Thread: The best most reliable Defender motors.

If you want to buy a TD5, I'd suggest adding in for atleast the following

Intercooler hoses
EGR bypass
New turbo
Drop sump, check oil pump plug
Modify the exhaust manifold
Injector harness
Head gasket

The engine themselves are quite frugal, long living and powerful, its everything else around them that sucks

Originally Posted by goingbush

oops, sorry. my dyslexia, I thought you wrote 'what is a' not 'was it a' ,
no mine was a 1HDT .

I hear arguments from Tdi fans that they don't like the TD5 because of the electronics , The FTE is also that much better than the 1HDT because of the electronics, not despite them.

That's why I asked, as I've not come across any engine failures, just one injector pump on the 1HD-FTE

Originally Posted by PAT303

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The only thing the troopy has which is better is the FTE. Pat

Quick ! someone take Pat's temperature, he said a Toyota bit was better than his Landy's bit !

Originally Posted by PAT303

The puma defenders aren't as powerfull as the FTE but the drivetrain as a whole is better,the gearbox is alot better and well matched to the engines power and when chipped are better again.The ride and handling in the defender is light years ahead of the troopy and the handbrake on defenders works also unlike tojo's and the brakes in general are better.The only thing the troopy has which is better is the FTE. Pat

You can chip the FTE and its better again also

My old boys troopy rides fantastic when it comes to laden touring, I was actually really suprised, it is actually fantastic, he diddled alot with getting the rear leaves right

The brakes are woeful and the handbrake a nightmare, it needs adjusting near every service and its a pain in the backside, but will stay functioning well if you do so

Its does tow very well though, I've towed well in excess of 3ton with both my Isuzu at 30psi boost and the troopy with chip, they perform similar

Originally Posted by rick130

Quick ! someone take Pat's temperature, he said a Toyota bit was better than his Landy's bit !

The FTE is a great engine,it's the POS vehicles it was fitted in I don't like.You made me cough up a gob of tea by the way,**** stirrer. Pat

Originally Posted by rovercare

You can chip the FTE and its better again also

My old boys troopy rides fantastic when it comes to laden touring, I was actually really suprised, it is actually fantastic, he diddled alot with getting the rear leaves right

The brakes are woeful and the handbrake a nightmare, it needs adjusting near every service and its a pain in the backside, but will stay functioning well if you do so

Its does tow very well though, I've towed well in excess of 3ton with both my Isuzu at 30psi boost and the troopy with chip, they perform similar

Trouble with chipping is you'll get the auto tranny going into limp mode like the Td5,they don't like getting hot and like the ZF need 12 month fluid flushes or big $$$$ will result. Pat

Originally Posted by rovercare

If you want to buy a TD5, I'd suggest adding in for atleast the following

Intercooler hoses
EGR bypass
New turbo
Drop sump, check oil pump plug
Modify the exhaust manifold
Injector harness
Head gasket

The engine themselves are quite frugal, long living and powerful, its everything else around them that sucks

The new Isuzu's are the same,the engines are fine but are let down by all the extra crap hung off them to make them compliant. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

**** stirrer. Pat

Moi ?