Thread: Prudence is not my strong point.

Originally Posted by PAT303

I've been giving my Tdi the beans for 17 years and haven't broken anything,correct servicing is the most important thing,CORRECT is the operative word here. Pat

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I've always absolutely flogged the Tdi, most of it's life it tared at over 3000kg with it's neck wrung and the problems I've had are from either dodgy/faulty parts or the engine tuner has pushed the envelope a touch too far

Haven't actually broken anything.

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

[...] especially since the remap. You have to admit it gets your blood up.
Cheers. Billy.

That it does. That it does.

You're dead right Neil. I guess the best plan is to always be prepares to fix what you are most likely to break no matter where you might be.

Originally Posted by rick130

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I've always absolutely flogged the Tdi, most of it's life it tared at over 3000kg with it's neck wrung and the problems I've had are from either dodgy/faulty parts or the engine tuner has pushed the envelope a touch too far

Haven't actually broken anything.

Thanks Rick. That inspires a bit more confidence.

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

Thanks Rick. That inspires a bit more confidence.

That doesn't mean some areas are adequate, eg. the tire rod and drag link aren't fit for purpose IMO, they'll bend faster than a blade of grass in the breeze, and the lower tear trailing arms aren't much better, but you won't kill it by flogging it.

And as much as I like to stir Tdci owners re the little Ford engine, it's a proper light commercial engine without the myriad compromises a Tdi was dealt with due to Land Rover's always chronic lack of development funds.
Having said that the Tdi is pretty amazing for what is and how they did it.

The TD5 really showed what Land Rover could do with some development $, it was so bloody advanced for it's time and with a VNT and decent tune it is still one hell of a light diesel, but I digress...

Digress all you like. I love it.

Ditto what Neil said re tyres, etc.

That's always been my experience too, and it also depends on the roads you drive.
Having spent the last fifteen years in the bush driving on mostly 'normal' country roads and tracks, you tend to tear tyres to bits.
I marvel at what others claim the get in terms of tyre life for similar/same rubber.
My tyre life is usually half what most claim with MT's.
Just the way it is.

I'm now hammering brakes far harder than I have in years doing a city commute, so I'll probably be up for new discs soon as the current ones are getting down a bit.
Can't complain as they've lasted well with all the country miles the car has mostly done.

Billy, not sure what time you start of a morning, but keep an eye out for the filthy off white 130 CC terrorising the morning commuters on the A4 just after 6:00 each morning for the next few weeks.

The arvo run back depends entirely on how much OT I feel like doing on any given day.