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Devon-Rover

Member Since: 22 Jan 2015
Location: South Devon
Posts: 917

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Aintree Green

That is really a true spirit tale and glad you are getting sorted.

Like some other mechanical parts the EGR cooler is another when not if point of failure, I dunno if it's an old school thought process but newer cooling systems shouldn't really loose any fluid, we just check and top up without much thought as to where or why it's vanishing.

I say this as I too went for a good year with a small top up of coolant every few months and ignored it, wasn't until a clutch replacement that the exhaust came off and Bingo a pink tell tale trail inside the down pipe. the puma doesn't have much "room" for loosing water until it overheats so keeping the coolant inside is a much more sensitive issue.
A few months back I had a radiator split on the series, wasn't until it had spat 1/2 the water out that I noticed the temp gauge getting above half way that something was amiss.

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26th Sep 2023 4:45pm

BaronDefenders

Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
Location: London/Cotswolds
Posts: 896

2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Santorini Black

Cylinder head has had a very, very light skim and pressure tested OK.

Fingers crossed the EGR cooler arrives tomorrow.

Click image to enlarge Charlie

1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

Instagram: @BaronDefenders

27th Sep 2023 4:02pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

The soon to be beating heart...

27th Sep 2023 4:07pm

BaronDefenders

Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
Location: London/Cotswolds
Posts: 896

Still waiting on the cooler . . .

28th Sep 2023 10:39am

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2420

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Chawton White

Did you have to change to a thicker head gasket? Puma 110" SW

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28th Sep 2023 11:30am

BaronDefenders

Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
Location: London/Cotswolds
Posts: 896

I don’t think so, although I will ask. The head barely needed a skim. Charlie

1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

Instagram: @BaronDefenders

28th Sep 2023 11:33am

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