docp1980
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Join Date: May 2010
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Nissan's inability to properly seal and install a snorkel
Just to give anyone who wasn't on the high country long weekend trip an idea of what happened: During one of the deeper crossings of the Humffray River, my 'sealed' snorkel leaked and my airbox took in a large amount of water. I was about 2m from coming out of the crossing when the ute almost stalled, blowing out a heap of black smoke in the process. It then went back to normal and I drove it out. After shutting down the engine and pulling apart the airbox, the air filter was completely saturated and water was in the air box. Luckily, it appeared that no water had gotten past the filter and into the engine - If the crossing had been any wider, or if the deeper section had gone on for any longer though, it could have been a completely different story! After replacing the air filter (thanks again Ridgie!), the ute drove out of the valley no worries at all. After taking the ute back to Nissan, I managed to get them to agree to paying for me to have the snorkel sealed where I want, as well as giving me another air filter.
WELL, today I got Guest 4wd to pull the snorkel apart and reseal the entire thing. What they found was astonishing. There was a large gap in the snorkel at one of the joins inside the guard. In addition, the snorkel was missing a nut where it was supposed to be secured to the guard and none of the joins were sealed properly (I had previously returned the ute to Nissan after they installed the snorkel initially and asked them to seal it properly - obviously they didn't understand what this meant). Anyway, now that the snorkel is completely sealed I can actually hear the engine sucking in air through the snorkel head whenever I accelerate and I reckon the ute is far more responsive now as well. Nissan will never touch my ute again, with the exception of any warranty issues. A massive thumbs up to Guest 4wd once again, those guys know their trade inside out and actually give a shit about their customers!
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Last edited by docp1980; 30-03-2011 at 05:04 PM.
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