Thread: 2.2 Turbo Hose Gone again! Different one this time!

Originally Posted by inken_dave

Actually I semi regret selling it, as it was more reliable than my MY13 Puma! These late models seem much more unreliable compared with my experience with SIII's and the TDI 300. The Puma is the only one to have left me on the side of the road!

I too actually regret selling my last 300tdi.

But as I prolly see more Defender TDCi (puma) models than anything else now, well prolly not quite, D3/D4 have really become the most common...

IMHO... I'd rather own a Defender TDCi over just about anything else on the road, all quirks n clunks aside, its still a rather simplistic vehicle when compared to the rest, my opinions are the same in regards to the Jeep Wrangler JK diesel, though slightly more tech, but no factory clunks.

Regards
Daz

Originally Posted by Tombie

Comparing a low boost tdi to a modern high BMEP engine is not really fair either.

Longer the hose the more susceptible to failure due to flexing.

I know what you mean regarding the modern engine, but I feel after paying $52000 or so plus extras the design should match the performance set. Modern design engineers should account for this advancement, and design accordingly.

My wife's BMW X1 2.0 Diesel put's out 150kW and 400Nm, and she flogs it, and has never failed! I know that it can be done!

Interestingly, it was the shortest hose in the system that has failed! Anyway!