Thread: some puma 90 niggles and frustrations (Warranty)

Originally Posted by uninformed

so if this is all under warantee? have they offered a replacement vehicle to get you around in the mean time?

Yes however as it would just be a rental(i.e. hyundai getz) and not a 4wd, I found it easier to borrow a car from family better suited to my needs.

so they should thank me for there reduced cost there

Hey leroy, just to get the fuel pump on a puma story right, they don't have pump in the tank. They have a pump in the engine bay that sucks fuel from the tank, then pressurises it into the common rail. The excess goes back to the tank via the cooler mounted on the left hand chassis behind the motor.

I have been pondering to put a small fuel pump on mine to supply the pump in the engine bay with fuel. The excess just goes back into the tank just like standard, but the pump does away with that silly priming tool for when a fuel filter is changed or a break is made in the line for what ever reason.

Sorry to hear the hassle you are up for. I sympathise as mine just had a brake booster, I had to wait as it was ordered from the Uk, to only be told I now have to come back for the master cylinder on order from the UK. It appears virtually no spares are stocked in Aus. It is a sad state of affairs.

I'm a bit with Scollops, when I said I was hiring a tilt tray to move scaffold as it's would not fit on the Freelander's roof, they sprung into action quick smart..

This thread is sounding more and more like something from "Yes Minister". The tool coming from the UK is the funniest story I have heard yet.

Thanks. NewHue, maybe I should try something similar. . .
I'm aware of where the pump is, I was confirming for someone who commented earlier about how hard ti could be to take a pump from the tank.
Hopefully ill see it back soon,

Leroy

hope that didn't come across the wrong way. It was not meant to be all knowing.

Sorry to hear about your troubles Leroy. I hope it all pans out okay. Keep us posted.

Originally Posted by Horatioau

Sorry to hear about your troubles Leroy. I hope it all pans out okay. Keep us posted.

Cheers,
And will do.
I have to call them again today as last I spoke with them they were pretty sure they would have it fixed by today. .

should I try and get some sort of compensation out of them or anything? Ive never had to deal with something like this before. . .

tbh they have gotten of pretty light, they havent had to give me a loan car or a hire car and they have had my Defender for 4 weeks. . .

hmmmm

will let you all know once I have spoken with them again today.

Leroy

Originally Posted by Leroy_Riding

Yes however as it would just be a rental(i.e. hyundai getz) and not a 4wd, I found it easier to borrow a car from family better suited to my needs.

so they should thank me for there reduced cost there

My dealer used to give me a Honda Jazz as a loaner. The trick it to just use it as you would the Defender. You'd be amazed how much dog can fit into a Jazz.