Puma engine Problems

**Scouse** · 22nd October 2010, 08:08 AM

You'll like to hear that LR HQ & a lot of dealers have some very enthusiastic Land Rover owners amongst their ranks.

They all try their best to make life easier for fellow LR owners but often there's only so much they can do.

**pc3** · 22nd October 2010, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by stig0000

-dullbird-

there has been a colpe throw rods/ cracked heads, and one that wanted to be a td5 so bad it droped all oil presser,

injector pumps are now starting to leak we have found, and there is a new overlay harness for the turbo,

So after your warranty expires whats the best replacement motor to drop in.......putting a new "reliable" motor in is cheaper than buying a new car !! Would the 1 Hz 6cyl naturally aspirated diesel fit in ?

Sometimes you can buy them new for 7k aprox.....no electrics.....

Just thinking, if they "PUMAS" are not going to be 10 yr cars then you either drive the crapper out of it for 2.5yrs and sell with 6mnth warranty left, or you prepare for the in evitable buy a new engine that will be a 15-20yr motor at the 4 or 5 yr mark if they really are that bad.

I suppose as a PUMA owner you need a plan, we all spend a lot of $$ setting these trucks up, I honestly would like 10 to 15 yrs out of it.

**LowRanger** · 22nd October 2010, 09:59 AM

[QUOTE=eksjay;1354733]I don't wanna hijack the thread in any way, but when I raised the idea of a 4.0L I6 powertrain, I was not specifically talking of a Jeep XJ Cherokee. Although I have been extremely happy with it, and anyone venturing Jeep forums will be hard pressed to find threads about engine problems - there are plenty of threads however about CRDs, their probs, and maintenance issues.

I guess that J##p forum members must be told not to mention the fact that they are prone to overheating.Everytime the temps get up,you see them in workshops,and especially on the beaches,with their bonnets up,overheating!!!!

[QUOTE=eksjay;1354733]I have run a 6cyl Falcon long distances from EL to the current models and they are built to last over long distances. Why else would cab companies run more Fords than Holdens in their fleets?

All the alloy crossflow 6 cylinder Ford engines are prone to leaking headgaskets,usually caused by broken head bolts.Not to mention the problems they have keeping the oil inside the engine
But they are relatively simple engines and as such are used in Taxis,and are quick and not expensive to repair/replace,is why they are used.

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