Thread: Puma Defender Turbo Hose Recall Notice...Who's Received one?

I replaced mine with Samco Sport silicone hoses when I installed the Alive Intercooler and they have been great so far.

I did however find that on my car specifically (2010), it would have been impossible for the original hoses to rub anywhere. Driver side the steering knuckle that caused a lot of the 2.2 issues were at least 30mm clear of the hose and that it didn't actually touch anything else. Passenger side the hose did run along side the radiator water hoses and the aircon hoses, but where they touched the intercooler hose had a woven fabric cover that looked like new after 5 years.

My old hoses are now in my spares tub as they are still perfect and would most probably have remained so if I left them in place.

Cheers,

Lou

I'm kind of late in this discussion, but my 2011 2.4 blew a hose on the drivers side. 300km from civilization went to my "servicing" dealer and screamed very loudly! I also asked for a replacement hose and roll of rescue tape that I used. Got the hose, no tape..... so while the "mechanic" was busy I stuck my nose in and asked what the drama was, he said there was a bulletin to nip off a piece of plastic on the plastic mud guard inner. Mine had not been done due to their pathetic disregard for Defender owners. If you spend $80+ they seem to be more willing to help.

I've just put in Terrafirma hoses, performance increased and hopefully no more holes.

cheers
Mal

I had a look and mine seems to have some kind of sleeve on it, so that's good (I think).
I also went to the official vehicle recalls site and downloaded and printed all the recalls notices which could possibly relate to my Defender.
Its due for its 60,000k service, so I'll ask more questions then.

I have had two go on mine one is behind the passenger side head light , the other is down beside the engine drivers side. This one has been modified with a bracket to stop it rubbing against something . Both time I was away travelling Land Rover looked after me very well , hired a car for me to get home from Tamworth then trucked the Defender to Gold Coast , the other time at Roma it was trucked to Toowoomba & hired a car for me no cost . A hint be in the top cover like RACQ , if towing a van or trailer

Hi guys. Just one to check.... I had the recall done on the intercooler hose earlier this year. I gave it a visual check last week and the hose was rubbing up against the fan shroud, causing a wear hole in the hoses outer sheath. I spoke to the tech about it and it appears to be an installation error. There should have been a slight twist to the pipe to give it 'bias' away from the shroud.

Best place to inspect is from underneath, front, drivers side and look up before the diff... have a torch handy and feal the pipe for wear if it is up against the fan shroud.

Cheers.

Mine has blown three times since the recall requiring a flat bed each time. They still havent got a handle on this problem.

Silicon hoses are the Defender's best friend!

Originally Posted by JamesB71

Mine has blown three times since the recall requiring a flat bed each time. They still havent got a handle on this problem.

The problem is really the clamps, not the hoses themselves - although the silicon hoses are faaar superior. The big issue is the clamps are crimped to the end of the hoses. The flare in the aluminium tube is further back so the clamp isn't clamping against the flare. When the boost pressure expands the hose (and this is where the silicon hoses start to shine) it releases the grip pressure of the hose at the flare, leaving the clamp alone at the end of the hose to try and hold it all together. Any slight residue film left from the last "blow off" makes this grip tenuous at best and voila - the hose bursts off again.
The silicon hoses are longer, thicker and stiffer. Use them with Tee-bar clamps (ie not worm drive clamps) set right up near the flare and it'll be good ... so far for me anyway, after three times of blowing of the standard hose.