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Grenadier

Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: The foot of Mont Blanc...
Posts: 5765

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey

First, thank you BW and DS.

Second, i wouldn’t have had a scooby if that had happened to me.

Third, I’d have been ragging it imagining I had a wide-bore exhaust fitted. Maybe even a V8

Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey

10th Aug 2019 7:24pm

dorsetsmith

Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: South West
Posts: 4554

Why can't LR make decent wiring harnesses? too save 50p

Last edited by dorsetsmith on 10th Aug 2019 8:47pm. Edited 1 time in total

10th Aug 2019 8:00pm

Rashers

Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3337

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

"Value Engineering"

10th Aug 2019 8:04pm

90 Dreamer

Member Since: 13 Jul 2019
Location: Oop North
Posts: 2052

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

Looking at some of the other stuff they must have saved more than 50p.............

10th Aug 2019 8:04pm

Ramsay

Member Since: 30 Sep 2015
Location: Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway
Posts: 625

1995 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Auto Keswick Green

Poor work instructions. If wires had been looped around ferrite before termination all would have stayed in place. Once terminated needs additional parts to secure the core and they will not have been on BOM. Poor execution by sub contractor and poor QA by Land Rover. It may be that PPAP part was OK but other operators did not follow the same plan. 1995 Defender 110 CSW
1971 SIIA Lightweight

10th Aug 2019 8:15pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 19568

What does the Ferrite ring do? Dampen EMF or similar? (I assume.)

Thanks for the heads up. I shall check mine sometime.
A tiny bit of light oil on the turbo actuator pivot points is also useful I find but that’s a different issue.
The trouble is with the Puma motor and harness is there is a lot of vibration and movement present even without rough terrain.
Poor quality roads just add to it even more Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧

10th Aug 2019 9:46pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16874

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrite_bead

10th Aug 2019 10:42pm

miker

Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1758

At least that was fairly benign... About 6 months ago, the 2.5mm power wire feeding the bbus shorted to the inner wing on mine, a 2.5mm wire that is fused at 50A....

What followed was a lost of smoke, much charred wiring and very nearly a fire in the engine bay. All at about 1am, and only noticed as I happened to be working nights and all my lights powered themselves up in the carpark!

11th Aug 2019 12:44am

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