Eduardo

www.lrclub.cl and www.landroverclub.cl in Chile landroverclubperu.blogspot.com/ in Peru In Colombia www.legionlandrover.com No club as far as I know in Bolivia or Ecuador Cheers and happy overlanding

Martin, Thanks for the answer. I thougth that the oil were not the correct one. Now Trying to get a decent garage that knows something about LR gearboxes here in Chile to repair it. Cheers!

Hi there!!! Usually I dont post here but... A friend of mine with a TD5 has a problem with the gearbox. The problem started with a buzzing that were more strong in the 1st, 2nd and 5th gears. Thinking in the fluid that was change not long ago, he check the levels but all appears normal. Finally the gearbox were dead and look like something has been loose inside. He can move the gearstick to each gear and the clutch appears to work OK, but the car continue in neutral position. They also check the transfer but its appear to working fine. He comment me that the gearbox oil appear to be burned and some oil were spill off from the gearbox. According to the dealer, the problem is not common and require to replace all the gearbox. Anybody with a similar experience? Possible causes and solutions? Thanks in advance Eduardo

here is my wish list - Keep the shape and the main specs (angles, tow capacity, etc) - Solve the leaking problems (dust - water) - Improvement in the Puma motor to be more reliable or try with other motor (6th gear is fantastic) - Reduce the steering radius - Increase the response to acceleration - More space in the cab to accomodate big drivers. - Lower 2nd row to be at the heigh of the window - Airbags - More Rolling protection (cage or other measure) Cheers

well Here is mine (quite standard) Just installed 1 month ago Cheers

2008 110 SW: From Dec 07 until now 43.000 km.

Well, 25,000 miles in 2008 in the 110 SW Puma Taxes 460 Pounds Insurance 500 Pounds (Company colective insurance) Here insurance don't change with the mileage. It is calculated with the car value Expecting to do the same in 2009 Cheers!

^^^^^ Me also Thanks

Hi there, Please, find enclosed a link to posts from my friends of Land Rover Club Argentina and our forum in Chile The post contains a series of links to other post with photos and footages of the Dakar rally. The other one contains photos from the Chilean side Some Bowlers are included also Enjoy it. http://www.landroverclub.com.ar/viewtopic....mp;start=0 http://www.lrclub.cl/Foro/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=652

Mine, Not too much changes in the Defender after one year and almost 40,000 km. Just the roof rack I think the major changes has been in the family . They love the Defender and give us the possibility to go almost anywere without destroy the car. In December in its maiden trip with only 300 km in the odometer After 37.000 km, several trips and happy days

An engineering empiric law said that you must multiply all the expected times to complete a work by PI. So if somebody said that took 15 minutes you must multiply this number by 3.14 = 47 minutes. Others more pesimist said that you also must use the following measure unit (seconds should be minutes, minutes should be hours). That means that our 15 minutes are equal to 47 hours instead of minutes. Believe me, in most cases the second works better.

Bienvenido Jano Saludos desde el otro lado de la Cordillera Eduardo

Also agree with your comment Lara, Business are business and if you or I made a bad deal we must to paid for it without any help from the government (In theory should work in this sense). If the govermnemt put money must be profitable for UK. I don't know the Tata's finnacial situation but should not be quite well, and probably, the cost for the UK taxpayers to leave LR in the bankrupcy (paying unemployement insurances, lost of other business tied to LR, etc), will be higher than give some money to LR to run the business and recover this money in the future. But responsabilities should be prosecuted. Regards

Hi there, Sorry to said that, but the market conditions between the day were Tata aquires LR and today has been changed dramatically and almost all of the companies (Tata included) are run out of credit due the financial crisis. Given that, a bailout will be possible. The 10s millions of pounds only gives LR more time to run without government help but Im afraid that is not too much money. Current problems are in the short term cashflow (2009) so an extra cash should be injected by Tata or by the government. Tata is not a charity institution and if the bailout money are less expensive than its own, they will go for it if the conditions are acceptable. I saw an interwiev to Bob Grace (intl. Operations Director) in a local newspaper during his visit to Chile (in spanish I regret). He said that the european automovile industry rescue it is a must to keep the GDP in a good shape. But anyway Im confident that finally LR will be OK. If somebody like to read the article , there it is http://www.mer.cl/MODULOS/CATALOGO/PAGINAS...EB009BB1912.HTM Cheers

Well, After 1 year and almost 40.000 km and despite the problems that I had (oil sump; some oil leaks in the hand brake and the transfer, a crack in the rear door, brake vacuum pump and other "minor faults") I feel quite happy with our Puma. I will not change it for other car (well maybe a new 2009 Defender could be) This is our first LR, so I cannot compare with a TD5 or TDI. As I said some time ago, is not so comfortable like por old minivan and is not as fast as othe car, but is a good compromise (at least for us) between a car to be used everyday in the city and the rough car to be go anywere. By the way, with 4 childrens the new seat distribution is pretty good. I didnt seen any 4x4 were the 3rd row can accomodate 2 teenagers in good conditions (at least here). Regards

