 | Home > Puma (Tdci) > Loss of Power UPDATE from the serious Landy fans!! |
 
|
|
|
| fekete Member Since: 24 Dec 2008 Location: Here on the other end of the computer Posts: 3626   
|
Keep us posted mrbond all good stuff
 NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY |
||
27th Oct 2009 9:38pm |
|
| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298  
|
when I sold mine the dealer had problems with it (only happened to me once) when it was driven quickly (65+mph) it went into a kind of limp mode (turn on/off and it reset).
anyway to cut along story short my dealer said there was no problems.....turns out another dealer ended up getting land rover involved and it turned out there was silicone somewhere there shouldn't have been (on the ecu connections I presume?) ! anyway it got sorted I understand. not much help I'm sure but its at least another avenue to consider. |
||
|
28th Oct 2009 8:51am |
|
| mrbond Member Since: 24 Oct 2009 Location: White River, Mpumalanga Posts: 7  
|
Interesting... silicon used to install Mantec snorkel when manufacturer supplied a foam washer for attachment to air intake on side of vehicle. Thanks. Will pass onto dealer. PS swapping out the puma intercooler for a TD5 (bigger) intercooler had no effect on power loss... no surprise there then!
|
||
|
30th Oct 2009 6:43pm |
|
| niglyn Member Since: 12 Jun 2009 Location: Surrey Posts: 82 
|
My 2007 had the same problem, big loss of power at about 76mph. When towing on busy motorways it is no fun. Throttling up/down, changing gear etc would have no effect until the speed was down to 30mph then it carried on as if nothing was wrong. It only happened when under heavy load, usually towing uphill in hot weather.
The cause was never found & I chopped the vehicle in for a new 2009. |
||
|
1st Nov 2009 3:31pm |
|
| mrbond Member Since: 24 Oct 2009 Location: White River, Mpumalanga Posts: 7
|
Still getting nowehere. Local dealer must now replace the vehicle which they don't want to do as ours is expedition kitted. They are now advising that I take the issue up with Land Rover Customer Service SA. Will see how I get on with them, otherwsie legal route to be taken. Wwe will keep you posted.
Kind regards Mr Bond |
||
|
1st Nov 2009 6:26pm |
|
| CapeLandy Member Since: 21 Jul 2008 Location: Cape Town Posts: 558
|
Is that Bain's Baobab on your Avatar? Puma 110 - gone
Series III 1973 - going strong |
||
|
1st Nov 2009 7:57pm |
|
| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6090 
|
I would insist that your dealer contacts LR about it.... after all, you bought the vehicle from them, not from customer services. Let them do the leg work, not fob it off on you! |
||
|
2nd Nov 2009 7:44am |
|
| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
|
Sorry - Niglyn, your 2007 LR wasn't a 110 in blue was it?
|
||
|
3rd Nov 2009 7:29am |
|
| niglyn Member Since: 12 Jun 2009 Location: Surrey Posts: 82
|
90 in blue, with sunroof.
|
||
|
6th Nov 2009 7:58pm |
|
| 90hardtop Member Since: 13 Nov 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1 |
Hi,
Was just reading your thread, and wondered whether when you mentioned silicon in the wrong place you perhaps meant poisoning the lambda sensor(s)? I understand modern diesels have progressed significantly and are now using closed loop control with feedback of exhaust oxygen concentration using an exhaust oxygen sensor - called a lambda sensor - as per petrol engines with catalytic converters. If there is too much silicone in the diesel fuel - used as an antifoam additive - because the refinery has mucked up, then I understand you are at risk of poisoning the lambda sensor. ...in short, if your Land Rover has oxygen / lambda sensors in the exhaust (one before, one after the cat, perhaps?), try getting these replaced. Sometimes, when they are poisoned they can read low oxygen and hence the engine management system backs off the fuel added and hence low power / sometimes stalling. I have had the same problem myself on a petrol engine and because there is no actual electrical fault, just an error in the reading (but still within the normal potential difference range), the diagnostics cannot detect it. Good luck. |
||
|
13th Nov 2009 8:44pm |
|
| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
|
good one. I don't know to be honest the garage simply said they had to get LR involvled to find the problem and it had 'something to do with silicone which they use at the factory during build.'
|
||
|
16th Nov 2009 7:28am |
|
| totoD110 Member Since: 26 Nov 2008 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 86 |
after spending ten(10)days in dealer's shop.I had experience today a power loss between 80kph to 100kph... its just like a hesitation even I floored it it doesnt respond to my input in the throttle.
 this is the 1st time I had this problem since new(April 2008). i guess im going to miss my car again for another couple of days |
||
|
16th Nov 2009 12:33pm |
|
|
|
| All times are GMT |
< Previous Topic | Next Topic > |
Posting Rules
|
Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
