Thread: is the 98 110 2.5ltr enginge reliable?

I've got one, a bit slow but never left me stranded and very economical.

stay on top of the cooling system and the timing belt, keep it properly and regularly serviced, dont tweak it up too hard and it will probabley outlast you.

Mine ticked over 430K last week. Pat

I am hoping also to get around 400k km's out of mine.

Good job there, when I went looking for my 300tdi, I found more on that motor than almost anything else. Search is your friend mate.

Yep, servicing, timing belt and cooling system. Once you're on top of that the 300tdi is a poem.

Originally Posted by JamesH

Yep, servicing, timing belt and cooling system. Once you're on top of that the 300tdi is a poem.

Hopefully a happy poem!!!!

From what I can make out, change the timing belt every 80,000km or so. Its expensive (just did mine, $400 for a genuine LR belt plus labour, if you are clutz like me, another $500 at LR specialists Coopers). If you ignore the change interval you risk the belt snapping and doing a lot of damage to the head.

Not fast, but will pull like a steam train from idle.

Just did 'The Cape' trip. Fully loaded with camping gear, got 9.5l/100kms on bitumen and 10.5l/100kms (with lowered tyre pressures) on the dirt. Over the 10000km trip with outback and cape fuel prices, thats a lot of money left in your pocket over cruisers and patrols.

Very good engine. I have a 530K example that until the vehicle met with a sticky end, is still going strong with only a head gasket change and an injector pump overhaul at 400K.

Next best engine to a 4BD1 in a Landy.

JC