Any links or eBay item numbers would be appreciated!

James  :doh:

[topless matt]

Easiest one to make fit with a cage is going to be a southdown snorkel.
Also, they are the best ones that can be made fully airtight because they do away with the joint in the wing.
Dont mess around with other cheap ones that use this joint because if they fail you will have a [!Expletive Deleted!] engine

[Disco-Ron]

I'm about to fit a southdown one on mine....... nice and simple..... had one on my disco too..!!!

[Landroverstormer]

Looks like you need to drill a whacking great hole in the wing for the Southdown Snorkel?  I has hoping to unscrew the wing plate and screw the snorkel on, however perhaps that's being a bit optimistic?

[topless matt]

Thats how the safari and mantec ones work, through the wing vent, BUT, you NEVER get a good enough seal on it and it will leak and the resulting engine damage will make you wish you drilled a hole in the wing.
Southdown is the way to go,  the hole is neatly covered up too

[solihull-mick]

I do see your point about the wing type snorkels, presonally ive fitted a fair few safari type now, never had any  water ingress  issues, aslong as you remove the standard inner wing vent and seal it, i use pu windscreen bonding, and let it set for 24 hours before using it, , had one fitted to my own motor for many years now, i allways test by blocking to top with your hand, if it stalls the engine or close to stalling your home and dry, mines been windscrren deep many a time, never has water ingress, unless you roll it in a river  :oops:, that did bend a conrod, top went under water, whopps

[topless matt]

I test mine regularly too with the hand over the top trick....stalls every time  :dance:

I had a mantec one but it leaked so i got a southdown for complete piece of mind, plus i think they look bloody good

[Litch]

"Thats how the safari and mantec ones work, through the wing vent, BUT, you NEVER get a good enough seal on it and it will leak and the resulting engine damage will make you wish you drilled a hole in the wing.
Southdown is the way to go,  the hole is neatly covered up too"

They must have redesigned the fixing of the Safari one since I fitted mine to my 300TDi 5-years ago.
I don't know about the 200TDi but certainly on the 300TDi / TD5 there is no reliance on a watertight seal between the back of the snorkle & wing as the connection is made on a spiggot which protudes through the original air-inlet hole into the engine-bay, no-problems sealing that.

Looking at the 'Safari type' pattern ones that are available, they appear to use the wing sealing technique but my genuine Safari one doesn't.