No ABS or Traction Control

Has anybody had the following happen to their P38 after having some fun in the mud, a complete lack of ABS and Traction Control along with the warnings on the dash?

It has happened to me a few times now after I've been acting like a big kid hell bent on giving my P38 a mud pack. (That's what mud is there for.)

The fault clears up rather quickly after getting back onto the boring black stuff and all is ok. I can see what causes it, mud and stuff gets into the cylindrical cover that encompasses the ABS sensor thus throwing the reading out of whack. I can't help but wonder why a great 4x4 like ours would have this little glitch. Should there be some sort of gator surrounding the ABS housing?

If so, can anybody tell me what part they are?

But, if there was never any form of gator and in fact it is a design fault, is there a way to stop it (and don't say "Don't drive through mud" that would really spoil my day!).

I've seen some silicone gators for protecting UJs on the axles and I was wondering weather something like those would work.

If it is really a design error, it seems odd that the boffins at Land Rover would have not sorted it out somewhere in the P38's trials.

Usually I always make sure to deactivate ABS and TC on press car when it is possible in doing Off-Road test... So you should be happy that your P38 does it automatically for you ;-)

TCS only works for a short time before it deactivates to prevent oveheating the brakes according to my manual. It's a really great innovation, much better than a LSD. NOT!