Thread: new defender engine problem

Originally Posted by sashadidi

Hi I have a russian family and go back every eighteen months, get picked up from moscow by a guy who has six recent ford transits which ferry people and freight 24 hours a day between moscow and various places, aready over 250000km on each and comment translated is, these engines will last until my sons time, never any problems at all!!! interesting!!!

I agree - it's a brilliant engine - perfect for the Defender.

Originally Posted by Scallops

I agree - it's a brilliant engine - perfect for the Defender.

An anaemic piddly little 2.4 litre from a plumbers van. Typical English automotive design. Why will Poms not learn to stick a decent size egine into vehicles? Start with 4 or 5 litres and give the beast some grunt.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

An anaemic piddly little 2.4 litre from a plumbers van.

Typical English automotive design

. Why will Poms not learn to stick a decent size egine into vehicles? Start with 4 or 5 litres and give the beast some grunt.

think we have been over this so many times.....these cars are designed for europe not australia..

people have 1. no need for big engined cars over there
2. they cant afford to fuel big engined cars
3. the bigger the engine the more road tax you pay

and to awnser your quote yes very much so it is british through and through but you still buy them dont you

being as though australia is such a small percentage of the consumer market for Land Rover, Me thinks they are going to design for the majority not the minority

And who's laughing in this day and age of ridiculous fuel prices? Not the big engined Cruiser or Nissan drivers I can tell you.

These 'little' engines do a fantastic job at lugging a round a couple of tonnes of 4WD most economically.

Originally Posted by spudboy

And who's laughing in this day and age of ridiculous fuel prices? Not the big engined Cruiser or Nissan drivers I can tell you.

These 'little' engines do a fantastic job at lugging a round a couple of tonnes of 4WD most economically.

That is a bullseye spudboy.Go and read some of the other forums on the net and read all the winging about fuel comsumption.One minute they are saying you need a big engine for Oz,the next there saying they only do 90 to try and save fuel.How many LR owners have driven jap cars and vise versa?.It's like HSV bomberdoor v's WRX,the holden has the power but the suby has the performance. Pat

Just did 3500 highway/freeway km to the snow and back and I have to say, the "little" 2.4l TDCi pulls better than most. In 6th gear up the hill on the F3 after Moonie Moonie you wouldn't know it wasn't a 4l 6cylinder under the bonnet! In fact there were countless occasions that I would pull out to overtake and have to watch out for the speed since it would accelerate so much faster than the Td5.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

An anaemic piddly little 2.4 litre from a plumbers van. Typical English automotive design. Why will Poms not learn to stick a decent size egine into vehicles? Start with 4 or 5 litres and give the beast some grunt.

Where have you driven this engine, Brian? I've driven one all around Australia - through 2 deserts and on roads that barely fit that description. Reckon I'm qualified to comment on this engine - it's a pearler. 9.8l / 100km with 750kg inside and stuff all over the roof - never had an issue with not enough grunt - try getting such a result from a 4-5 l engine. Did you feel the same way about the TD5?

We have a VW transporter dual cab here at work with a small diesel (I dont know any more about it) but it out performs the old tech 4.2 intercooled turbo Patrol ute by a long way, and thats when its carrying more weight (tray is rated at 2 tonnes!) Fuel economy is heaps better, even when being thrashed by the apprentices. It tows a loaded car trailer like a dream! The tradies keep raving about how well it goes.

I recall an automatic Jackaroo we had a couple of years ago with an Isuzu 3.0 liter diesel. That thing would sit on 150 km/h all day if you wanted and still give half decent economy. Probably wouldnt go quite as well in a Defender as the aerodynamics are worse.

I'm now convinced that modern smallish diesels can be OK in a 4WD as long as the reliability is there. Time will tell, but at least the 2.4 has plenty of history in the transits.