Thread: new defender engine problem

Originally Posted by dullbird

are but what he porbaqbly didn't say was that he did most of his journey at 120kph and could still nod off if he wasn't careful, still being able to talk to his missus without shouting helped him stay awake

Pfft havent seen a 4BD1 powered rover yet struggle to get up to and over 120KPH Towing/fully laden or empty and there far from noisy i rekon there fairly quiet actualy and they do it with beta economy than the newer ones ya just cant beat a aussie built 110 with the 4BD1 all ya can do is turbo it and make it beta

what fuel eco do you get?

Originally Posted by lokka

Pfft havent seen a 4BD1 powered rover yet struggle to get up to and over 120KPH Towing/fully laden or empty and there far from noisy i rekon there fairly quiet actualy and they do it with beta economy than the newer ones ya just cant beat a aussie built 110 with the 4BD1 all ya can do is turbo it and make it beta

I take on board that those were really good engines. I also believe that the 200/300tdi's were really good too. I personally think that a chipped td5 is also really good motor. However the usual crew give it a hard time, but the fact is it's a pretty well known unit now and given these points can provide excellent service. All motors have their good and bad points.

As such, I think the engine in the new defender was a really good choice by LR/ford. I'm sure there will be problems that we will discover in time, but that's life and it isn't a reason not to move forward in the world.

I'm sure it will help a lot of people see beautiful places, and do lots of other more mundane things and that's what LR is all about.

average was 9-10L per 100k but on longer runs it was possibale to get under the 9L per 100k and thats with a LT95 4spd running 235/85/16 tyres and top speed was 140KPH and it is a s3 stage 1 much the same as a county realy just on a leaf chasis its now retired due to body and chasis cancer but it will live again one day

Originally Posted by lokka

average was 9-10L per 100k but on longer runs it was possibale to get under the 9L per 100k and thats with a LT95 4spd running 235/85/16 tyres and top speed was 140KPH and it is a s3 stage 1 much the same as a county realy just on a leaf chasis its now retired due to body and chasis cancer but it will live again one day

ok so that was a fairly bold statment that the fuel eco was better..as you will find its the same......and dont all defenders run 235/85's as standard? or have i got that wrong (not being smart but i thought that is what all defenders run)
fair enough on the 4 speed though thats good going.

That's something that hasn't come up yet, the 6 speed box in the Puma, short throw between gears, is brilliant.

now see i disagree i hate first to second....it's too short especially when you slowed right down to take off again sometimes its easy to go a speed thats to fast for first but a little to slow for second, needs a gear in between i reckon

geez could you imagine a 7 speed box you would be like "love can you move your knee i need to put it in reverse" lol

Originally Posted by dullbird

now see i disagree i hate first to second....it's too short especially when you slowed right down to take off again sometimes its easy to go a speed thats to fast for first but a little to slow for second, needs a gear in between i reckon

geez could you imagine a 7 speed box you would be like "love can you move your knee i need to put it in reverse" lol

Try driving a Prado,the stick is spring loaded so you can't get any gear you want.Going from 6 to 5 the springs push it to 3rd giving you whiplash and reverse is somewhere over near first so you get first or reverse,It is funny watching people look over thier shoulder to go back and the thing goes foreward. Pat