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Which diesel engine?

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stuntman:
How about a V8 defender 110- then drop in a mazda engine (Tdi for me  :dance:)

However I'd look for a good condition 200, the late 300 and the early td5's seem to be very similar in price.

extreme90:
td5 any day,
ubber reliable
stupidly easy to pull apart and fix ( if ) owt goes wrong
can be tweaked to suit your driving style or mapped to death for towing or just loosing chavs in your slip stream.
converted both my 90's now, my comp truck and road truck and all i can say is id never go back
dan

Range Rover Ron:
Having had all three engines in various LR's I'd say it depends on what you want from the engine.
The 200 is awsome, never goes wrong if you look after it (regular oil & filter changes and do the belts as per LR schedule),
it is VERY economical and the bits are easy for sevicing and replacement.

The 300 is almost as good as the 200, less noisey but also less economical. basically the same as the 200 with parts and service etc.

The Td5 is probably the best all round engine though.
Unbustable, nothing ever goes wrong with them. No belt changes to worry about.
They can pull anything and you can have them chipped to exactly how you want them.

Push the boat out, you'll be happier and it will be worth it in the long run.

I had a 200 Disco for 12 years, it got over 30mpg in all that time.
The 300 RRC gave about 28 MPG over three years,
The Defender Td5 is returning about 28 MPG.

JumboBeef:
Thanks for the replies.


--- Quote from: Range Rover Ron on January 22, 2010, 19:02:01 ---The Td5 is probably the best all round engine though.
Unbustable, nothing ever goes wrong with them. No belt changes to worry about.

--- End quote ---

Which belts and how often do they need replacing on the 200/300?

bogie:
Cam belts mate, they need changing every 6 years max or so many miles that i cant remember,i change them bout every 4 years as i dont do that many miles. Only costs about £40ish quid for the bits.

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