Femund wrote:

Hi from Norway!

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I'm on my third fuel rail now.........so far so good.
It's the most quiet one I've had yet, even from cold. (Cold = -15ºC)

gtveloce65 wrote:

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I too have suffered from the engine going into crazed rattle mode. ............

dgardel wrote:

Could you explain me better...
In my Puma the injection "noise" is noticeable when push the gas pedal....

I've had plenty of noise with my previous two fuel rails. Especially after start up and driving a couple of 100 meters. I tried not to exceed 2000rpm when cold, imagine that this was a critical figure when cold. Both previous fuel rails resulting in fault messages. First fuel rail, no indication, but fault message stored. Second fuel rail, 'check engine light' was illuminated and fault message stored.
When using the Webasto engine pre heater (on the two first fuel rails), there were less noise from cold, but heavy knocking from time to time.

The fuel rail installed now is as I said, the most quiet one. The engine feels like it's had an engine tuning and the 'mpg' is also better now. Even cold start in -25ºC without Webasto was fine!

I'm not talking about normal diesel engine knocking!! 08MY Defender 2.4 SE

The Boy wrote:

I have had about 6 or 7 fuel rails and sensors.

It is at the dealers again, they took it for a test drive this mornign so to prove or dissprove my complaint for the last 14 months about how awful and noisy it is when cold. I think after all these fuel trails it must be something else.

mse wrote:

The Boy wrote:

I have had about 6 or 7 fuel rails and sensors.

It is at the dealers again, they took it for a test drive this mornign so to prove or dissprove my complaint for the last 14 months about how awful and noisy it is when cold. I think after all these fuel trails it must be something else.

Mine is a little more noisy when cold...ive thought nothing of it - seems just like most of them

No mine does the death rattle (sounds like it is about to explode) I have been fighting LR for 14 months now on this. Sometimes when it does it shuts every thing down and has to be recovered (about 10 times) other times not. They simply put a new fuel rail on and give it back. Now LR (not dealers) say they want proof it is doing it (they think I am some kind of nutter who is making it up). Today (hopefully) the two managers went out in it and it (I am told but waiting for them to confirm) did it to them. When it does its death rattle it also takes off up to 2.5rpm and drives its self for about 3 to 7 seconds and the only way to stop is depress the clutch. Using the foot break only will not stop it as i found out when it shot accross a junction on the main A6 nearly killing me and the drivers of the two cars who just missed me. One of which threatend to punch my lights out and thought I had beeen drinking.

mse wrote:

Sounds a little worse

almost as bad as our new freelander on the M42 when it refused to disengage cruise control. from inside to middle lane - classic car there doing 50 couldnt go back into inside, outerlane full (again classic) ended up jamming my foot on the brake peddle as the 3rd time it re-engaged back up to 70 was no fun

The Boy wrote:

mse wrote:

Sounds a little worse

almost as bad as our new freelander on the M42 when it refused to disengage cruise control. from inside to middle lane - classic car there doing 50 couldnt go back into inside, outerlane full (again classic) ended up jamming my foot on the brake peddle as the 3rd time it re-engaged back up to 70 was no fun

Not a nice thing to happen, I hope you had some srong words with the dealers.