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

Originally Posted by gouldier

I have had all three of my inner coolers hoses replaced now, two of them failed with 20 mm holes in them with less than 50000 km on the clock does anyone have any suggestions on silicone hose upgrades for the puma 2.2 motor ?
Thanks gouldier.

Allisport have the Silicone hoses, be aware there are two types for the 2.2, if you want I can email my discussion with Allisport, or I can show you the later edition, I will be in Bald Hills in 2 weeks or at Caboolture day on the 15th. Mine are not yet fitted

I replaced my IC hoses with silicone type ones and better quality hose clamps, they are 'SEMCO' brand i believe, ordered from UK about $100 au they were a really good fit, and after putting them on the hose from the turbo supplying IC sits much further away from steering shaft, so no more worrying about it.

Just doing some research before I contact Land Rover assist. From what I can gather the recall was only for vehicles from 2012 onwards:

Service Action, Charge Air Hose Turbo to Intercooler

Publication No.: Q360v2
Model: Defender (LD)
Model Years: 2012 - 2013
Vin Range: LD412051 - LD445881
Date of Issue: 25/06/2014
Expiry Date: 30/04/2016

Where does that leave the older models which obviously are having the same issue, namely a design issue where the hose rubs against the steering shaft causing a failure which then make the vehicle effectively undriveable. Why should I have to pony up for repairs to fix an obvious design fault!

2.4's (at least up to 2010) used different hoses and don't have the same issue (I checked on mine).

Your's a 2011 from your signature, so not sure whether they broke the first rule of mechanics (if its not broken...) and installed that hose to yours. If not and yours is a 2.4 there shouldn't be an issue?

Cheers,

Lou

Thanks Lou,
My original turbo hose failed 12mths/17,000km ago when I was travelling between Syd and Melb. The dealership in Albury didn't have a spare on hand so they 'borrowed' one from another vehicle and got me going again. It may be possible that they used a hose from a newer 2.2 engine which perhaps was too short and still rubbed? But thats just speculation on my part. I'm taking it to ULR in Melbourne again for them to have a mechanic look at it for me and they'll report to LRA

So, just to confirm, is it only the 2.2 that has this hose issue or should I get my 2.4 checked as well? Bit confused from what's been posted.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

So, just to confirm, is it only the 2.2 that has this hose issue or should I get my 2.4 checked as well? Bit confused from what's been posted.

I can't speak for others but I've gone through two hoses on my 2011 2.4
First hose lasted 51,000km and the second only 17,000

My 2.4 (2010) has 68,000km and the hose is fine from new. I live in WA and high ambient temperatures gives the hoses a pretty serious workout.

They can still blow, but its just material failure and not the same steering column rubbing the early 2.2's suffered from.

So Mick, check by all means, but it would not have survived till now if it did rub.

Cheers,

Lou