Possibly one of the most important but least considered upgrades you could fit to your Land Rover. If fitting a snorkel is high up on your list of ‘must haves’ then a raised transmission breather kit should be higher!

The real likelihood of the flood or river crossing being deep enough to require a snorkel is far less than the 18” of water that could potentially cost you a considerable amount of money rebuilding differentials. Almost all gearbox casings and fluid reservoirs on a vehicle that heat up and cool down in operation will require a breather to accommodate the fluid expansion and contraction. Plunging a hot axle into cold water causes it to quench and suddenly contract, and like taking a breath the axle casing sucks in air. If the axle is submerged, it will undoubtedly suck water past the seals (designed to keep oil in not water out), mixing with the oil. Dirty water, of course, will quickly wear seals, bearings and gears and in no time cause failures. The more of your vehicle that is likely to be submerged the more items will benefit from the breathers being extended. Terrafirma offers a range of kits for Land Rovers to cover all of the common casings such as, front and rear axle, gearbox & transfer box and timing case. Breathers are raised to the highest point of the vehicle, commonly the snorkel. Fitting raised transmission breathers does not guarantee that water will not enter the axles and transmission, especially on vehicles persistently used in deep water but it has been proven to reduce the possibility significantly and should rank as one of the most important off-road accessories to be fitted.

SUITABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING LAND ROVER MODELS:
Defender 90/110/130, 1983-2006
Discovery 1, 1989-1998
Discovery 2, V8, 1998-2004
Range Rover Classic, V8, 1985-1994