Reply With QuoteTDi for the win.. looked after you should get 300,000 MILES out of a TDi. But you do have to change the oil etc. like clockwork to get the best out of them.
Td5
TDi
I don't care, I drive a V8/ISUZU (etc...)
Swaggie
I was in at my local rover place today picking up some bits. I noticed a TD5 disco which had the top end off. Head/gasket problems.
The owner said that any time you walked into the workshop you would be likely to see a TD5 having the head/gasket done. He said he gets a steady stream of them.
I asked him how 300TDis compared, he said he almost never sees them - much more reliable in his experience.
I would be interested to know if other Landie mechanics (and others) would agree.
Just for fun I have added a poll...
TDi for the win.. looked after you should get 300,000 MILES out of a TDi. But you do have to change the oil etc. like clockwork to get the best out of them.
TopicToaster
No problems as such with our tdci,well no more then the td5 we had.better to live with than the td5.
Wizard
The same thing happened to me last time I was at the Landy shop.
I think they had 6 Td5's lined up for heads!
I don't think it's the engine though; if you're on top of the cooling system they last.
ChatterBox
SubscriberDamn hard to see where your going though with someone perched on top of the radiator!!Originally Posted by nice1guv
The same thing happened to me last time I was at the Landy shop.
I think they had 6 Td5's lined up for heads!
I don't think it's the engine though; if you're on top of the cooling system they last.
The Ugly Duckling-
03 Defender Xtreme, now reduced by 30%.
a master of invisibleness.
Swaggie
Ahh, but being a fellow engineer/scientist, you would have to agree that it is very likely that TDi and TD5 owners - on average - take equally good/bad care of their cooling systems???
Wizard
Yes I did think that as well.
I guess the Tdi engine has a little more tolerance in it for the heat, or maybe the Td5 cooling system is not quite as robust as the Tdi's and thus needs a bit more regular care.
Swaggie
here we go again.............
didn't bother voting, the poll needed a fourth option
ChatterBox
SubscriberBring back the "Best looking Cartoon women" poll, I say.here we go again.............
didn't bother voting, the poll needed a fourth option
The Ugly Duckling-
03 Defender Xtreme, now reduced by 30%.
a master of invisibleness.
RoverLord
all told I've done more repair works on the tdi than the td5....
Dave
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