Thread: 6.5 diesel

it has now been 6 months since i have done the conversion.
the cooling has worked great with no overheating issues at all.
the beast has so much pulling power. put it in top gear and towing a 3.5 tonne trailer and will sit on 100 kph all day long.
had a problem with the vacuum pump but bought a new one from the states for 126 bucks and now i have brakes/ diff locks etc etc again.
fuel consumption is nothing special but no worse than the 70 series v8 cruiser i had. 20w50 oil works a treat.
next mission is to find a rocky mountain over drive for the lt95.
cheers chris

Hi all, I bought this vehicle off of thomson71 over a year ago.

I changed the dual cooling fans for a single 16", moved the radiator and realigned the bonnet and nose back to original. This made it much quieter and suitable for registering. Absolutely no issues with overheating, it has two temp gauges, one at the front and the other at the back of the engine. I have worried it may be too cool in the winter so am considering putting hotter thermostats in next winter. I think thomson71 may have gone overboard with the cooling system!

So far, I'm very happy, it's perfect for carrying large loads of wood and towing other Land Rovers on car trailers and I get my diesel for free :-)
The 6.5L teamed with the LT95 and Maxi lockers make it awesome off road!

Problems I've had with this vehicle so far:
Oil cooler leak
Rear drivers side bearing oil seal
Rear disc brake pads and discs replaced
Speedo cable worn at gearbox end
Changed the oil twice (10L per time!!!), coolant once
Adjusted the hand brake
Brake lights fuse blew, hasn't done it again since
Cracked bonnet support on firewall
Power steering leak

Problems I've had with my 110 300TDI in that time:
P-seal
Head gasket
Turbo shaft worn
Dramatic power steering pump pulley failure (it went past us on the road)
Oil thermostat
Front prop-shaft splines and unis
Rear prop shaft unis
Both rear bearing oil seals
Front disc pads
Clutch replacement
Adjusted the handbrake
Turbo hoses
Bottom oil cooler hose
R380 rebuild
New radiator
New timing belt
Faulty connection on ignition switch (on the way to a Wedding)

I'll keep you posted, reading the posts in this thread I'm thinking the 6.5L is way past due date for an issue.