Thread: 01 Td5 Defender

theres nothing wrong with the rover diff....if it has a locker fitted deffinatly dont have to shave it!
i think it was 2003 that the rover diff made it back in but i may be wrong??

the oil pump bolt should be sorted but its something a dealer should be able to confirm for you. either way its only a hour to do the job.

cheers phil

I agree with Phil, I think the change was the 03 model year.

01 would still be in the risk area I think. Mine is 01, and I dropped the sump, and while the bolt was tight, it didn't have any trace of loctite on it.

Rgds
Pete.

the diff changed in late 02.


as a rule of thumb.... if you have a sals you have the potential for the pump bolt to be loose and should also have the older 2 wire TPS.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

the diff changed in late 02.


as a rule of thumb.... if you have a sals you have the potential for the pump bolt to be loose and should also have the older 2 wire TPS.

2 wire TPS ?
The car only has 100k,s so its in realy good nick
Not that the diff will worry me as i have a sals with a locker for it
Im a bit concerned at all the woes with the Td5,s after jumping from a ever reliable Tdi Defender but its something that i have to do or get another Tdi but they still want stupid money for Tdi,s

2 different version of throttle position sensor. Up to 2001/2 they had the 2 track version. After that they had the 3 track pedal. (for confusion the 2 track one doesnt have 2 wires!)

There were a number of improvements in the 2002 onward model year, including one piece rear door, different method of holding rear body onto x member, rear fog and reversing lights, horizontal radio panel in dash etc etc.

look after it and they go like tanks...

130+ K Km on big red and she hasnt missed a beat.

I have a 2001, 110, just clocked over to 200k, all going sweet.

Well i took this fender for a drive today All i can say is it must be chipped (bugger that swear filter)
Yep very impressed compared to my slightly tweaked Tdi , The thing just fly,s
Pulls like a bull in 5th from 60-80 , 80-100 , a little sluggish of the line from a stand still tho
The rev,s hang on inbetween gear change,s is this a Td5 thing ?
All the drive train seems tight and noise free a couple of issues , front wipers dont park , rear wiper does,nt work ,Hazzard lights dont work the roadie should have them fixed i hope
I also drove a 2000 Td5 manual disco what a slug compared to the fender ,Ok the disco had twice as many k,s
Im swaying towards this thing (fender) what do you guys think ?