How to install a snorkel / Land Rover Discovery 3 / LR3 / LR4
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2021
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Now this is a a easy install - for other people - apparently. It took us more than 5.5 hour to get the snorkel installed as a first time job. We show you every step of the way of this litle debacle. Hope you enjoy the video.
Vera & Christian
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I love the way he restarts the introduction to the video to pull down Vera's vest, to save her blushes.... and then shows it anyway! I don't know how you put up with him Vera!
The reason it takes you so long is just because you are German I.e. very precise and accurate, in other words you do it properly 😀
Also 90% of the videos on CZcams are fakes!
Genau
The whole day working with Vera is ok with me
Amazing how it’s much faster through the magic of editing.
Christian and Vera keep doing what you are doing, love the humour and the engineering, fantastic all the best from the UK.
😊🙋♀️ Vera
Man, Christian is not just a great mechanic, He is a Master Skilled Craftsman. Truly impressive. Now I’m back on the Disco wagon AGAIN!! Lol
The reason why you might take a little longer to do some jobs is that you do such high quality work. Carry on 'doing it your way' my friend, you do it right. It is also very good for helping other people do the same jobs.
Dave
Your videos just keep getting better all the time. So educational and entertaining to watch. The emoji going across the screen when Christian was about to start drilling is exactly the facial expression I had watching, I was so anxious for you👍
you need a boron drill bit for that pillar any structural section on the disco IE door pillars sills windscreen pillars are boron steel very very hard to drill
A tidy job well executed, the care and precision you use does you credit, another great video.
Thanks for showing me the long way
Entertaining, as always...
I love the way you and your wife love your LR3. Have you’ve heard the term “German engineering”? Everything is well thought out, precised, and fits and performs perfectly.
Thank you Christian for wonderful details you show on channel ..
Great video as always, the LR is looking superb.
Another challenging installation completed. Well done :-)
Absolutely brilliant - you guys crack me up - pleasure to watch 😁👍
Nothing like a Landy, great work again.
Very good and detailed instructional video. Thank you. A snorkel is the next install I do on my Discovery 3.
You did good, don’t think nobody makes it in 2 hour. Not as nice as this one. Well don!
Love your videos, and your dry sense of humour too. Hope freinds and family are safe with the bad rainfall in parts of EU and in GMB.
Cheers
I am always behind on the recommended times. I fitted a long range tank in the spare wheel location, it took me a whole day. The rear wheel carrier took me 2 days, so much for the expected 4 hours.
I have seen your work, Christian. A quality job takes time. It would have taken me longer. Anyone who did all that would have to have done many of them before, or is doing a poor job. Keep up the great work!
Excellent job 👍 🛠
vera's giggle is very funny great video guys, it takes you so long because you do the job properly. best wishes to you both from the UK.
Well done guys great video as always👍🏻
Looks great! Good job!
Christian and Vera great video and as always entertaining ,,))))😃🇬🇧
Well done and as always you chose the cheap, oops inexpensive version! Now we all know what the Vera replacement post looks like! As always nice work.
I had the same problem drilling the pillar when I fitted a snorkel you hit the spot welds on the inner panel took me all day to fit mine so you done very well 👍👍
Thank you for all 👏
you both are so funny, love this channel !
Every week I am waiting for your video. I love the way you do them. Entertaining. And German quality. Your work is always precise, and amaizingly well done.
For your information I asked to a professionnal to install my safari snorkell. He welded the braket close to the windshield instead of rivetting. Maybe to avoid the difficulties you were facing.
👍 Just imagine all the comments we would get, alone from German viewers, if we would have welded on A-pillar of our car 😳😄 But it's a great idea, as long as you don't put it on CZcams. 😃😉🙋♀️ Vera
Gründlichkeit. Well done !
I only discovered (unintended pun there) your channel a few days ago. Loving your work and German humour (the German sense of humour is no laughing matter). You have inspired to buy another disco. I last had a Discovery 2 in the late 90's.
Love this channel .
