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Going from a TD5 to a 300TDI?

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Eeyore:
Sorry Dave, but I'm gonna agree with you!

I'd rather have a Tdi over Td5 for a whole host of reasons - most of which folk'll disagree with.  :wink:

I just don't think the TD5 was all it was cracked up to be. Don't get me wrong - it's a fine lump, I just think some earlier engines were finer.

Mind you, in a perfect world I'd just fit a v8 and say to hell with the fuel bill!  :wink:  :lol:

cheers
 8)
Eeyore

nosnibod:

--- Quote from: "smo" ---I think you are mad, i've driven 200Tdi 300Tdi and TD5's and seriously wouldnt consider one of the earler engines over the TD5...ever!

If you had oil in the loom you were unlucky, but as its fixed why bother changing? The TD5 has bags of torque in all the right places and is more powerful and more tunable than a 300Tdi, treat it right and it'll last just as long if not longer too.

You'd be nuts to change it for an older vehicle!
--- End quote ---


I've driven 300Tdi before and I thought they were fine, so I'm not bothered on that score.

As for the loom problem I wish it was solved - it has "gone away for no apparent reason" which just makes me nervous although all of the indications are that it is the engine loom at fault. Somewhere. Apparently.

As for "an older vehicle" then I suppose if you look at the number plate then it would be older, but is one that has been rebuilt from scratch on a galvanised chassis with a reconditioned engine & gearbox, probably to better standards than new, really "an older vehicle"?

I always thought that with Land Rovers, condition mattered above age  :?

We'll see - it's thoughts crossing my mind at the moment as I wonder if the XS stays "fixed" even though the fault hasn't actually been found  :cry:

SteveG:
Well if one fault has prompted this question then I wouldn't by the refurbed 110 from Foley. Go by a Honda they never go wrong.

Cheers

Steve :)

nosnibod:

--- Quote from: "SteveG" ---Well if one fault has prompted this question then I wouldn't by the refurbed 110 from Foley. Go by a Honda they never go wrong.

Cheers

Steve :)
--- End quote ---


Read my sig. I need a reliable 110. I really don't want to be worrying about a dodgy engine when I've been called out.

I agree things will go wrong, hell, lot's have, but something as fundamental as the engine management playing up is making me ponder if I've made the right choice with the TD5.

I'm no luddite; I've been deeply involved IT all my working life, but when a bit of inappropriate technology poses a problem that could quite literally mean life or death, then I think I have a reasonable case to start asking questions.

With any luck the problem has gone away. The rocker cover was removed, all of the electrical connections cleaned up, tested and then all put back together. No specific faulty component was found and everything tested okay. It's been fine for the last couple of days.

What really shook by confidence was the fact that the fault first presented itself on the way back from a live call-out. Makes you think  :shock:

Perhaps I am over-reacting. Only time will tell.

Anyway, a Honda  :?: , wash your mouth out and remember where you are  :lol:

thermidorthelobster:
I drive a TD5 Disco, but if I was building my dream Land Rover I'd go for a 300Tdi 110 because of the relative bombproofness.  You lose the complex electrics for a start.

As much as I like the TD5, I've found that my chipped Disco can only keep up with a well-sorted 300Tdi, not pull away from it.  So there's no real performance benefit.  In fact I find the Tdis more pleasant to drive in some ways because the torque seems to span a wider range, whereas the TD5 needs more frequent gear-changing and you have to drive it in the right part of the rev range if you don't want to get bogged down.

Like some others, although I'm happy with the TD5, I don't think it's a particularly superb lump of metal;  LR could have done a bit better.

Having said this, drive both alongside each other (not literally) before you take the plunge!

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