Land rover autobiography exhaust snorkel

Whilst a snorkel is a must for wading above the maximum depth stated in your Land Rover’s user manual, there are also a number of benefits to your engine which can make the cost of purchase and installation much more attractive if you’re not regularly immersing your vehicle in deep water.

Find out more below about the Defender Snorkels and Raised Air Intakes (RAIT’s) which we offer.

Do I need a ‘Snorkel’ or a ‘Raised Air Intake (RAIT)’?

A ‘raised air intake’ is simply that, it’s a means of drawing in the air for the engine at a higher point on the vehicle, but it’s not necessarily fully water-sealed at the point where it attaches to the vehicle.

But it is still very useful in hot dusty conditions, as cleaner air is being drawn in above the level of the dust created by the wheels, or by the vehicle in front if you’re in a convoy.

A ‘snorkel’, on the other hand, is fully sealed where it connects to the vehicle, so that y