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BUYING TD5
Jimbo:
--- Quote from: niloc1200 on January 23, 2008, 21:38:40 ---it does not say in add ! its done 103,000 miles any problem areas to look at when buying ?
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Head gasket may start to give you problems - unless it's been done already
At a tad over 100k miles, the auto box may be getting a little tired - depends on how regular/good the previous owner serviced it.
niloc1200:
ok its a manual gearbox hope to go and see it on sat
Jimbo:
--- Quote from: niloc1200 on January 24, 2008, 19:18:02 ---ok its a manual gearbox hope to go and see it on sat
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Make sure all the electrical toys work - window regulators (the winding mechs) can get a bit 'clunky', which invariably means that they are in the process of falling apart. The actual mechanical bits are about £15 from Paddocks, the motors are a lot more - but it takes time to fit them properly.
Sunroofs - some leak, some don't. Make sure if it's a high-spec motor (ES) that the electric sunroofs work ok.
Some models will have ACE - Active Cornering Enhancement, which makes the truck corner better at speed. There's no easy way to test this other than rag it around some bends/roundabouts :shock:
Some models will have SLS - Self Levelling Suspension (all 7 seaters must have SLS). It only works on the rear of the truck, using air-springs instead of conventional coils. The idea is that as you load up the back/rear seats or 'boot' area, sensors trigger a compressor to pump up the air springs to return the rear end to the standard ride height. The system only works when the engine is running, and all the doors are shut - there's also a button on the dash to raise the rear end to 'off-road height', again this only works with the engine on and doors shut. Once the rear end has been pumped up - you get a little icon appear on the dash, you can get out and look. Press the button again (or drive over 20mph) and the truck will slowly drop back to standard height. The air springs can start to leak over time as the rubber perishes, IIRC one spring is about £200 (don't quote me !), fitting is relatively easy - the compressor is big-bucks if it runs all the time there's a leak somewhere, maybe just a pipe or fitting, but it could be the valve block, you can rip it all out and fit normal coil springs.
Let us know how you get on,
Guardian.:
MY MATE CONverts loads of them back to springs, the airbags and stuff not as expensive as it usedto be, but most people round here put a spring kit on, save future problems!
only real snag with the td5 is the head / injectors megga bucks and do go wrong with time, heads leak internally i think just with wear and the injectors have pumps or something all part of them and costa fortune each, he sorts bucket loads of them with head problems .
but i think the td5 is a cracking lump for any landrover always have from the first one i everhad when it was a new model (defender).
CNorman:
I had a 300tdi as my second car for off roading only, my mate had a td5. My dad also has a td5.
There are a few things to watch,
Firstly, i feel that the manual difflock in the 300tdi is better than the traction control in the td5 although i am not sure everyone agrees. Be interesting to hear from others??
One major point though! You will not ever seal the wheel bearings completly especially if you wish to go wading. Wheel bearings, which normally go on a year or two basis during wading and often much less will cost £15 on a 300tdi. You will blow £200 A CORNER ON A TD5. That alone was enough to stop me getting a td5.
I would buy a td5 for onn road and off road but if i was wanting to do heavy off road it would be a 300tdi it really would!
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