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Will my watertight snorkel fill with water when it rains?

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auf_wiedersehen_pet:
Hi,

Will my watertight snorkel fill with water when it rains?

Having been very careful about making it water tight, I then started thinking about inadvertant water ingress through the intake. For example, the odd splash when washing, a few drops of rain each week, etc.

Will the air box fill with water gradually?

What does everyone else do?

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africanpete:
Good question, I would also be interested to know if that happens, I have a mantec snorkel though.

auf_wiedersehen_pet:
Mantec, Safari, B&Q Drainpipe?

Same principle applies. Everyone makes them waterproof to stop water entering the engine but some MUST enter the intake!!!!

africanpete:
Easy now

thermidorthelobster:
Some water will come in but it'll be in small enough quantities not to harm your engine, unless you aim a hose down the snorkel.  By the time it goes through the filter and into the engine it'll just be small vapour particles.  The Safari snorkel has 4 drain channels around the bottom of the snorkel top which are supposed to let incoming water splatter around the inside of the plastic and drain out again.  I'm not sure how well they work.

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