I'm thinking about installing a snorkel, and found this on ebay. Has anyone here ever bought/installed one of these?

Snorkel Kit Land Rover Discovery Series 1 300 TDI Diesel 3 9 V8 1994 1998 S390A | eBay

 

Yup looks like the one I have, chicom copy of sarari snorkel, works great check pics in the thread in my signature

 

honestly i'm curious the point of the snorkel, from what i was reading our petrol engines don't take too well to water (alternator, ecu, etc) .. how does that play with a giant snorkel

 

The electronics are still suseptable to water intrusion, but needing to dry out a ecm is preferable to a hydro-locked motor. Of course this only works if you have it sealed up properly.

Also if you drive down roads that produce heavy dust it can help the engine get clean air.

The snorkel I have on the 110 is also a knock off, and it worked out just fine for me as well.

 

I have the same one but have yet to install it. I anticipate some possible minor fitment issues but am not concerned about anything major.

 

researched those, read multiple reviews, (TOM R, yours looks good)....can't see the downside, as long as it gets sealed up, properly.
now if they will just make a knock off of the southdown style, they'd have my business, too.

 

Most snorkels are for dust not water. They raise the air intake to above the dustiest conditions, especially when there's vehicles in front of you on dirt roads. It makes a big difference if you have those conditions.

Most of them are worthless for water as sold. You can modify them and do a lot of other work to make the engine submersible but it's not a practical mode of operation for most people. The wading depth on a lifted Discovery is already over 30 inches, and if you really need to go over the hood, you'll have water up to your seat cushions and a lot more than just air intake problems.

I mean really. Are you going to put the windshield underwater? The snorkel is at the roofline. It's for dust, not water. Water snorkels are usually just above the hood. The Discovery's intake is already just under the hood, only a few inches lower. If it were in the front grill for a cold-air intake, then it would need modification for good wading depth, but as it is, it's good already.

 

like this?

 

lol....

 

Stranger things have been known to happen. Lord knows once or twice I've had water up to the windshield.

Even old door seals keep the interior from filling to quickly. So as long as you aren't just sitting there in the water you'll be fine.