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blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17328

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Engine rebuild

If you wanted to get a top-quality - OE standard or better - rebuild of a 2.4 Tdci engine, who would you get to do it?

Most of the classic Landrover engine builders such as Cox and Turner don't seem to list the Puma engine, so who is the 'Ashcroft Transmissions' of the engine world?

Any recommendations or personal experiences?

Thanks.

10th Feb 2015 7:09pm

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

Buy a ivor seale engine

been reconning engines for years and years ( guessing 30-40 yrs)

i have used them ( as do alot the the car trade )

10th Feb 2015 7:24pm

x-isle

Member Since: 26 May 2011
Location: Midlands
Posts: 1327

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

Any decent Ford builder might be an idea? After all, the actual lump is no different to a Ford spec Puma Craig Rogers

2007 Puma 110 XS
2011 Evoque Coupe Dynamic Lux
www.craigrogers.photography

10th Feb 2015 7:50pm

ian series 1

Member Since: 17 Nov 2014
Location: south
Posts: 3127

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Bonatti Grey

As Munch said Ivor seale,

Just done one in a Peugeot boxer van, great to deal with, first class engine, with no problems
£2500 +vat for short engine £700 surcharge on old unit 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered.

10th Feb 2015 8:26pm

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

They not cheap , but you get what you pay for

10th Feb 2015 8:34pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17328

Excellent, thanks guys. I'd surprisingly not heard of Ivor Searle before (or at least I don't remember the name) and it looks just the place.

Hopefully I won't need their services just yet but ever mindful of the fact firstly that my 07 is from the era of the hooky PCJs and secondly it's fast approaching 200k miles I have just bought a complete take-out engine from a much lower mileage Defender of the same age for a very favourable price.

This motor runs sweetly but blows quite a lot out of the breather, so best case possibly a broken ring, worst case PCJs causing damaged bores. It is however in my mind to get it remanufactured ready to swap over if and when the need arises.

10th Feb 2015 11:14pm

Likeomg

Member Since: 29 Jun 2012
Location: Lake District / Newcastle
Posts: 2637

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Stornoway Grey

Try irb developments... if you can get a hold of him.. (maybe worth trying the other tuners such as alive and BAS also)

11th Feb 2015 12:05am

ian series 1

Member Since: 17 Nov 2014
Location: south
Posts: 3127

blackwolf wrote:
Excellent, thanks guys. I'd surprisingly not heard of Ivor Searle before (or at least I don't remember the name) and it looks just the place.

Hopefully I won't need their services just yet but ever mindful of the fact firstly that my 07 is from the era of the hooky PCJs and secondly it's fast approaching 200k miles I have just bought a complete take-out engine from a much lower mileage Defender of the same age for a very favourable price.

This motor runs sweetly but blows quite a lot out of the breather, so best case possibly a broken ring, worst case PCJs causing damaged bores. It is however in my mind to get it remanufactured ready to swap over if and when the need arises.

Blimey! That's good going for one of these?
We're finding that in a transit they are dead at about 140 -150!
I guess they get an easier life in the defender?
Mines on 90.000 so there's still life in the old girl yet

80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered.

11th Feb 2015 6:58am

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