Thread: 2.8L TGV Reliability / repairability

try Bruce davis Motor works in sydney

i am aware that Bruce has been doing a bit with these lately

defenderly

Peter

mine now has 70'000km on it. Is used for work towing a 1.8t trailer everyday im at work. I had a little trouble with cooling when first installed but a different T/stat and cutting a hole in the guard has fixed this. I have had it serviced by a LR mech, alot of it is 300tdi but some isnt. Main serpentine belt isnt, but an off the shelf on is. I run stock R380. I have had a P gasket replaced becuase it was leaking. I just had to fix the turbo, small part, silly failure (blame Garrett) my fuel eco is about 13-14l/100km with trailer.

dont over fill it with oil

Where are you planning on getting a new one?
I heard they had stopped making them and all the new old stock was depleted?

I may have missed something somewhere thou....

Cheers Casper

I've read that MWM International don't have any crate engines anymore but all components are still available.

have you considered a Isuzu?

I had seen people talking about these being out of production. Im pritty shure i know where to find one, a friend living in the UK is helping me out from that end.

thought about the isuzu but i was put off by the thought that anything could be louder than the Tdi already is.. and half the point of buying a Defender was that it is 400kg lighter than an 80 series Toyota.. Adding a massive lump of isuzu kind of negated this?

is there anyone in Melbourne who has had experience with these? a workshop that has imported or fitted them?

Uninformed, what’s the fuel figures without the trailer? or should i expect to fill up more due to the extra power?

With the over heating do you this upgrading radiator/intercooler thermo fans could be enough? i cannot have heating issues again. been through that and almost lost my 4wd tinkering privileges

The 4BD1T is roughly 140kg heavier than a Tdi or TGV.

Jase, a member here used to import and sell the HS2.8 from Brazil. http://www.aulro.com/afvb/members/jase.html

You could try PM'ing him about fitting as it isn't a straight bolt in, engine mount lugs need drilling/tapping, I think a spacer needs to be machined for the flywheel pilot bearing, etc.

Just to throw a spanner in What about a 2.7/3.0tdv6 from either a disco,rrsport, territory,pug,jag with one of the english conversion kits? As ford is now using them for the territory plenty of parts and people who know how to fix them and they have made conversion kits in the u.k foir the gearbox and the electronics. I'm not sure if its lighter than a tdi .

Diesel ECU Packages
http://www.twinkam.co.uk/online/temp...ces/SC_P38.pdf

So according to the article a tdv6 conversion should cost around $9500-10,000 Aussie dollars and you can do either a 2.7 or 3.0 tdv6.