Excellent well engineered
I am so glad you shared this. I had the same problem with my A pillar. I spent a fortune on the best drill bits and nothing went through, thought I was just dumb, ended up with one rivet and then epoxied it in. Whole process took 3 months till I finally went epoxy so you did it quick !!
😃👍 We feel for you. 🙋♀️ Vera
The differences you did it properly you didn’t Cut corners you do a nice job😁🇬🇧👍
I've been waiting for you to install a snorkel. I find the videos very interesting and they are always quite funny. In 2 weeks were going to be driving to Italy in our new Discovery 5 R-Dynamic so it'll be fun testing it on a longer roadtrip because so far we've only done 250 miles at once but that drive will be 1,100 miles. We normally come through Germany on our way and stop in Stuttgart but because of covid were doing the entire drive without stopping except for fuel of course. Great and very entertaining video 👍
😃👍You are going to love it. Have fun on your trip, I am assuming you are traveling through the western Alps. We'll be there in August. 🙋♀️ Vera
Love your videos keep up the good work.
I agree, the areo blades are just superior and worth a little extra
Completed this yesterday....in seven and a half hours!!! Thanks for the video.
That’s we I needed too. Christian
You guys are awesome.
Well done guys and a job well done!
It took you three times longer because like me, you are a perfectionist! If the others can do that job in two hours, then they are cutting corners and that is never good.
I'm a D2 guy myself, but playing with the idea of building out a D3. Still on the fence as I'm very dubious about the D3s engine and electricals. However, love your channel and videos and every time I watch one, it makes me want to take the leap...
Take Care Guys...
Kelvin
I know from experience that drilling the door pillar is tough. Glad it's not just me :-)
Ok, great. Powerful UK made that look so easy that I felt really bad. 😂 Christian
@@Vera_and_Christian But your cut-out in the engine bay was perfect compared to the PowerfulUK one ;-)
I love to watch your videos so entertaining even though I`m not fitting a snorkel & a man who can take the mickey out of himself for the length of time its taking him nothing wrong with being precise Christian and nice to see you keeping him on track Vera " as usual " 😉
😄😉👍🙋♀️ Vera
Thank you. That was really so funny when you described how clean the air filter is and the reason why you’re installing the snorkel.
I’m in Australia. I have a D4, with a genuine safari snorkel. And even though I’ve done river crossings with it, and even though I have had water come over the bonnet. I don’t think that the water would have ever got close to the air inlet. There’s a high likelihood that I will never really need my snorkel either. It does give peace of mind though.
👍😃 we are kind of worried about all those sensors which do not really look watertight anymore. Also the ecu box seems to have broken clips. I try to avoid all water crossings deeper than like 30cm. Not that we have any of those around here. 🙋♀️ Vera
Hi Vera and Christian 👍🏻 That was really interesting 😃🏴
Good team work 😁👍🏻
Love your channel, brilliant, I have a mantec snorkel, it’s a lot easier to fit than the one you have, a lot less faff!!! Keep the videos coming…. J👍
Omg I love you guys!
Good video as always :D
I do not removed light and what you did , exactly less than 2 hours I did great job .and of course your video made more easy-to-use
Hi Christian and Vera Im a number one fan from Tanzania. i love your videos I watched all your videos and I always waiting for new one every day .. engineer plus humor👍
👍😃That is so great, thank you. 🙋♀️ Vera
Anther great video you guys thanks again I am looking forward to next Sunday 😎👍
😃🙋♀️ Vera
You took about the same time I did. Only I’d did it on my own and in the depths of winter.
I knocked out the bulkhead in the inner wing instead of cutting it.
I think I managed 4 holes in the A pillar but didn’t go as neat as a slot in the trim.
The only instructions I could find were in Russian so followed the pictures.
Yet again another informative and entertaining video.
