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Waka56

Member Since: 08 Nov 2023
Location: Hamburg
Posts: 160

My puma 2008

Brought my first Defender home today! It's a puma 2.4 2008 with 200.000kms.
There will be quite a few things to fix but I love it already!! First day driving it, I took a break on the way home to take some pictures, and I could not get the key to turn anymore... Had to go get some oil to the next village to try to fix it, glad someone gave me a ride haha.. And It worked!

Here come the 1st pictures

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And now, what am I looking at here?

Click image to enlarge Making my Defender great again. (Or trying to at least xD)

Last edited by Waka56 on 20th Nov 2023 8:10pm. Edited 1 time in total

20th Nov 2023 5:08pm

geobloke

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

Very pretty in white. Love a white and black Defender

20th Nov 2023 5:42pm

Waka56

Member Since: 08 Nov 2023
Location: Hamburg
Posts: 160

Yeah a bit of black will be done to, but that's not the priority

Making my Defender great again. (Or trying to at least xD)

20th Nov 2023 7:55pm

Martin
Site Admin

Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6604

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

The grey Bosch relay and the metal cased relay are non original. Evidence of overheated terminal on grey Bosch relay.

Some kind of bodgery going on with the wire stuffed into the black relay socket and feeding the fuse. There’s an additional 25A fuse in the right in a separate holder that is also non original.

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

20th Nov 2023 8:07pm

Waka56

Member Since: 08 Nov 2023
Location: Hamburg
Posts: 160

Yeah it looks dodgy, have to get a booklet about the fuses. Making my Defender great again. (Or trying to at least xD)

20th Nov 2023 8:12pm

Screbble

Member Since: 26 Apr 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2081

2004 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

That’s a really nice Defender 👍

Just looking at the fuse box photo, I agree with Martin’s observations.

I haven’t got a Puma so can’t really tell for sure, but would you expect that lower steel frame in the fuse box photo to be so rusty? Is that a sign of previous water ingress?

20th Nov 2023 9:08pm

Screbble

Member Since: 26 Apr 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2081

PS I know you’ll have a list of jobs to do, but you may want to look at your wiper wheelbox/spindles etc. in due course 👍

20th Nov 2023 9:11pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10739

Nice 110 you got there

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

20th Nov 2023 9:33pm

Waka56

Member Since: 08 Nov 2023
Location: Hamburg
Posts: 160

Screbble wrote:
PS I know you’ll have a list of jobs to do, but you may want to look at your wiper wheelbox/spindles etc. in due course 👍

Because of this wiper not always going all the way down right? Making my Defender great again. (Or trying to at least xD)

20th Nov 2023 10:10pm

Screbble

Member Since: 26 Apr 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2081

Yes it looks as though both wipers are not aligned.

20th Nov 2023 10:11pm

Waka56

Member Since: 08 Nov 2023
Location: Hamburg
Posts: 160

Looks like a fun job to do. I'll make sure to find out what else to change in the same time.

Making my Defender great again. (Or trying to at least xD)

Last edited by Waka56 on 20th Nov 2023 10:20pm. Edited 1 time in total

20th Nov 2023 10:18pm

Martin
Site Admin

Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6604

It appears to be a link between the output of the relay which then feeds the wiper, electric windows and heated seat fuses [C3416L], and the blower fan fuse [F45].

Question is - why?

Is it fixing the fan or the other items.... so do your wipers, elec windows and heated seats work in key position 1 (first click), or does the fan not work in position 1, and only in position 2 (second click when the dashboard cluster powers up)?

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

20th Nov 2023 10:18pm

Waka56

Member Since: 08 Nov 2023
Location: Hamburg
Posts: 160

I will check tomorrow and come back to you. I can open and close the windows without ignition, radio stays on as well, not sure what is normal and what isn't. (I mean without the key even on, or when I turn off the engine) Should the headlights stay on as well? I know it use to be the norm back in the days, but 2008, not sure. Making my Defender great again. (Or trying to at least xD)

20th Nov 2023 10:22pm

Martin
Site Admin

Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6604

Somebody's been playing with the electrics, definitely.

Fan and radio should work in position 1 or position 2.

Electric windows and head lamps should only work in position 2.

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

20th Nov 2023 10:30pm

Waka56

Member Since: 08 Nov 2023
Location: Hamburg
Posts: 160

Ok thanks for the info. Might just remove that wire and see what happens. Making my Defender great again. (Or trying to at least xD)

20th Nov 2023 10:45pm

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