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Hans

Member Since: 12 Jan 2010
Location: Lot, France
Posts: 45

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Keswick Green

Fuel breather?

I read something about problems with the fuel breather on Pumas (LR changed the design or location to prevent this?). Because mine sometimes has a very noisy engine, mostly in cold/humid weather, I wonder if water gets into the diesel through the breather.
Is there an easy way to check if the fuel breather is OK? Hans
http://www.orlaya.fr

11th Feb 2010 10:48am

willy eckerslike

Member Since: 15 Jun 2009
Location: North yorks
Posts: 1789

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HCPU Keswick Green

Looky here

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic2067.h...l+breather Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
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11th Feb 2010 11:01am

Hans

Member Since: 12 Jan 2010
Location: Lot, France
Posts: 45

Thanks for the link. They talk about an image that shows the breather location, but the image is not visible in the thread.
Could anyone post it?
How to interpret the VIN-number? Mine is longer than the one mentioned in the thread.

The car has been to the dealer's several times (still under warranty) because of water in the diesel. But they never really solved the problem. They once charged replacing the diesel filter because the water 'came from using bad diesel, so not covered by warranty'.

When the engine becomes noisy, I stop and clean the common rail pressure sensor and it runs smooth again. I'm pretty sure the problem is not due to the diesel I use. I've had MIL problems several times and they disappeared after cleaning the sensor. I would like to get this solved before the car goes out of warranty. Hans
http://www.orlaya.fr

11th Feb 2010 11:28am

willy eckerslike

Member Since: 15 Jun 2009
Location: North yorks
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11th Feb 2010 11:33am

Hans

Member Since: 12 Jan 2010
Location: Lot, France
Posts: 45

Thanks!

Now following a course on 'how to use this site's search feature'

Hans
http://www.orlaya.fr

11th Feb 2010 11:46am

puma 90

Member Since: 02 Oct 2009
Location: botswana
Posts: 17

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Zermatt Silver

...took out my back seats to gain some space for camping trips and relocated the breather pipe to the inside of my car. Used one of the holes after taking out the seats.
Had also a nocking noise, now it sound ok. Touching wood!!!!!!

21st Feb 2010 7:09pm

Hans

Member Since: 12 Jan 2010
Location: Lot, France
Posts: 45

puma 90 wrote:
...took out my back seats to gain some space for camping trips and relocated the breather pipe to the inside of my car. Used one of the holes after taking out the seats.
Had also a nocking noise, now it sound ok. Touching wood!!!!!!

Despite the pictures on this forum I couldn't locate the breather pipe on my car. It should be somewhere below one of the rear wheel-arches but I just can't see it. Any hints? Hans
http://www.orlaya.fr

22nd Feb 2010 8:57am

Eduardo

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Región Metropolitana
Posts: 2109

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

From memory only

Should be located in one of the rear wheels arch.
If I remember well it is clipped to the rear pannel in the arch at the left side.

Cheers Eduardo

MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64'
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22nd Feb 2010 12:49pm

Hans

Member Since: 12 Jan 2010
Location: Lot, France
Posts: 45

Eduardo wrote:
From memory only

Should be located in one of the rear wheels arch.
If I remember well it is clipped to the rear pannel in the arch at the left side.

Cheers

Thanks, Eduardo, I'll check again and see if I can find it. Hans
http://www.orlaya.fr

22nd Feb 2010 12:56pm

alantd

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

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

Eduardo wrote:
From memory only

Should be located in one of the rear wheels arch.
If I remember well it is clipped to the rear pannel in the arch at the left side.

Cheers

as above. Should be in the LHS rear arch - towards the back. If it isn't there, try behind the plastic trim at the back of the arch - sometimes the dealers have relocated them there to prevent mud and crap getting into them. One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
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23rd Feb 2010 9:44am

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