👍😃 🙋♀️ Vera
You are doing it properly... that's why it takes so long... I'm 3.5 hours in... with a couple more to go... but its all neat and tidy with clean cuts... love your videos 😁👍🏼
😅Thank god we are not the only ones taking so long. It's all worth it, it puts a smile on my face everytime I look at my Disco. You are going to love it. 👍🙋♀️ Vera
Hi Vera and Christian . You owe me a favour ! :-) Because of your videos I have now bought a D3 . Now as recompense I think you should buy a front hidden winch mount and winch . I need to see your awesome instructional/entertaining video on this. Thank you so much for the videos , I look forward to seeing them every Sunday XX Best regards David UK
😅👍 That was actually the plan for this summer, then we spent all our money on that Disco 4. Unless we start earning money with youtube, at least a little bit, the winch has to wait until next summer 😃👍🙋♀️ Vera
Great video, you did well for the first time installing one, and better to do a good job than a rushed bodged job.
Now he knows better the next time, and there will be a next time. 😃👍🙋♀️ Vera
fantastic video =), ty ty
Wie immer ein Super Video macht bitte weiter so!
😃👍🙋♀️ Vera
One more time very good
Very good job us always! Don't worry about what you hear worry about what you see... If you see someone do it in 2 hours then start to worry.. I don't think you going to see many people smarter than you..
Christian ,Vera quite obviously you guys always do a great job and always to the very best of your capabilities it really doesn’t matter how long it takes but people who brag and say it’s only taken 2 hours quite honestly then
They haven’t done a quality job its been. bodged ..
😄👍🙋♀️ Vera
Lol.. this is without doubt my favourite CZcams channel...keep it up 👍
😊😃👍🙋♀️ Vera
Are you always this calm or just the miracle of editing? I am glad I am not the only one that struggles with those rivet tools. You are so lucky to have a wife that is so patient, helpful and useful on fixing car stuff!
I cut out my swearing, yelling, throwing tool around and kicking the car…. It took me forever to install this. Christian
@@Vera_and_Christian Ah your in good company, when dating my wife she got really upset to hear me swearing a lot. she told my sister who said 'Was he working on his truck? He always swears when working his truck, but rarely otherwise. British Engineering......
Love your video, I wish I would have a garage like you, living in a apartment I don’t have that options. Please make a video on how we can improve fuel efficiency of vehicle.
I installed a Safari Snorkel onto my Discovery 3. I have installed a couple of snorkels in the past on different vehicles and to be honest Christian, I did think you were kidding with the drilling effort on the A-Pillar. i was wrong, very wrong!!
Drilling the A-Pillar holes were a real pain. We had to sharpen the drill bits many, many times. We broke two drill bits. The last hole was the one that hurt the most, the drill bit broke, the drill bounced on to the A Pillar, then remaining drill bit stub stabbed the windscreen causing three cracks through both layers of glass. Fortunately an after market windscreens installed price was not too dear. I was entitled to quite a large discount through the auto-club I am in (due to the many years of membership) similar to your ADAC. The windscreen I ordered was the one with the Automatic rain sensing mount. When the chap removed the broken windscreen I could see there was absolutely no corrosion, rust or any sign of water ingress past the seals. Hopefully the installer did as good a job as the land Rover factory did with their install.
Wow and I thought I was the only one struggling with the drilling. Hope you through with it! 👍 Christian
@@Vera_and_Christian It is all done, I will send you some pictures.
Lovely.
Brave man! With all the salt used in roads in Ontario, Canada there is no way I'd be drilling more holes in my inner fender or A pillar.
👍You are right, we have lived in Michigan for 9 years, and cars this old did not even exist anymore 😅. But thankfully, we do not have problems with rust on any of our Land Rovers, but they do put salt on the road here too. 🙋♀️ Vera
Yes it takes you longer because you do it properly. De burring and painting and measure twice cut once approach. I bet if you took some of the snorkels off some D3s there would be a pile of mess behind them with oversized holes and rust and pipes not sealed. Keep up the good work guys😁👍🤿
Love the Snorkel but not sure it was worth the effort. Well done guys. 👍
Cool
oh and very good video atb
I have exactly the same Bosch 2 speed drill. Proper fast but I have started to use 'centre drills' at much slower RPM as they do not bend like a 4mm HSS twist drills and keep on centre better
Great job but don’t know if I want to do that, bit worried about drilling into the pillar. Love your videos always funny
Yes, that pillar did not want to get drilled 😬. Christian
I think l will give the snorkel a miss - plus lm not liable to drive my old LR3 into water up to the air filter inlet. If it’s just for vanity it’s seems rather a lot of work, but again you have made another entertaining video, always good to see yous both so happy. Plus l like to watch a good engineer at work.
