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Message |
 Traction Control Problem |
Jonno
 26th Nov 2018 10:37pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 10 · Views: 6761 · Subject: Traction Control Problem |
Well after many months and almost exactly a year after the problem first surfaced, its back.
Front drivers wheel traction control activating, sometimes lightly, sometimes violently.
Odd the weather ... |
| Puma 2.4 smoke on cold start |
Jonno
20th May 2018 10:52am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 13 · Views: 7500 · Subject: Puma 2.4 smoke on cold start |
| They seem variable, but mine has blown clouds of white smoke on a properly cold start from day one in 2011. |
| ABS Sensor Renewed but what is the brass clip for? |
Jonno
9th May 2018 12:39am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 3 · Views: 2034 · Subject: ABS Sensor Renewed but what is the brass clip for? |
I got a genuine Bosch one for a Puma for less than 30 quid from GSF.
Identical to the LR part. |
| Traction Control Problem |
Jonno
9th May 2018 12:36am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 10 · Views: 6761 · Subject: Traction Control Problem |
Well after saying cleaning the earth wire fixed it....it returned. Not as bad, but started again.
The fix, a new battery....was still starting the car fine, but I thought battery when the traction ... |
| Engine coolant life |
Jonno
24th Dec 2017 12:01pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 7 · Views: 3234 · Subject: Engine coolant life |
| I will, it's seen better days. Quite a sudden change from clear orange to murky rust.... |
| Engine coolant life |
Jonno
24th Dec 2017 10:18am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 7 · Views: 3234 · Subject: Engine coolant life |
I notice there is a label under the bonnet of the 2.4 saying do not drain the coolant.
Mine however has changed from a nice orange colour to a brown rust colour, so thinking of changing it.
The ... |
| Traction Control Problem |
Jonno
24th Dec 2017 10:13am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 10 · Views: 6761 · Subject: Traction Control Problem |
| Well after much head scratching, it seems that it was likely the earth wire to the drivers side outrigger causing the issue. There was no obvious corrosion, but the metal looked a bit black in colour. ... |
| Traction Control Problem |
Jonno
6th Dec 2017 5:38pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 10 · Views: 6761 · Subject: Traction Control Problem |
Good idea with the earths, I will go underneath next time I get a day off.
This old topic sounds quite familiar too:
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic33870.html?highlight=traction+control+pr ... |
| Traction Control Problem |
Jonno
6th Dec 2017 5:25pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 10 · Views: 6761 · Subject: Traction Control Problem |
Hi all,
Had my 2.4 90 HT since May 2011 and it has been totally trouble free to date.
2 weeks ago the traction control started to randomly activate at low speeds. Sometimes not at all on a journ ... |
| Defender Values |
Jonno
28th May 2017 2:19pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 3 · Views: 2575 · Subject: Defender Values |
As per the title.....
This seems to be a weird situation, i keep getting invites from we buy any van.com to sell them my 2011 90 hard top. I remember last december the offer was about 13k. It then ... |
| 2.2 poor fuel economy |
Jonno
12th Feb 2017 9:42pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 153 · Views: 90820 · Subject: 2.2 poor fuel economy |
The most ridiculous part of firing the main injectors on exhaust stroke is that it is totally uneccessary to light off the dpf for regeneration.
Earlier cars with dpf often had a extra injector o ... |
| Engine gone |
Jonno
20th Dec 2016 12:50am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 15 · Views: 8772 · Subject: Engine gone |
| I can see me needing to re engine my defender at some point. I think the car will easily outlast the engine and with the Puma not being as rebuild friendly as engines from the past, something else mig ... |
| Engine gone |
Jonno
19th Dec 2016 6:06pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 15 · Views: 8772 · Subject: Engine gone |
| I once looked into parts availability on the 2.4 years ago and don't know if anything has changed. However at the time I came to the conclusion it was a throw away engine. Things like oversize pistons ... |
| Shattered |
Jonno
23rd Sep 2016 9:23pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 10 · Views: 7380 · Subject: Shattered |
There must be some residual stress left in the glass from manufacturing. It's a bit ironic though that this seems to happen on the simplest bit of glass in the automotive industry.
Jonno |
| Your 'Puma' 10 years from now... will it even be a TDCi ? |
Jonno
21st Sep 2016 6:41am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 30 · Views: 14686 · Subject: Your 'Puma' 10 years from now... will it even be a TDCi ? |
| I suspect the days of long parts availability from the manufacturer may be over. I heard quite some years back that ford sold off all their parts for the Focus mk1 RS. OK somebody else will be sellin ... |
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