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TD5 knackered at 150k?
bogie:
Its not the end of the world,get the head off and have it pressure tested,£20.If thats ok then sump off hone the bores if needed(doutfull) and a set of rings. And the best bit is you wont have to take the lump out. MAN MADE IT MAN CAN FIX IT!!!!
age:
That's the sort of positive thinking I needed Bogie - thanks! Mind you it doesn't have leaf springs so apparently no good anyway.........!
I'll get the head off in the next couple of weeks. Cheers, A
MudRat:
--- Quote from: age on October 02, 2009, 15:48:41 ---Thanks 'Tangle' - he does indeed have one. Need to decide which route to take - full refurb of the one I've got and loved (!) for 150k, would be more expensive...? What would I be getting for my lolly with a used one....? frying pans and fires.....? decisions decisions......
Do you think 150k is pretty poor for this engine?
Thanks for your help. A
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My 03 plate double cab is on 160k and runs great (touch wood)
bogie:
It all depends on how the previous moneys treated it. The old saying "NEVER TRUST A CLEAN PERFECT LOOKING LANDROVER".Get the bible for it and get preying,but im shore i could fit it in to a leafer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. Dont mix the injecters up,the ecu will have flidds at you!!!!
extreme90:
ive seen inside td5's with higher miles than that and the origional cross hatch is still visable
did you get the head preasure tested like i said ?
remove the exhasut manifold and look into the ports, which ever one is clean and not sooty is your problematic cylinder
did you replace headbolts when you did the head ?
did you check the head with a straight edge for any distortion ??
did any of the cylinders look porous or odd pits anywhere ?
the td5 is pretty good, id be inclinded to say the problem is upstairs not downstairs
dan
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