The Engine Question

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Originally Posted by Judo

200TDI would be preferred over a 300TDI?? I see others on here commenting the same thing, but why?!

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The 200tdi has a better engineered timing setup.
QC seems to have dropped between 200 and 300 tdi in other areas as well.

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Originally Posted by 110 Pete

Turner engineering 300tdi rebuilt into a 2.8 International with VNT Turbo:twisted:, 3" Straight through exhaust, Full length allisport intercooler, alloy radiator, tuned fuel pump...... Sorry Im just dreaming here:angel::p But that combo would make one powerful 300tdi :D

Id personally go What I have just said or either the 4bd1t or TD5. My top 3.

Cheers

Pete

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Balance the spinning bits to that and it would be a sweet motor.In the interior economy and range are king,not power and there's a hundred and one other show stoppers that I would worry about before the motor,wheel bearings,clutch,tie rod ends,swivel bearings to name a few I've delt with over the years. Pat

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

The 200tdi has a better engineered timing setup.
QC seems to have dropped between 200 and 300 tdi in other areas as well.

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Something I've never experienced in 15 years of ownership,saying that the 200 I repaired in Newman was a great little jigger and would be great in a swb series,as was the very much abused Td5,abused more than any engine I've worked on so I'll defend that motors supposed unreliability too. Pat

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Originally Posted by Bush65

What the ...!!!

Both 200 and 300 Tdi's were developed from the earlier 2.5 diesel. The name given to the 200 Tdi came about from the number of changes, many minor, some, like direct injection, major.

The 200 and 300 in the name has nothing whatsoever to do with the amount of torque produced.

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Well, there you go. Learn something every day. That was something I was told years ago, and never thought anything of it until now! I stand corrected.:)

actually being pedantic here but the 200tdi was so named because of its 195 lb/ft of torque.. think it was 195 around that ball park.

300 tdi was just a nice sounding name as a sucessor to that.. exact same power in a disco as the 200tdi, and this time round LR didnt put a de-tuned version in the defender so the defender gained 4 bhp going from 107 - 111, and a few lb ft of torque as well