We will also do not do any wading because there are more factors to consider than the air intake. But I wanted one for so many years I just really love the look of it. And yes, you are absolutely right, if you got a CZcams Channel, you have to provide fun and entertaining content, maybe sometimes also filled with useful information. 😉👍🙋♀️ Vera
Preparing the Disco for Icelandic adventures perhaps 😁
Took me about 4 hours to do mine ,I only managed to get 3 rivets in to the windshield pillar as well so it’s not just you 😎🏴
😃👍🙋♀️ Vera
Hi ,we all know jobs take longer is because ur both perfectionists and do the job so well, 👍👍,would be awesome if u have the fitting of a front A bar next please to go along with ur snorkel, lol , it’s nothing to do with me buying one and waiting until an excellent fitting video comes out, wink, wink, lol , as always awesome video , thank u for sharing , did hear fitting the Mantec RAI , a top trim clip is removed and a rivnut is fitted. that looked a pain trying to drill the windscreen pillar for the rivets , must admit didn’t realise that section was made out of boran steel , was wondering would a cobalt drill bit be any good drilling that or is that what u used plse, many thanks as always , stay safe and many thanks as always producing such fantastic informative videos 👍
I'd like to see a comparison of a snorkel vs non snorkel air filter on the same dirt road. I think it would be negligible. Great video btw👍🏻
We can actually do that now, great idea. Stay tuned.😃👍🙋♀️ Vera
Great comic moments👍
MUITO BOM
Always a pleasure to watch you guys, but you have convinced me never to fit a snorkel
I have been begging him for almost 20 years, if not longer, to get a snorkel on our car. 😉🙋♀️ Vera
@@Vera_and_Christian 20years that’s a long time to wait
Have you changed your cam belt and oil pump yet that’s a good job to do
I had to make a tool to hold the engine crank while loosening the pulley nut if you ever need to make one I can give you the size and dimensions
Regards
@@lesliethompson1546 Yes we have, right after we got the Disco in 2016, unfortunately we did not film any of it. 👍🙋♀️ Vera
Christian I've not read the other comments to see if anyone else had noticed, but when you were struggling your drill was in reverse...!? 🤔 LOL.
Love your videos 👍
Yes, like rims spin backwards on video. Christian
Same reason wheels spin backwards on camera.😅It was going in the right direction.👌😀👍
I had initially thought that as well but at 8:33 it spins slowly to a stop in your hand....
I'm probably wrong... Lol.
I absolutely love your videos and over the past couple of years you've helped me out so much, always making me smile in my hour of need, with your excellently detailed, humours approach to the struggles of owning and working on discoverys...
My oil cooler has blown, dumping 5l of oil in my cooling system... 😯😰😳😟
Replaced, but now won't fire up... Seems more like a fuel problem than anything to do with my oil cooler replacement!? 🤔
Regards
Shaun
another great video thanks , you need to do some videos on vera's freelander
😥 Yes but no one is watching those videos unfortunately. We would have loved to provide more content. 🙋♀️ Vera
@@Vera_and_Christian 14k members on the uk freelanders owners page
Brilliant video as ever, always enjoyable! How do you think you'd get on without such a well equipped workshop?
It's expanding with every repair. For our next repair, I have to buy torx longbits. That is how you get a well equipped workshop 😅 You start young and it's a neverending process. 😄👍🙋♀️ Vera
Great entertaining channel with good sense of humour. Does your engine bonnet now raise vertical (maintenance mode I guess) ? Looks extremely close to the snorkel!
