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2.5 turbo
Big Watty:
I had one - sweet as nut - 170k miles and a lot quieter then teh 300tdi I have now - I was so confident I sold it the the next door neighbour whose really pleased with it too
davidlandy:
thats three or four good ones then! not bad from the 1000's of them out there!
good luck to you is what I say - I hope they last.
I had one - it smoked like a pig, ran hot, spewed oil into the air filter
Jason had one - same symptoms as the above plus cam belt us , then gave up big style by pushing oil out of absolutley everywhere.
etc... etc...
if you read the posts on the LRO forum hardly a day goes by where you dont hear about one with heavy oil & breathing issues.
I think that they will be quiet as they are indirect injection as opposed to the tdi being direct.
The general opinion is that you are far better off with a tdi, more reliable and more powerful.
Jonocox:
thanks for the advice, i would like a 200 tdi but i just cant afford to buy one as they seem to be about £2000-£3000 more.
60FL88:
I have a good one in a 1989 110 station wagon. Yes it does blow oil into the air filter. I change the cam belt every 50k not 60k as in the handbook, regular oil changes and keep the cooling system up to scratch. I don't run the engine at full load on the motorway otherwise it starts to heat up alot, it is happy at 60 - 65 mph. It will run at that speed all day without overheating. Generally just don't give the engine a hard time. I've had the vehicle for just over 10 years now. It had 48500 on the clock, now at 173500 miles.
TULL:
no probs realy with mine either
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