Conversion of an oil bath air filter to run a snorkel

I almost got into trouble earlier this morning.
Got into a puddle which actually came up to the top of my wheel arches.
Another few inches deeper and I might have hydro locked ( ie destroyed) my diesel engine.
I've always fancied fitting a snorkel, but the thing that's stopped me has been the design of the oil bath filter, with that continuous ring of air inlets around the tip.
Suggested route has been to dump the oil bath and fit a paper/foam element filter off something more modern.
But I really like the oil bath, it never costs anything except a change of oil, and always performs perfectly.
Anyone managed to convert the oil bath unit so that it will take a 3" dia hose inlet as well as outlet ?
Apparently the ring of slotted vents create an air vortex which throws out heavier dust particles.
So the trick would seem to be how to maintain the vortex while channeling the air through a flexible inlet pipe.

I had one fitted on my series when I bought it. As you can see from my profile pic. It also had the oil bath filter but they weren't connected! So cant help answer your question. Look great, but I think they are actually meant to function as a raised intake to avoid dust and grit thrown up by the wheels ,as apposed to creating an amphibious vehicle.

I am sure there are pics somewhere, maybe on the s2forum of oil bath with factory modded top to allow a snorkel to be connected.

Found them on my puter.

A good thing with the oil bath filter is if you go very deep and water does enter the filter is the water goes to the bottom of the filter and oil stays on top, so the first thing going into the engine is mostly oil and it gets burnt. Lots of blue smoke lets you know. Ask me how I know this.

lynall said:

Found them on my puter.

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Many thanks !
I presume that's from the Land Rover optional equipment catalogue
I have to say that in all the 40 years that I've been messing around with series land Rovers, I've never actually seen a series factory snorkel kit, either on a vehicle, or on a stall at an autojumble, or even online.
Rarer than rocking horse **** ?
Now, I can fabricate all the bits that you see on the outside of the vehicle, except the top cone, which you can buy.
The rubber pipes are standard industrial extractor piping, as used on pedestal spot welders etc.
It's just that top section of the air filter body that's the problem.
If only I could find one to copy.
Even a rotten one.
Ahh, never mind.
I'm sure that I'll devise something.
Maybe when I've made my own design and finished it, an original will turn up

findo1 said:

I had one fitted on my series when I bought it. As you can see from my profile pic. It also had the oil bath filter but they weren't connected! So cant help answer your question. Look great, but I think they are actually meant to function as a raised intake to avoid dust and grit thrown up by the wheels ,as apposed to creating an amphibious vehicle.

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Ditto with my current 88 Diesel.
Well not quite.
It had had a dummy snorkel fitted to the NS windscreen frame (brackets welded on), and a hole chopped through the NS wing, cunningly cut right across the joint between wing top and wing side, thus ruining both panels.
The vendor had removed the valuable (but never connected) snorkel to sell separately.
Just leaving a load of damage to put straight.
Never mind, all the weird bodgery meant that I got a basically sound vehicle cheap