Mack, Finally you got the new one Looks like a "normal" problem for the Pumas (mine failed in May, but was replaced by the old one ) Regards! Eduardo

Marc, You are right! This is not a recall, so is not mandatory. But helps a lot to know if the fault is spread around the users and to be prepared when the fault happens. Regards,

Some other things: - Most important: Oil sump (check if your have the new design or not. if not, request the change) - Fuel tank breather relocation (In ours is still in the original position but several persosn requested the relocation of it) You can see here several threads with information about issues of the Puma. regards

Mine has been change in May (not idea if they installed the new one) Technical Service Bulletin No.LTB00177 09 October 2008 Subject/Concern: Brake Vacuum Pump Seal Oil Leak Models: Defender (LD) 2.4L Diesel Only 2.4L Diesel Only VIN-range: 7A732615 Onwards Markets: All Section: 206-07 Summary: Oil leaking from the brake vacuum pump front oil seal. Cause: Dirt ingress into the pump pulley seal resulting in damage to the lip and subsequent oil leakage (the new brake vacuum pump has a secondary dirt lip seal). Suggested Customer Concern Code - R31. Action: Should a customer express concern, install a new brake vacuum pump (refer to Global Technical Reference GTR Workshop Manual, section 206-07 (70.15.19)). Parts Required: Description Part Number Quantity Brake vacuum pump LR012183 1 Gasket LR004381 1 Labour Time: Operation Description Operation No. Time Install a new brake vacuum pump 70.15.19 0.7 hours Repair/Claim Coding: Causal Part: LR012183 ACES Condition Code: 42 Defect Code:

Dantd5. You are not the only one with this problem! In my Puma happens the same (I heard the same from other owners here in Chile). The glue used in the felt runners are quite poor and if you seldom use this windows, the felt unstick and move from the original position and the glass start to rattle. Finally I take out the felts and glue it again to the rail with silicone. That solve the problem. Regards

Superpants: Visit the forum to have more information about our activities here in the south cone (obviously in spanish) http://landroverclub.com.ar/ or http://www.lrclub.cl/Foro/ Here is the post with the photos http://landroverclub.com.ar/viewtopic.php?...asc&start=0

Jim, Patagonia is a cold desert, 6 to 8 inches of rain per year and mean temperatures of 10 to 20°C (can drop to minus and in some point can reach 40°C). So, the environment only supports shrubs and other minor plants; no trees at all, and in fact is quite windy!! All the forest are located near to the Andes in the western part of it, were you can have at least 160 inches per year of rain!! Regarding the 10,000 feet, the Puma works OK. At this altitude all the vehicles suffers a loss of power but its normal. Bob, You are welcome here and if you need anything from here contact me. Regards

Hi there! Here I'm again after a 2800 miles round trip in 7 days to the Argentinean Patagonia to see Whales in Peninsula Valdez. Up to the mountains ready to cross to Argentina by Paso Libertadores ( 10500 ft over the sea level) Our cabin in Valle Grande - San Rafael. Highly recomended to take vacations In the middle of the Pampa nin Santa Isabel gas station (lloks like the Far west). In the Patagonian pampa heading to Puerto Madryn Our trip to see Whales and penguins in Península Valdéz First day of Patagonian LR meeting in the beachs of Puerto Madryn Second day of the meeting Come back home through Chubut river valley in Los Altares Reaching the Andes but still in the Patagonia Parking in Tecka with our Argentinean mates Finallly near to the andes montains heading to Esquel Crossing the Andes in the South in paso Cardenal Samoré Finallly in Chile Resting in the highway heading to Santiago In summary. The trip is quite long but I feel 100% rewarded with all the experiences. I hope that not be too boring Regards

Sorry I was thinking in the LHT - RHT terminology (opposite to LHD - RHD). But why if it is a LHD problem also RHD have changed the sump? Regards

Hi Noggy, Well the contamination is one of our biggest problems here. Santiago is sorrounded by mountains and in winter if not rain all the pollutants are not dispersed due a thermal inversion. In fact we were out all the weekends to clean our lungs. But if rains on winter is a pretty nice city with nice views of the andean mountains. In fact, we dont have so much LRs here. I counted 20 or 30 Defenders in Santiago. Others down to the south or used by the mining companies in the north. Discos, RR and Frelanders are more common but are far away from the North american, japanese or other asian cars. Next South America trip leave me a PM! Regard