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sealing 300 series airbox?????

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disco-v8:
ok nearly done my snorkal now, just got to put it all together now, and i must say its been a hard task making and fitting a home made designed snorkal.... and no its not just drain pipe from B&Q...

ive had to cut, drill, saw, file, weld, spray, etc........

but forget all about that, mainly i just want to know how alot of people go about sealing a 300series airbox (the square type)... because even tho ive manged to done mine, it didnt go as easily as expected.......

ive got a KnN replacment filter on mine and when the airbox is fastened down i thought that the seal around the air filter would have sealed it, but when placed into a bucket of water the box filled up very quickly which was a shock to me  :o the air filter just didnt seal aswell as i thought it would do!!!!!!


did any of you lot have the same problem and was there an easy fix to this problem?????

wing nut:
silcon sealer ...use it everywhere you think water might get in :wink:

muddyjames:
I have a safari snorkel and a normal air filter and submerged my disco under silly depths of water and not a drop in the air box.

I think it could be the seal the KnN one makes possibly?

tomkbucks:
i think in the safari kit you get a 'plug ' to put in the bottom of the airbox with shi* of silicon sealent... to make it tight...

muddyjames:
Yeah. the original place the air goes in is blanked off, screwed in and siliconed in then a new hole is drilled into the side. the old hole is at the front and very low down.

Also the air box has a bracket that gets moved accross nearer the drivers side and is a pain to remove 1 catch as you have to prize the power steering fluid reseviour out the way each time.

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