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TD5 Reliability

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Tyke:

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LOL - too old and stuck in my ways to give in to that fella . . . . . my problem is when it conks out up some lonesome trail in the dark, in the middle of winter, and you aint got a laptop with you . . . . how do you diagnose the problem, or for that matter, let alone fix the [!Expletive Deleted!] ?


Or are they that reliable that we don't have to worry about such things happening  :lol:

extreme90:
wel, for 1 am a 200tdi person through and through
how do you fix your 200/300 when up a dark lane ???
use your inishiative  :wink:
a td5 will always go into limp home mode with a leccy failue or similar
i compete and thus work on the KISS rule, but, i dont see why you should be scared of a few wires and a a little metal lunch box
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dan

Tyke:

--- Quote ---i dont see why you should be scared of a few wires and a a little metal lunch box

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Not scared at all mate . . . . just wish I had the knowledge and resources to sort em out meself when they break down . . . . I'd be quids in then  :lol:

Boggert:
You see, thats what worries me... do the break down oftern??

mike142sl:
This has been discussed a few times. I asked the same question a few months ago when I started looking of a TD5.

The opinion then, which is matched by plenty of other sites is that the later models, under Ford, ironed out the problems of the earlier versions. Then they are prone to as many breakdowns as any other vehicle. With so many electrickery bits there is of course more too go wrong but the reality is it is a vehicle and there isn't one of those on the road that doesn't break down in some way shape or form. The impression I got from my questioning and research was, they don't break down any more than any other vehicle.

Picked mine up this week (2004 Landmark) and having a lot of fun, especially now it's snowing. Doesn't have cruise control fitted but I gather that for about £40 you just need the switches and a bit of care fitting them - found some 'instructions' on this site under the workshop link.

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