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G'day Everyone,
It has been mentioned about extended warranty for the 110, I was informed by the dealer when I purchased my new defender this month that the extended warranty is not avilalbe to defenders in Victoria. Can anyone shed some light on this please.
See this thread on Defender2.net: Defender2 - View topic - Service additives. Apparently the UK stealers use an EGR cleaner during services - may be worth checking out?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scallops
Personally I stick a bottle of Wynns diesel cleaner in the spare tank every 5000km or so. It kills off any bacteria that may grow in the tank/lines, and that also cleans the injectors. I learnt about this product when I put a bottle in SWAMBO's Audi A3 TDi - it drank some bad diesel, was not well at all. She is now running better than when she was new :)
On a more regular basis, I add 200ml 2-stroke oil to every 2nd tank of diesel.
It's not just Victoria.Quote:
Originally Posted by jake
Apparently, the Defender does not qualify for the 'genuine' extended warranty due to it being classed as a commercial vehicle.
According to MR and Southern Cross, the Allianze policy will cover everything the original warranty did. I'm hoping I won't need to find out! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Scouse
uumm i would and i wouldn’tQuote:
Originally Posted by Scallops
Driving at high revs and low load will open the EGR valve fully, one respect this will increase the gas flow and possibly cleaning it or it may just put more junk in there.
Italian tune ups really work, yer good one.
Personally a 2mm plate cut the same as the tin gasket on the hot side of the egr valve will stop any gas flow and will not hinder the electrical operation of the valve. Its also hard to notice unless the egr valve is actually removed.
a well known problem with a well known illegal solution.
But then you should only be fitting a blocking plate for diagnostic reasons followed by a couple of days test driving in an attempt to see if it problem will replicate or not.
An EGR recirculation exhaust gases into the inlet manifold under light load or throttle positions. the rational is that by adding CO2 you are displacing oxygen thus riching up the mix, the less surplus oxygen in the combustion chamber the less NO is produced. Or to put another way the nitrogen in the air drawn into the motor passes though the combustion process with out being modified.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gav110
It has nothing to do with economy, fuel efficiency or power.
Full throttle it will be closed, low boost it will be closed, idle it will be closed. It will open on partial throttle or under light loads, IE tooling around town or on the motor way cruising at 110 and 1/2 throttle.
First monthly update - Puma (still) going like a freight train - YEAH!!! :D :BigThumb:
unfotunatly if you block the EGR the garage will know as it brings on the engine light and logs a code that the EGR or the MAF has failed (can't remembre which one)...to avoid putting on the Light you have to drill I think its a 10 or 5mm hole in the plate to allow some gas to pass through over the MAF thus tricking the ECU into thinking that its still working....Quote:
Originally Posted by clean32
Pete from B-A-S did a fair bit of testing in this area with a number of cars in the UK
aarrr yes, but, ( EGR fail code not Maf) this will come on if you push it on a cold motor. i think there is a temp senser in there and buy using a plate it retains enough heat to not log a problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by dullbird
but having said that, its all new to me so i will look further into it.
who is this pete a-b-s??
Dullbird is right, mate - you can't blank off the EGR on a Puma fully - a 10mm hole is the best the Poms are getting without issue....Quote:
Originally Posted by clean32
Bell Auto Service original link - further search will reveal Robofarmer's 10mm plate as a minimum. ;)
Defender2 - View topic - Puma EGR blanking plate FREE :-)