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Snowbeast17

Member Since: 20 Nov 2011
Location: Highlands
Posts: 48

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

I have had enough!

Why is it that when LR build defenders, they can't just do it properly! They know from years of complaints and warranty claims, that it would be better just to make sure they don't

leak!
My 110 is 2 months old and it been back to the dealer twice. Last time it was for a whole week, then they phone me tell me it's fixed. So I drove down to pick it up and I don't even get out of their forecourt and it wet on the drivers and passengers foot well.
The replaced the bulk head seal and sealed the windscreen and this was all my problems sorted they told me. Eh, no it wasnt! So I then had to spend another number of hours waiting for them to "see what they could do ". They already had it for a week!
Anyway after all that, it's still leaking. Looks like its coming through the fake hinge on n/s, I saw a water drip from one of the bolts on the inside. And driver side, the small part of the bulk head seal that you can see on the inside has turned white with salt, but it's not wet.
I have ordered myself some creeping crack cure and have a go at this myself

RRS tdv8 08
Disco 3 HSE 57
Defender 90 xs 06

All gone

22nd Jan 2012 9:52am

cinstone

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Stourbridge
Posts: 375

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green

Make sure the rubber grommets for the left hand drive wipers are sealed too.

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2015 Defender 90 XS SW & Helen, 1964 IIa. Previously 2012 Defender 90 XS SW & 2008 90 XS SW.

Previous LR's: Michael, my 2008 Defender 90 XS SW.

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22nd Jan 2012 3:08pm

Grockle

Member Since: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Peak District National Park
Posts: 2266

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

water can track in via the rear washer pipes were they come through the bulk head,access via n/s speaker as previously posted by me. 2.4 90 XS
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22nd Jan 2012 3:25pm

Sticky

Member Since: 07 Dec 2008
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 245

2016 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Stornoway Grey

Don't worry the water leaks may pale into insignificance once the other dealer issues take over, in my experience if you can live with it for three years they tend to be fully sorted.

I always enjoy doing my longer trips in the 'loaner' cars to keep my mileage down.

22nd Jan 2012 3:54pm

mick

Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2109

2010 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Rimini Red

Get them to take off the fake hinge and re seal them and take the drain plugs out of the heater intake there are 2 you will have to feel around for them.

22nd Jan 2012 6:11pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Appreciate your frustration....Maybe the solution lies in the myriad of other 'wet carpet' threads of which there are indeed quite a few....

22nd Jan 2012 7:03pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue

In my experience, the windscreen leaks are the worst. You don't really notice them but they build up somewhere behind the dash then flood the floor. Zagato's cure of pumping windscreen sealant (something like Arbomast) all around the rubber to frame (especially the top) worked for me. The problem was water coming forward off the roof (rain or melting snow) and into the top seal, then running down around inside the seal and exiting front of dash. It was a slow process, but after a few day's rain it built up to a waterfall. Most people say the windscreen seal is prehistoric rubbish (on mine, the crappy welding made a dry seal impossible).

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22nd Jan 2012 8:38pm

Snowbeast17

Member Since: 20 Nov 2011
Location: Highlands
Posts: 48

cinstone wrote:
Make sure the rubber grommets for the left hand drive wipers are sealed too.

Chris.

I noticed there is water lying in the channel on the inside where the wipers are. But also the drain on the outside has two joins on it not far from the hinges. I kept an eye on them inside the cab while my dad poured water on it, after a couple of watering cans later the water started coming through and would run down on to the bulk head seal, which then absorbed it until it was soaking, it was then dripping on to the footwell. I can't decide if the bolts on the hinge is letting in water or if it's just running of the bulk head seal.

Thanks guys for your advice, it's always good to hear other people's ideas and experiences with these things. RRS tdv8 08
Disco 3 HSE 57
Defender 90 xs 06

All gone

22nd Jan 2012 9:43pm

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