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 Defender 90 drowned |
Andrew388
 27th Aug 2009 8:14am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 18 · Views: 10240 · Subject: Defender 90 drowned |
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| Defender 90 drowned |
Andrew388
25th Aug 2009 3:42pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 18 · Views: 10240 · Subject: Defender 90 drowned |
| Grockle, the Defender 2.8i is a South African special, built between 1997 and 2001, when BMW owned Land Rover. Land Rover fitted a 2.8i 6 cylinder petrol motor from the 328i and 528i BMW's of the ti ... |
| Defender 90 drowned |
Andrew388
25th Aug 2009 3:11pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 18 · Views: 10240 · Subject: Defender 90 drowned |
| Winch and all other accessories were insured. While I assume that the winch would work after stripping and rebuilding, I did not want to take the risk, so left it on the vehicle. I managed to strip ... |
| Defender 90 drowned |
Andrew388
19th Aug 2009 12:17pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 18 · Views: 10240 · Subject: Defender 90 drowned |
Just had confirmation: it's a write-off.
R525 000 (39 000 pounds) worth of damage, excluding labour to repair. With the Puma, and the amount of electronics and associated wiring looms, water damag ... |
| Defender 90 drowned |
Andrew388
15th Aug 2009 6:18pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 18 · Views: 10240 · Subject: Defender 90 drowned |
| It's an 07 Puma. Spoke to LR on Friday, and their opinion is that it's a write-off, but we'll see. |
| Defender 90 drowned |
Andrew388
14th Aug 2009 10:11am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 18 · Views: 10240 · Subject: Defender 90 drowned |
I recently had the misfortune of drowning my Defender.
The vehicle remained in the water for about 45 mins, while I waited for and attached the recovery vehicle.
The level of the water was up ... |
| Bleeding a TDCi? |
Andrew388
6th Jul 2009 8:03am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 7 · Views: 6158 · Subject: Bleeding a TDCi? |
| What I have done a couple of times in the past is this: detach fuel pipe at coupling under the bonnet, nearest to the firewall. Pressurise the fuel tank slightly, which will force fuel through the f ... |
| Running on/throttle responce? |
Andrew388
14th Apr 2009 5:11pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 31 · Views: 14839 · Subject: Running on/throttle responce? |
| I had the same problem with mine just after I bought it, and believe it or not, it was the brake light fuse. The vehicle would run-on terribly, and the revs would rise dramatically when the clutch wa ... |
| What Size Tyres |
Andrew388
25th Feb 2009 10:38am
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 19 · Views: 11189 · Subject: What Size Tyres |
As I understand it, the biggest size one can go without modification is 265 75 16.
Genis: where did you get that size tyre? I have been looking, but no one sells them in SA that I know of.
Andre ... |
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