Originally Posted by
MrLandy
Big call JC! In fact a very serious indightment coming from one of the best LR mechanics in the country.
If this is the case then no one buy a Ford Ranger or Mazda BT50 to replace their puma either.
My understanding is that apart from engine/gearbox, the only difference to driveline from previous Defenders is the rear diff? The problematic adapter shaft links the tried and true transfer case to new getrag gearbox. Once lubed or replaced no more problem?
Can I ask, what are the consistent puma engine / gearbox problems you're finding?
All Defenders have driveline clunk, all need HD flanges and rear axles at some point. All Defenders are prone to quirky behaviour, all have had factory issues and all 4WDs have their failings.
...How do puma electrics compare to problematic TD5 elecs for example?
DMax might be a great light duty work ute with a sweet engine but they look pretty flimsy as a long term rough country proposition to me.
Pumas must be really bad for you to come to this conclusion JC.
Well firstly i am getting really uncomfortable with people sticking me up on some pedastal. I am not some kind of messiah. I make plenty of mistakes and like all of us I'm only human. So we'll leave that kind of misdirected praise for someone that deserves it thanks.
I've already outlined some of the issues i come across regularly and I'll add that the puma lt230 isn't the same quality as the td5 and earlier. In fact the last 2015 case i fitted an ATB to it had an even weaker designed centre diff design. The engine issue i mentioned is centered around a design fault with the piston cooling jets (PCJs) failing to open under high flow / high pressure situations like cold starts. This would reduce lubrication for piston skirts on first start up and eventually cause piston failure. This was documented quite a bit in the uk and was addressed on a case by case basis. New engines were fitted sometimes well within the warranty period and the new design PCJs are quite different. All engines after MY2009 had the revised jets fitted and that was the end of the problem. I had one fail here and there was NO way i could get anyone from LR to listen. After week 5 the customer agreed we were not going to get any kind of resolution so i rebuilt the engine and he just had to pay. Now I KNOW that this was the cause however trying to convince anyone at LRA that it was was a complete waste of time. I'm still dirty about this.
The Dmax may suit my towing and work needs 100% and been totally free of problems after 60000km and 2 years so far but it has no soul. It is like driving a piece of whitegoods . I have still got my 110 and love it to bits and will most likely be buried in it... plus i get to drive lots of interesting landies every day so that makes up for it i reckon.
So in conclusion i still stand by my comments and I'm quite happy to expand on them as i find more issues in the years to come....
Jc ☺
The Isuzu 110. Solid and as dependable as a rock, coming soon with auto box😊
The Range Rover L322 4.4.TTDV8 ....probably won't bother with the remap..😈
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