Is there any way to use PUMA gauges on TDI Engine ?
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zeaphod
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Nothing's impossible, you may be able to bodge the puma temp sensor into the TDi engine, and alter the fuel gauge with resistors. Sounds like a lot of work for a cosmetic look.
What about speedometer ?
TorsionBhudda
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I've seen a company who fit Puma dash into older Defenders looks like they use the original gauges. here's a link.
http://www.ministryofdefender.co.uk/land-rover-interior.html
http://www.ministryofdefender.co.uk/land-rover-interior.html
Do a google search, there’s a guy on the Defender2 forum who has developed a proper unit to run all the Puma dash from any (back to 200tdi I think) engine. I can’t think of the guys name.
Here:
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62506.html
Here:
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62506.html
Thank you so much Mick, I guess this is what I need.
FlyingPete
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The puma tachometer, warning lights and coolant gauge are all driven over the CAN bus rather than by analog ECU outputs. So you'd need a standalone ECU to take the inputs from the oil pressure switch, coolant sensor and an engine speed signal from somewhere, and output them as a CAN protocol which the puma gauge cluster understands. Not as simple as putting the tdci sensors on a tdi engine I'm afraid.
Have a look at that link I posted. It shows, and explains, how it’s all achieved. I don’t know how it’s done, but know it’s possible.
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I see the Ministry of Defender conversion uses the old style gauges and warning light cluster, so it's more about the dash panels than about the electronics. The Defender2.net one seems more sophisticated as there's an electronic device to create the signals needed by the Puma instrument cluster. Looks like a good idea, and seems like a lot of research and development for the price, at just over £300.
