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Extending axle breathers
I'm looking to extend the axle breathers on my '93 Hilux 4x4 Pick Up. How am I best doing this? The ideal solution in my mind would be a screw-in nipple which I can then attach a tube to, and feed this high up into the bodywork where no water can enter. Any idea where I could procure such things?

Whilst I'm here, I'm after two 22x1.5 threaded blanking plugs for an auxillary fuel tank (from a DAF truck) - any idea where I could get these? I've searched the internet but can't really find anything. DAF website was no help for spare parts.

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You can use most any type of hose, come right off the factory outlet. Put a small filter on the end of it. Zip-ties galore and you're done......
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I used B&Q garden irrigation hose on my landy, they also do push in hose connectors. I ran the pipe out the side of the bonnet and up the snorkel.

And don't forget the gearbox and transfer box breathers (if a Hilux has them...)

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Also this!
Even with the breathers extended you can still get water in the oil! the difference in temp when you drive into the water will create a gap in the plates and water still seeps in! some people dont have them and they wade through with no problems!



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what diameter is the breather hose on your truck? land rover stuff is about 8mm or so, so you could go and buy an "off the shelf" breather extension kit fron the likes of Bearmach, for about £30 or so, or just go to your local pnuematic hose place and buy a length of 8mm (or whatever size) hose.

I did this on my 90. got some heat shrink sleeving and used that to "join" my new pipes to the existing ones under the bonnet. on land rovers the factory pipe has curve moulded into the pipe (like an upside down "J"), so i cut that off (leaving an inch or so pipe on it), attached my "new" pipe and where i terminated the pipes (up by my snorkel top) i re-attached the "J" piece (using heat shrink again) so that rain water/mud/babies etc wouldn't go down the pipe.

a word of warning though: don't be tempted to stuff the end of the pipe up into your snorkel top (if you have one).... i did and the suction from the engine was enough to suck up the ATF fluid from my main gearbox then deposit it down the side of my rover!

it looked like i'd run a rambler over....red all down the side of it, like blood! LOL!
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Hi

Thanks for your replies.

I guess maybe the Land Rovers have different breathers... on the Toyo, it's a nipple with a crimped cap on top, so as far as I can see, I'll need to take these bits out, and screw a new fitting in, with a hose on. My question really is where to get such pieces from...

Would it work if I just prised the crimped cap off and stuck a hose on?

The gearbox and transfer breathers are about level with the floor of the cab, so if the water reached this level, I'll be finding another way round!
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