Thread: So the PUMA goes back to the garage again tomorrow

Excellent outcome! All the best!

Originally Posted by Sleepy

I was always taught, when running in, to not maintain the same engine speed for long periods. (as well as not racing or straining the motor)

Whatever, I am sure you'll treat your renewed defender with the respect it deserves.

Congrats on finally getting a reasonable solution....hope it all goes well.

yeah we realised your not supposed to stress the engine and go over certain speeds but had never heard of the don't maintain same speed for long periods.....I guess that's probably common knowledge. as we have only ever own one other new car didn't know that so thought others may not of known that.

Oh Dave....I would dare say they have already gone sa they have had the car a week but we don't have access to the parts anyway. why whats your thoughts......the clutch spring problem in the new landrovers has been known for a while there are a few members that have had the clutch changes on here.

theres 3 springs involved in your average clutch.

the spring failure can be a symptom of the problem. Additional symptoms count as useful for diagnostics, Diagnosing a problem is the biggest hassle in solving it.

I hate the unsolved problems that get fixed with bulk part swap.

it has been suggested that we have possibly fallen under the sticking oil jet of the early 07 engines which had a recall under the vin range that my car fell in.......however the sticking oil jet was an audible knock on start up...ours was not on start up but a death rattle further down the road....it may still be that its just the way the bulletin was worded we never really fell in to those symptom categories..we kind of did but we kind of didn't.

I did ask if anyone would here the outcome from it going back to the UK and he said no they never tell us!

I think the clutch may of been a separate issue as the rattle was there long before the clutch on occasions started knocking

I was hoping to score some pics of the clutch failure...

If the clutch has taken out the dampning springs or sheared the finger pivots on the pressure plate it (in conjunction with your other symptoms) torque pulse issues which falls in with early injection and prolonged knocking issues.

The electronic diesels have knock control on them and Im just mulling around and idea about why your engines doing what it was doing.

Originally Posted by dullbird

had never heard of the don't maintain same speed for long periods.

Yes, info from "Sleepy's old man" who did his apprenticeship back in the 50's. Not sure if this applies to newer technology engines. I'm sure someone more recent could comment.

Just thought on the long trip to Melb, it may be worth mixing it up a bit – 100kmh then 110 then 95 then 100 etc etc...

I think it relates to even wear – Could well be an old wives( mechanics?) tale.

Originally Posted by Sleepy

Yes, info from "Sleepy's old man" who did his apprenticeship back in the 50's. Not sure if this applies to newer technology engines. I'm sure someone more recent could comment.

Just thought on the long trip to Melb,

it may be worth mixing it up a bit –

100kmh then 110 then 95 then 100 etc etc...

I think it relates to even wear – Could well be an old wives( mechanics?) tale.

this is exactly what they told us to do...that's why I wrote it in the original post as I had never heard this before

Originally Posted by Sleepy

Yes, info from "Sleepy's old man" who did his apprenticeship back in the 50's. Not sure if this applies to newer technology engines. I'm sure someone more recent could comment.

Just thought on the long trip to Melb, it may be worth mixing it up a bit – 100kmh then 110 then 95 then 100 etc etc...

I think it relates to even wear – Could well be an old wives( mechanics?) tale.

My last car was a 2005 Subaru Outback, and the above reflects the run-in instructions I received.