Snorkel intake - which way round is best?

Caelite wrote: I know the old Landy V8s used to throw a fit if you put them anywhere near water

Not mine! I took it through muddy water up to the top of the bonnet a couple of times (no snorkel) and it was fine. That was a 1988 vintage V8.

Haha

I was always tugging V8 Discos out of a misleadingly deep bit of pond at my local pay and play. Snorkel never seemed to make a difference for them, the ignition system was damn right terrified of water. Was always amusing, watching them get tugged out then immediately popping the top off their distributor cap, letting it dry out for 30minutes, dousing it in WD40 then watching it splutter back to life :side:

Still got an itch for a Land Rover actually, just can't afford the steep cost of jumping in a defender nowadays, always been into Mitsubishi's (4D56 Life!) myself, but now I've got nothing to tow I'm hunting for a Suzuki.

I didn't keep it long - fuel bill not so good :sick:

Now mention the TD5 and I agree - doesn't like water one bit Sold that too and now I'm here as a Jimny convert :woohoo:

Got a couple of questions myself...
Is there any risk if facing it forward and driving in the rain? How about the water being sucked in by the snorkel?
And how do handle washing your car? Do you use something like a plastic bag to cover the head of the snorkel or?
Your thoughts?

On my Jeep while driving off road I always turned the snorkel head around to face backwards to prevent tree branches poking into the snorkel grill and damaging the it. On a Safari Snorkel the snorkel head is designed to channel rainwater out and down the outside of the snorkel body.

www.safari4x4.com.au/products/jeep/wrang...4-0l-petrol#overview

Elikratos wrote: Got a couple of questions myself...
Is there any risk if facing it forward and driving in the rain? How about the water being sucked in by the snorkel?
And how do handle washing your car? Do you use something like a plastic bag to cover the head of the snorkel or?
Your thoughts?

The head of a Safari snorkel is designed to separate the water from the air. It has drain holes in the back. Ignoring this feature, even in the heaviest rain you won't suck in enough water to do any harm to the engine. I used to drive around in a car with a cone air filter poking through the bonnet and driving in heavy rain never made the slightest bit of difference. There are even some benefits to sucking water vapour into an engine. It reduces intake temperatures and generates steam, cleaning the exhaust valves in exactly the same manner as the hydrogen based engine cleaning systems do.

Regarding dust and other debris, in Australia it was standard practice to fit a snorkel to any ute to stop them sucking in dust. While I was there I helped a friend choose a new ute and pointed out that the factory intake position, tucked inside the wing, was probably well thought out to prevent dust getting in, and that the only time you were actually driving through dust was when following another vehicle, in which case the top of the snorkel is as exposed as anywhere else. He omitted to fit the obligatory snorkel and found his air filter stayed cleaner than on previous utes with snorkels fitted.