Just wondering whether anyone here in Australia has fitted a snorkel to a RRS? I'm tempted to get one for my TDV8 as an insurance policy for when we go out playing.

However, a bloke I spoke to claimed that the Land Rover supplied unit doesn't come with a water drainage reservoir at the bottom of the snorkel/air box like the snorkel on my Disco 2 does (made by Safari Snorkels). Can anyone confirm or deny this?

Thanks, 2008 TDV8, Stornoway Grey with Alpaca premium leather, Adaptive cruise, Adaptive Bi-xenons, sunroof, Premium Nav, Premium ICE Logic 7, telephone, active locking rear diff, console coolbox, seat memory, powerfold mirrors, tow pack, window tint.

The LR RAI is just that a Raised intake - IT IS NOT A SNORKEL! Wading depth is the same with it fitted as without. RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE Zambezi silver,Alpaca.
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The LR RAI is just that a Raised intake - IT IS NOT A SNORKEL! Wading depth is the same with it fitted as without.

As far as I'm aware no one makes one. I seem to remember that someone makes one for the D3 - it might be worth visiting our sister site disco3.co.uk and asking there about the D3 one and then seeing if the manufacturers can midify it for the RRS. RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE Zambezi silver,Alpaca.
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You can modify the LR RAI to work as a snorkel, it's not too difficult - or modify the D3 Safari snorkel to fit the RRS. Someone on the D3 site even made his own.....

Have you tried calling Safari - their website may not be up to date.

In any case, you don't want to exceed the official wading depth for too long without waterproofing the ECU behind the battery box and other vulnerable parts.

I think I was told that ARB could 'waterproof' the raised intake thus making it a snorkel.. I may be wrong though... 2008 TDV6 WHITE/EBONY

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I had a RAI fitted prior heading way out west, well Camerons Corner etc. The ridgy didge product had a problem in as much that the rear part of the unit does not seal against the body letting you see daylight to the road. Another RRS here in Canberra has exactly the same problem I have not seen any others so can not comment for a greater sample size. The dealer even had the local rep present and showed them the problem. In the end I asked that they used a non paint etching sealing agent (silastic) to get rid of the gap as I did not want a venturi going through bull dust!!!
I emailed Mantec expressing my disappointment at OEM product and asking if they had an alternative for the RRS. Thank god that I do not get to embarrased as they informed me that they produced the OEM RAI and that mine was the first install that they had heard of with that problem.
Still remains a problem and on another note since I had the RAI fitted my indicated fuel consumption (3.6 TDI) has increased from 9.7l/100 to 10.4l/100