Hi all
just about to buy a 2011 Defender 110 as normal i have herd good and bad about the puma engine
just after some advice what do you all think about them
thanks
Nick
They have chain driven camshafts. In my opinion - best diesel engine ever fitted to a defender. Before you buy, check that there are no outstanding manufacturers recalls, there were a few issues such as oil pump failures and oil cooler seals failing. Some owners had problems with gearbox output shafts wearing out. If these fixes have been done and servicing carried out as scheduled it should be ok. If not, keep looking for one that has been sorted.cam belt at at least the recommended intervals
They have chain driven camshafts. In my opinion - best diesel engine ever fitted to a defender. Before you buy, check that there are no outstanding manufacturers recalls, there were a few issues such as oil pump failures and oil cooler seals failing. Some owners had problems with gearbox output shafts wearing out. If these fixes have been done and servicing carried out as scheduled it should be ok. If not, keep looking for one that has been sorted.
How very true. I would love a petrol V8 conversion. Wish I could afford oneI am sure they are the best diesel engine fitted in a Defender, but that isn't saying much!
How very true. I would love a petrol V8 conversion. Wish I could afford one
I’d have stuck with the Perkins engine too
I’d have stuck with the Perkins engine too
But how much would a factory V8 auto be worth now in good Nick compared to a Perkins 109...especially in the good old USA...
Too much for me
You wouldn’a guessed that in the 90’s, I was probably ten. Do like a Perkins engine specially in a Massey, not fussed on a puma. Even the focus needed a Volvo block
I would never export any British vehicle to the USA, because of the likelihood it would end up as some kind of blinged up truck, with huge wheels and chrome all over it.
Did we not import the idea of putting a V8 in a SWB from Landrover America Golden Rod was the vehicle iirc...
Not sure about that, but I do remember that the Rover V8 was originally a 5 litre Buick engine, which was bought by Rover, and sleeved down to 3.5 litres, because it was thought that 5 litres was too large a capacity for the UK market.
The engines, and to an extent the transmissions, are what I like most about US vehicles.
Shame the styling tends to be such a horror show.
Yes Buick block in early days.
So what is a suffix A got??
So suffix A is a mystery... what in that giant Kawasaki green monster you got???
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