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iain cooper Member Since: 27 Aug 2007 Location: north of Glasgow Posts: 1989 |
thanks Jon, I'll certainly check mine.
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26th Sep 2012 6:24 pm |
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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
Worth a look isn't it Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis |
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26th Sep 2012 7:04 pm |
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Pegleg Member Since: 15 Apr 2010 Location: Deep in mid Wales Posts: 3114 |
Good sensible post.
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26th Sep 2012 8:58 pm |
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BossBob Member Since: 30 Sep 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 1369 |
Interesting in that I've driven my FL2 through a river where the water was pretty deep and various fords of different depths and never had a problem with juddering or a soggy airfilter.
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26th Sep 2012 9:15 pm |
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taztastic Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North West Posts: 8652 |
You can get hold of one way valves for aquariums for less than a fiver, I imagine one of those would do the trick if the whole airbox is expensive. That said, you shouldn't be entering water of that sort of, or unknown depth.
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27th Sep 2012 7:20 am |
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JammyDodger Member Since: 17 Sep 2012 Location: Evesham Posts: 66 |
Hi taz, do you mean the side vents on the car? I have a nasty habit of jetwashing everything on the car and I've had mine for barely a week and wouldn't want to break it because i was a bit over zealous with the karcher Thanks! |
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27th Sep 2012 8:41 am |
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taztastic Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North West Posts: 8652 |
The side vent on the passenger side is indeed the air intake for the engine, any water in there goes down the little drain hole, hopefully, its probably best to avoid squirting too much water directly in there as the drain hole isnt that big, if the filter gets damp it will restrict the airflow and performance will suffer.
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27th Sep 2012 9:28 am |
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landy19840 Member Since: 13 Mar 2011 Location: Non Posts: 1817 |
I thought it has a one way valve?? I know the defender defo had one |
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27th Sep 2012 11:53 am |
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D99 Member Since: 08 Mar 2011 Location: UK Posts: 386 |
I've had this happen after driving over Shap during very strong wind and heavy horizontal rain ( normal weather over Shap!), engine would loose power on acceleration but was fine cruising.
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27th Sep 2012 1:15 pm |
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taztastic Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North West Posts: 8652 |
Its not showing up as a seperate item.
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27th Sep 2012 1:17 pm |
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BossBob Member Since: 30 Sep 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 1369 |
Already been told that by Dan, but there is definitely a fitting on the bottom of the air box that needs covering. You can see right through it. Probably some kind of diaphram, might even be as simple as a rubber disc on the bottom of the box, held closed by vacuum but allowed to open when off the throttle to allow any water out. |
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27th Sep 2012 4:22 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
something like this but a little smaller prehaps
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27th Sep 2012 6:53 pm |
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realspeed Member Since: 26 Mar 2011 Location: East Sussex Posts: 574 |
Jon and all members
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27th Sep 2012 9:25 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
hover your mouse over the little fl2 under jons name and pic and it will tell you about his car, same for anyone who has entered the details in their profile At work
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27th Sep 2012 9:28 pm |
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