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PK1



Member Since: 19 Oct 2012
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
Not a good day.....
Unfortunately the wife broke down today (with our 4 month old GSD puppy in the back) following a very loud bang from the engine in our 2008 landy.

After waiting nearly 3 hours for recovery in the rain with a puppy getting bored she arrived at the stealers to be told it looks like the engine has blown. Won't know until Monday after they have stripped it down whether it needs a new engine or can be rebuilt. Big Cry Big Cry

It was serviced and MOT'ed only a few weeks ago.

Luckily I still have the extended warranty which hopefully will cover it.......

It's going to be a long weekend...... Thud Defender 110 TDCi XS SW
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Post #657157 13th Oct 2017 8:32pm
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zsd-puma



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
On the plus side it looks like you'll be getting a brand new engine free of charge. Very Happy
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JOW240725



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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey
That's pretty scary for people without warranties!! Hope it gets resolved soon Thumbs Up James
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Post #657175 13th Oct 2017 9:44pm
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zsd-puma



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
Plenty of donor Transits about.
Post #657178 13th Oct 2017 10:00pm
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ericvv



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Switzerland 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
Hope the best for you, but what kind of extended warranty is that for a 2008 Defender? 2008 makes it 9 years young, longest warranty extension we can buy here from JLR is upto 6 years, and then from 3rd party insurance eventually 1 extra year upto 7 years, but then all warranty posses are all finished.
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zsd-puma



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
In the UK you can keep extending the JLR warranty for up to 10 years/100'000miles.
Post #657195 14th Oct 2017 5:58am
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Ecco



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Malaysia 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 DCPU Galway Green
..i would like to know a reason, why engine was blown?? And, what model of transit engine, is exact match for Puma ?? Some are 2.4 some 2.2...can someone provide exact models matching these ??
Post #657225 14th Oct 2017 9:11am
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Siwynne



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Good luck

Extended warranty has been Betty good to me and the service from them (I believe it's a company called my car plan/Land Rover)
However I broke down over eight weeks ago and am still driving a discovery sport. I hope you trust the dealership you have taken it to. I didn't trust the one my car is in due to previous experience but due to the location of my breakdown had no choice. I should have dug my heels in and had it recovered elsewhere.
I have been promised wed to get mine back (60 days exactly ) but will believe it when I see it
Post #657468 15th Oct 2017 7:34pm
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PK1



Member Since: 19 Oct 2012
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
Not a good day...... Update
Well, I have been without my landy for almost a month due to the engine being completely blown. I was told by the dealers that they found swarf deposits in the engine but it was not clear on why or where it had come from. Now it was up to Land Rover Warranty on how to proceed. Censored

After many phone calls with the dealers and Land rover warranty, they finely authorised a new replacement engine and courtesy car for 7 days at no cost to me. Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Happy days.

The dealers stated that now they have authorisation, the engine had been ordered and it would arrive Wednesday 25th October and be ready for collection on the Friday. So, Friday came and I phoned to ask what time could I collect my pride and joy to be told "no its not ready your engine is on back order and we have no idea when it will arrive. Could be days or months" Evil or Very Mad

To top it off, the hire car company the dealers use, contacted us to ask why we hadn't returned the car to the garage as the time had expired. Shocked

After some very heated phone calls with the dealership manger and a very helpful lady at Land Rover warranty, a brand new discovery was delivered to our house for the duration of the fix.

Next update I got was via a text message stating that the engine arrived on the 2nd November and I could collect the landy on Monday 6th. Smile

On the Monday morning (all excited) I received yet another TEXT saying that they had just started the engine and noticed an oil leak and they needed to order some gasket. Banging Head

I have to say it has been a very frustrating time made more so by the dealers, but I am happy to say my Landy is now home and is driving perfectly. Very Happy Thank you Land Rover Warranty Thumbs Up

On a side note - I am not sure I like the new Discovery - the defender makes me smile and wins hands down IMHO. Thumbs Up Defender 110 TDCi XS SW
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Mash



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Guernsey 1998 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Nato Green
Atleast progress has been made and you are that little closer to getting her back Thumbs Up 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
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Think I might have a problem............
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zsd-puma



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
I wonder what the score is with Puma engines now. Ford have started replacing them in their new vehicles with the new Panther engine. I wonder if Dagenham are still building Pumas? If they are then I expect Land Rover wait until they have a minimum order quantity to order a batch from Ford.
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Wales 2007 Defender 90 Other CSW Trident Green
How did the puppy fare Smile Bit of an adventure for it. For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..

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PK1



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Like me glad to see the defender back Thumbs Up



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dorsetsmith



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zsd-puma wrote:
I wonder what the score is with Puma engines now. Ford have started replacing them in their new vehicles with the new Panther engine. I wonder if Dagenham are still building Pumas? If they are then I expect Land Rover wait until they have a minimum order quantity to order a batch from Ford.



Dagenham are still building Pumas Rolling with laughter Southampton until shut down and moved out of the uk
Post #662689 8th Nov 2017 6:18pm
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