Thread: My New MY12 Defender 90 is broken already!

Could have blown a turbo hose off, seems a common problem.

Allan

or an EGR failure

No idea but keep us informed. Watching with interest. Good luck.

If it happened when the engine was cold or just warming up, it could be an over fueling in the common rail, typically sounds like an engine that has death rattles or an old engine pinging. It happened to me in my puma, turned out to be dirty fuel running thru a cold motor, having said that it's also happened in winter, below freezing point, the engine warning light came on, she went into limp home mode, I turned it off and waited about 10 min and it was as good as gold. On both occasions, the motor was cold or in the process of warming up.

The motor was well and truly warm - been driving for 10 kms or so. I expect to hear from the dealers today and hopefully they have found what the problem is and are able to fix it without too many dramas.

Originally Posted by MuzzyDelta90

But it was an inconvenient time for it to break down and I am without a car for a few days.

surely they gave you a loaner to get around in?, if not i would be pretty peeved off.

Good news! Just got a phone call from the Dealer at lunch today and they have found the problem and fixed it - apparently it was the turbo hose which had come off. There was also some recall thingy and that was sorted too - pick it up tomorrow after work.

Yorkie, don't know about the loan car - it was towed away on Saturday and it's fixed now. Probably not enough time to sort one - however, I am going to try and get reimbursed for the $50 taxi fare that I paid on Saturday morning to get back home again.

Glad you got it sorted!
No such luck for me (with only 200km on the clock and the new car smell evaporating in the dealer's garage)