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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513   
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I thought it was sealed as standard. So long as you fit the safari as directed, it should be good to go, no? (I have the mantec one). One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
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31st Jan 2011 10:50pm |
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| fordy103 Member Since: 22 Dec 2010 Location: preston lancs Posts: 85 
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was more on about the pipe from the snorkel to the airbox, and do you have to seal the airbox aswell? because the pipe from the snorkel to the airbox is a bit weird, as you've probs noticed, might just replace it with some sort of samco/ducting would be ALOT easier to seal
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1st Feb 2011 12:21am |
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| MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2266  
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I did seal the airbox and around the snorkel and fender. There at least two more draining points between the airbox and the airfilter box. In my case I used a Td5 type as it was easier to chop the bottom of the snorkel to fill up the holow end (too much head loss).
Anyway you can find proper instruction on the safari web page.  Puma 110" SW
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1st Feb 2011 1:28am |
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| double cab happy Member Since: 01 Jun 2009 Location: merseyside Posts: 573  
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i thought it was just a case of silacone sealent on the joints, but what i would like to know is how do you guys get around the drainage holes under the air box? because if you seal them any air born water will just build up in the air box?
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1st Feb 2011 3:39pm |
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| willy eckerslike Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: North yorks Posts: 1789 
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You could add a valve which can be closed for deep fording, how do you get round the Land Rover full of water up to your knackers,
 in through the heater, door seals and numerous holes in the under seat boxes. In the uk I'd probably find a way round the water, in the outback or SA it's a different situation I suppose. Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
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1st Feb 2011 4:16pm |
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| double cab happy Member Since: 01 Jun 2009 Location: merseyside Posts: 573
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willy did you not know land rover has sorted all the water leaks in the puma,
they made the heater good enough to dry you out  |
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1st Feb 2011 4:30pm |
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| MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2266
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The airbox is high volume, so a bit of water will do no harm. Even more a bit of moisted air increases its density. Puma 110" SW ............................................................. Earth first. Other planets later |
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1st Feb 2011 4:45pm |
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| double cab happy Member Since: 01 Jun 2009 Location: merseyside Posts: 573
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thanks, MK
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1st Feb 2011 4:48pm |
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| Martin90 Member Since: 12 Feb 2010 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 19  
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If everything is sealed properly then the amount of water that will ever make it into the airbox should be negligable, when comapre to the size of it as previously stated.
A few pics of where I sealed when fitting mine, apologies for the low quality of the pictures, camera phone in a darkish garage:  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge I also did the drain on the airbox in the same manner but no photo! Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge It wasn't as messy as the photos suggest, honest!  :oops:
Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  Martin
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