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dm_td5

Member Since: 20 Jul 2008
Location: Arnhem Land
Posts: 609

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Zermatt Silver

How long will it weep for?

OK, the inevitable has happened, the Puma's vacuum pump has a very minor weep on the engine side at the base.

So does anyone have any idea how long I might get out of this?

I've got a replacement ordered for Monday at the dealers in Sydney, but I have about 400 - 500km of driving to get there.

I'm towing about 1.5t of trailer as well and there's a lot of hills to get over. 110 2.4TDCi
110 300Tdi

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17th Jul 2009 7:29am

Grockle

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

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

Derek snap!,ours went yestwerday,in the dealers now,had to show them dullbirds thread for the correct part no.!,the conditions your driving in keep checking on it as it will start to through oil all over the engine bay,good luck, how's the trip going otherwise? part needs to be LR012183 this is the latest replacement pump. 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up.

17th Jul 2009 8:37am

alantd

Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 1513

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

You should get quite a while. Basically it is weeping engine oil so you've got several litres to get through

Mine was spraying quite a bit around the engine bay but even so, the total amount of oil was probably only 50ml.

I drove a few hundred miles on it without any issues. One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
+ New Defender 110 First Edition

17th Jul 2009 9:00am

Fontuin

Member Since: 11 Sep 2008
Location: South Africa
Posts: 29

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Zambezi Silver

I drove mine a few thousand km from when it started leaking until it was replaced with no problems other than an oily engine bay and my brakes did start feeling a little "hard" towards the end. I didn't even have to replace any oil in that time.

It doesn't leak all the time when the seal goes and I did in fact never see it leaking, only the evidence there of.

17th Jul 2009 9:31am

dm_td5

Member Since: 20 Jul 2008
Location: Arnhem Land
Posts: 609

Thanks, that's comforting information.

Grockle it's going in to the same dealers as dullbird's did so they know all about the correct part I hope. 110 2.4TDCi
110 300Tdi

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17th Jul 2009 1:22pm

dgardel

Member Since: 30 Nov 2008
Location: Veneto (Heart & Head)
Posts: 3586

After the initial leak, I drove for 1500km ...

No problem......

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17th Jul 2009 5:33pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5068

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Scotia Grey

i did 700 ish miles on it Mike

17th Jul 2009 6:00pm

YORKSHIRELAD

Member Since: 17 Mar 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 159

Hi lads. Bearing in mind that I still have the original pump, and that I will inevitably need a replacement in the future, can I ask you all how many miles or Km's you had clocked up before it failed?. I don't do much mileage and although this might sound strange, I would really like it to fail whilst it's still under warranty. If I squirt oil under the bonnet, do you think I could con them into a replacement

. Thanks,

Richard 1963 Series 2A truck cab
2008 110 SW

17th Jul 2009 7:08pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5068

About 6 or 7k i think Mike

17th Jul 2009 9:05pm

alantd

Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 1513

10k miles.

I considered doing the same thing

I don't think they could really tell (if you use a fine enough spray

). The guy took one look at mine, ran his finger through the oil. proclaimed that it was definitely engine oil and certified the replacement. One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
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17th Jul 2009 9:24pm

YORKSHIRELAD

Member Since: 17 Mar 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 159

mse wrote:
About 6 or 7k i think

Thanks. I should be o.k until next year then..

.

Richard 1963 Series 2A truck cab
2008 110 SW

17th Jul 2009 9:26pm

Eduardo

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Región Metropolitana
Posts: 2110

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

Quite strange,

First one failed at 12,000 miles; second one (1st type) still working OK after 25,000 miles
Something should be wrong....

Cheers Eduardo

MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64'
MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo"

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17th Jul 2009 10:21pm

mrwoo

Member Since: 03 Jan 2008
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 286

Ive done 38k and still on the original pump, May 07 Defender

18th Jul 2009 2:40pm

Grockle

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

road tested 3 miles all ok, told LR, can't belive it's still oil tight,will keep you posted. 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up.

18th Jul 2009 9:00pm

dm_td5

Member Since: 20 Jul 2008
Location: Arnhem Land
Posts: 609

Well it hasn't got any worse for me and it is going in for a replacemnet tomorrow morning. 110 2.4TDCi
110 300Tdi

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19th Jul 2009 7:31am

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