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Esben Kold

Member Since: 14 Oct 2023
Location: Horsens
Posts: 14

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Galway Green

You could check the 10 amp fuse for the ABS. If it is removed or blown I believe it will display those symptoms. It is under the steeringwheel

4th Nov 2024 7:59am

Johan_B

Member Since: 20 Sep 2024
Location: Gothenburg
Posts: 18

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Tonga Green

The lights should come on as a bulb check on ignition. If it was one light not coming on a failed bulb could of course be the problem, but for all three to have failed is not probable. Also it seems the ABS is not working so that would mean the light should be constantly on, maybe also the TC light. In Sweden this would be a MOT failure. That could be a motive to hide the light. Although the bulb check would also be a fail if the light didn't come on. The same goes for the Check Engine light.

I don't understand the fault codes but are they connected to engine/emission management? Could they trigger the Check Engine light?

Seatbelt light? Never seen in a Defender, but yes the symbol is there, but there is no system for it.

4th Nov 2024 8:00am

Guisalla

Member Since: 02 Nov 2024
Location: Sao Paulo
Posts: 6

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

News from my Defender... =[

Today i took the car to a specialized place, and they found that the previous owner reprogrammed the car's modules precisely so that no light errors would appear.

Now they need to restore the configurations of the car, and after that have a correctly read errors and problems.

4th Nov 2024 11:33pm

Julie

Member Since: 07 Oct 2017
Location: Nantes
Posts: 479

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green

Julie wrote:
If you're sure that the ABS doesn't work (and no Amigo), you will have 3 différent ways to proceed :

1) return the truck to the seller
2) get the right fault codes and repair
3) remove ABS/TC from your truck and make your truck conform to Defenders without these features

Why not follow the last option and remove ABS.
The stuff is 15 years old and I wonder if all parts were still available...

6th Nov 2024 1:43pm

HardCharger

Member Since: 03 Mar 2013
Location: Manila
Posts: 734

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

I've recently been contemplating this. Or at least installing an off switch to disable it when it's causing issues like it is with my truck at the moment. Doing the 10 steps on the brake pedal before starting does not always work apparently.

I wonder though if disabling the TC will affect the performance of ATBs installed. They supposed to work perfectly when working properly. Will just ATBs alone and probably tricky left foot braking be sufficient to overcome no TC? No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy

7th Nov 2024 2:49am

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 8013

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

left foot cadence is what we used before TC to help get the best from ATBs, theory still works. Cheers

James
110 2012 XS Utility
130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper
90 2010 Hardtop
90 M57 1988 Hardtop

7th Nov 2024 12:00pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17359

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

HardCharger wrote:
... I wonder though if disabling the TC will affect the performance of ATBs installed. They supposed to work perfectly when working properly. Will just ATBs alone and probably tricky left foot braking be sufficient to overcome no TC?

I have ATB diffs and no ABS (thank goodness!) and it works just fine. It is rare - very rare - that any left foot input is required.

The Puma does of course also have the annoying feature that if you press both right and centre pedals simultaneously after a second or tow the ECM ignores the throttle input, a real pain if you are trying to dry your brakes. This is a consideration rather than a problem with left-foot braking and the ATBs, I have never had to apply LFB for traction purposes long enough to shut down the throttle.

7th Nov 2024 1:06pm

HardCharger

Member Since: 03 Mar 2013
Location: Manila
Posts: 734

Since my truck has ABS / TC any way to disable without the ECU and instrument cluster getting mad at me? No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy

8th Nov 2024 4:37am

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