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gazman



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Ah didn't know if Puma's had them or not. I'd try running it without the fuel cap and see what happens. I mean running it not driving it as any split diesel could cause bikers or someone a nasty accident 2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car)
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HardCharger



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Finally got him up and running!

Before murdering any more fuel pipes or components, we tried priming the system between the tank and the filter and that seems to have done the trick! I don’t know why that is though. Maybe there was no resistance from the return line so pressure to prime from the usual place didn’t work?
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HardCharger



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A day after the alternator was replaced, we took him out for a test drive just to be sure. It was an hour long with stints in traffic, a straight run, some steep roads up and down.

All seemed well except a strange noise coming from the transmission. We just dismissed it to needing to replace the primary clutch cylinder, secondary clutch and release bearing, plus clutch disc and pressure plate just to be sure.

So off I went and had to meet a few friends. On the way back home, the clutch was practically on the floor and it was progressively more difficult to select gears. I was able to get home but only made it about half way up my driveway before he stalled. Attempts to restart the engine were just met with silence after turning the key.

Checking the clutch fluid reservoir, it was drained with clutch fluid residue and nothing else. So now I reckon clutch work is now imperative?

Is the no start thing related to the empty reservoir? Will filling up the reservoir with DOT4 again help get him started so we can go to the mechanic?
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HardCharger



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When I was checking under the bonnet, I saw this:



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At first I thought it was the brakes but apparently it was the clutch reservoir as the brake reservoir was still at proper level.

I also saw an alarming amount of oil or something in the front driver’s side (LHD) of the truck:



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Upon taking off the grill extension, here are all the wet parts:



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I don’t think it’s engine oil was the dip stick read a bit low but not critically low.

Do you guys think this is also related to what happened to me or is this a separate issue altogether?


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Post #744921 10th Dec 2018 4:38am
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Badger110



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Split in the AC pipe or loose connector to the evaporator?

I can't see any other oily substance in that area. You have radiator pipework and AC pipework. Steering box is too low unless it's spraying out ( are you LHD? )...have you checked the power steering fluid level

Thinking out loud...
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HardCharger



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Hi Badger110,

Thanks for the information.

The AC is still cold so I guess we can rule that out. I'm a LHD, so does that mean I should check the steering box too? I'll check the power steering fluid too just to be safe. It seemed to be working fine before he honked out though, same as the AC. I had my clutch fluid mysteriously disappear though. Related?
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