To tell you the truth, we haven't tried it yet. But I am 100% sure that we put the bonnet of Fabian's Discovery into maintenance mode a couple of times. And he has a snorkel fitted too. 👍🙋♀️ Vera
Loving the videos keep them coming.
Just out of curiosity what is the antenna and transceiver that you are using.
He is going to do a video about that explaining it all. But basically it is a DAB+ Antenna for our cheap chinese android unit. We have tried with dab+antennas inside the car. But because of the heated window, the reception is just not good. And we are not ready to drill a hole into the roof. That's why he chose this one. 👍🙋♀️ Vera
Another great video
you are very thorough, so we know you are German 😁😁
but I think you must have some English ancestry because you have a self- deprecating sense of humour
I think everyone should have a 'Vera' to help 👍👍
😅👍🙋♀️ Vera
I would also like to know if you can now open the bonnet (hood) to the service position. Doesn't seem such a big price difference with a genuine safari snorkle her in the UK £192 + vat. I like the look of the genuine mantec one which you can now buy under the terrafirma brand. But it is not sealed and is only a raised air intake not for wading. Keep up the good work guys look forward to your videos each week. 👍
Hello. I have to first say I enjoy your video's so much. They have helped me a few times when I had problems with my LR3 2006. I was wondering have you ever done a crankshaft position sensor or camshaft position sensor replacement on your LR3. I have a problem with my LR3 it is on just over 360 000 km and I do a lot of driving with it. But the last few weeks I could not. As just out of the blue after driving it for about 20km i stopped at the shop got back in it and just did not want to start. I have crank but no start! I did take it to the one shop and they told me it is my injectors that needs to be replaced. I told them I dont think so because the injectors was replaced by Land Rover just over 60 000km ago. And I dont think the injectors will make the engine turn but not start as not all 6 injectors can be broken just like that. I have tested the fuel I do get fuel to the engine and everything I have read on the forums point to the crank or cam shaft positioning sensors. What do you think?
Now you can do river crossings and cross German desserts.
I have a 2nd hand one I need to fit. I can't justify the price of a new one. Only real issue I have is I don't have the instructions or templates for drilling or cutting. Its nerve-racking enough hacking into a perfectly good car, but not being 100% sure on locations takes it to another level.
Hi LR Time. Very nice video...again.
Question on the Bravo snorkel: would you think it is really waterproof enough for a serious river crossing?
I don’t mind watching it slower! :D
Hi, as always a great video, I have an idea for the next one, maybe you could install a 360-degree camera.
Well, he really, really wants a drone. So maybe we'll finally get one and have that one hovering around us. 😃👍🙋♀️ Vera
As a perfectionist and a German those 2 missing rivets must have been hell for you! Lovely job, so what's next, maybe a kangaroo guard as I'm sure there could be a problem with these around Frankfurt?
😅👍 You are right about that one. 🙋♀️Vera
After watching this video, I canceled the purchase I made few minutes ago. Thank you sincerely lol!
😅👍 I also don't think we'll be adding a snorkel to our new Mall Crawler anytime soon. 🙋♀️Vera
awesome stuff!
i note you talk about dust, is that the main purpose, i always thought it was to allow you to wade in insane depths of wet stuff?
There is more to wading than a raised air intake. On our 15 year old D3, there are several sensors that do not seem to be water tight, also the ecu box hast broken clips. We do believe that considerable damage could potentially done to our car, going into deeper water. 🙋♀️ Vera
On all cars, even with a snorkel, the maximum wading depth is the one recommended by the manufacturer. Even in the best scenarios, ( staying in the limit ) there are consequences and maintenance to do, after each wading. Most snorkels are for dust, and they work better with the cyclone style filter cap in very dusty conditions.
@@leeloo21231234 The Disco wading depth is 700mm - for the new Defender it is 900mm - A JLR dealer told me that that was the depth that the vehicle would start to float.