Thread: Defender Puma how many KM's ?

We have a 2012 2.2 with 160k on the clock, gets oil and filter changes every 5k. No engine issues yet, plenty of other things though!

2013 2.2 190K ditto travelrover.

2013 260k as above

MY2010 - +/-180k kms. On second engine (sticky injectors cracked 2 pistons). On second gearbox and about to rebuild it again for a failed 6th gear bearing. My 130 is heavy, i have modified it extensively and i'm hard on my toys, so things just break or wear out prematurely.

FWIW the Puma engine gets a bad wrap. It was used in transit vans and other commercial vehicles by Ford and Peugeot for a decade. Do a search of second hand transit vans for sale not just in Australia but in Europe for a wider sample. There are some high kms examples. It wasn't long ago that we considered 500,000 kms a middle aged engine. Now we get all antsy about a commercial engine passing 200,000 kms. My anecdotal research, most Puma engines go bad from what is bolted to it not what is inside it. Bad injectors are an engine killer. At your kms, if the service history does not include injector replacement, i'd make that priority No 1. 150k kms is about the marker for an injector to become problematic. I have 3 defenders ranging from 1994 to 2010. As such, not one hair on my head and not 2 pennies to rub together.

My MY10 Defender has recently clicked over 232600kms... I've just recently replaced the 4 injectors as I was experiencing some oil usage & more than normal Blowby which lead me to finding a leaking injector copper seal. The blowby has been fixed but oil usage is yet to be proven...
It been a great vehicle and has done some hard cross-country exploring trips and look forward to many more

May 2012 2.2 127,000 km on the clock. Injectors replaced at 115,000 km after an injector test showed that all injectors failed an injector test.

Kerry.

Originally Posted by rgty_kmj

May 2012 2.2 127,000 km on the clock. Injectors replaced at 115,000 km after an injector test showed that all injectors failed an injector test.

Kerry.

Hi Kerry

What was it that made you get them tested in the first place? We have the same, 2012 2.2 (90) with 160k. Injector failure is always in the back of my mind.
Last time I scanned it there was nothing to suggest any issue.

Cheers Simon

Hi Simon,

Take a look at this thread. 2.2 puma 130 engine failure
It appears that good advice for the 2.2 puma is to change injectors every 100,000 km.
Lots of horror stories out there where injector failure = buggered engine.

Kerry