Defender 130 Snorkel and Wading Package with Fitting

Snorkel and Wading Package with Fitting for the Defender 130: a snorkel, raised axle and gearbox breathers and a wading check, fitted.

These are the packages we would build for our own vehicles before a long trip: the parts that fail far from home, the protection that stops a rock ending the journey, and the equipment that makes living out of the vehicle possible. Each one lists its weight, because an expedition vehicle is usually overweight before it has left the country and payload is the thing people forget to check. The 130 is the long wheelbase crew cab and pick up, and it carries its weight on the rear axle, which changes which parts wear first.

Specification and fitment

• Fits: Defender 130, chassis code LD 130
• Engine: 300Tdi, Td5, 2.4 and 2.2 Puma diesel
• Production dates: 1984 to 2016
• Quality: Standard
• Part number: cross referenced to the factory part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch, because supersessions on these vehicles are frequent and one printed number would be wrong for somebody
• The failure this addresses: water in the engine, axles and gearbox after a deep crossing
• Labour time: about 5 hours, included
• Coding: none required. Fit it and drive
• Also needed: nothing
• Torque: not applicable
• Weight: about 8 kg
• Warranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first

What arrives

• Snorkel
• Breather kit
• Wading check

Fitting

Labour guide: about 5 hours, included. Land Rover changes specification mid production, often by VIN rather than by model year, so send the VIN or the registration with the order and we confirm the part against the build data before anything leaves. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return. We are an independent Land Rover specialist and parts supplier. We are not Land Rover or Jaguar Land Rover and are not appointed by them; the model names are their trademarks and are used here to describe fitment. Everything we sell is chosen for vehicles that actually get used: towed with, loaded, driven through water and parked in fields, rather than for the brochure. Any modification that changes ride height, tyre size, weight or appearance must be declared to your insurer before you drive the vehicle. Raised vehicles need the headlamp aim reset and a four wheel alignment, and the MOT tester will look at both.

Which version to buy

Standard is the standard specification, which is what most vehicles need and what we would quote unless you told us otherwise. There is one specification of this, because it is the one we would fit to our own vehicles and a cheaper version would not be doing you a favour.