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Aye, good explanation but horrendous taste in sun glasses Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
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25th Mar 2017 10:43 am
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Does that stop dust and sand too if you're driving say in Deserts?DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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25th Mar 2017 10:58 am
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Plus at what point does the D5 start to float? No point in saying it can wade up to 900mm if it will float off downstream at 600mm.
25th Mar 2017 11:00 am
waterbuoy
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It says (in the article) that whilst the car can theoretically wade up to a metre depth the rear end will start to float at 900mm, hence the limitation (unless full with 7 peeps)
I guess it will separate dust and sand etc as they will also drop out of entrainment as the air flows through the bonnet skins. However, under severe conditions there is the possibility that the void may become blocked?
Not sure that this is new tech - does the chap/engineer not say that it is also in the FFRR and RRS?Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
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25th Mar 2017 11:13 am
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Ah, missed that bit. Must improve my skim reading skills.
25th Mar 2017 11:15 am
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I was aware they had first implemented it on the FFRR RRS ..but someone asked on here somewhere about fitting a RAI to the D5 and I thought this a good explanation 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
25th Mar 2017 11:15 am
garrycol
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What happens when the water is over the top of the bonnet as is common is some areas of my country = dead engine $$$$$$.
Sorry needs a snorkle and I am sure one will be designed that bypasses all that convoluted intake system and connects direct to the airfilter. I would suggest that the bonnet sections will be bypassed and a hole cut in the outer guard with the snorkle external to the outer guard like most other snorkles.
25th Mar 2017 12:20 pm
thorgal
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If the water is over the top of the bonnet in your country you, my friend , need a boat NOT a car.
25th Mar 2017 1:45 pm
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25th Mar 2017 2:12 pm
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25th Mar 2017 2:45 pm
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You're only saying that coz there isn't a RC D5.
25th Mar 2017 2:56 pm
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Nifty explanation in the video however the air chamber didn't appear to be well sealed at the top of the bonnet near the windscreen....16 D4 Landmark
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25th Mar 2017 4:38 pm
garrycol
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The top two pics are typical of what you can expect in the top end of Aust - particularly Cape York - noting the aim is to get a bit of a bow wave going over the top of the bonnet as it keeps water out of the engine bay - in that situation the standard D5 will be sucking water even if the depth is less than 900mm.
That vid in the first post seems to be talking about rain etc not fording.
26th Mar 2017 1:48 am
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There was a video on 5th Gear a while ago when VBS put a FFRR into some very very deep water that came up well over the bonnet and it did not fail or flood the engineMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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