Thread: TD5 vs TDCi Under Bonnet Differences

IMHO.....

the electronics got better. (ecu, tc, abs)

the engines out to the jury as far as im concerened its has some advantages over the td5 and some new disadvantages.

theres some things that the design engineers need to be given a calm napalm enema over including brake line routing, sump design (or lack thereof) fuel system design and the drive line. Im not impressed with some of the new materials used in different places for different reasons.

If I was only permitted to have the choice of the TD5 or the puma.

I would have the TD5 and get a puma for SWMBO. The things I want a landrover to do and be are better represented by the TD5 and SWMBO the puma.

Traction Control works a treat!

Seats are very comfortable over older models.

Oil filter is actually dead easy to get to (that's a first for a lot of vehicles)

Air filter is the opposite of the oil filter to get at.

Clutch reservoir - I'm sure they told the design engineer: The old one is too easy to open, do something to rectify this!

A/C and Heater both work very well - strangely the owner's manual refers to it as "Climate Control"

Don't know about a difference in the mirrors They are identical to the Tdi 110 I park alongside it each night.

Front springs aren't handed, they are the same as the passenger side front spring on previous Defender 110's. HD springs are handed and still the same as since the County

Headlights are relayed!

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

IMHO.....

the electronics got better. (ecu, tc, abs)

the engines out to the jury as far as im concerened its has some advantages over the td5 and some new disadvantages.

theres some things that the design engineers need to be given a calm napalm enema over including brake line routing, sump design (or lack thereof) fuel system design and the drive line. Im not impressed with some of the new materials used in different places for different reasons.

If I was only permitted to have the choice of the TD5 or the puma.

I would have the TD5 and get a puma for SWMBO. The things I want a landrover to do and be are better represented by the TD5 and SWMBO the puma.

Having owned 3 Defenders, the last 2 where then a td5 a Puma, I can only agree

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Traction Control works a treat!

Seats are very comfortable over older models.

Oil filter is actually dead easy to get to (that's a first for a lot of vehicles)

Air filter is the opposite of the oil filter to get at.

Clutch reservoir - I'm sure they told the design engineer: The old one is too easy to open, do something to rectify this!

A/C and Heater both work very well - strangely the owner's manual refers to it as "Climate Control"

Don't know about a difference in the mirrors

They are identical to the Tdi 110 I park alongside it each night.

Front springs aren't handed, they are the same as the passenger side front spring on previous Defender 110's. HD springs are handed and still the same as since the County

Headlights are relayed!

yes there are a difference in mirrors to the TD5....the puma's mirrors are curved and bring objects alot closer

Originally Posted by dullbird

yes there are a difference in mirrors to the TD5....the puma's mirrors are curved and bring objects alot closer

Are you sure... I mean I've just had my eye's checked last month and I can't see any difference - apart from the mirrors on the Puma are cleaner.

Now I'm going to have to go outside and check it out when its daylight. How can I miss something like this

could it be due to the fact that prehaps your are checking against a tdi and not a TD5?

This was also confirmed by the dealer that they are different...

Originally Posted by dullbird

could it be due to the fact that prehaps your are checking against a tdi and not a TD5?

Possible, but I suspect the mirrors on my Tdi are probably the Td5 anyway. Mine is one of the last of the Tdi VIN range and I've found a few Td5 bits on it.

That said, I didn't think the mirror part number was any different for a Td5 or a Tdi (or until now a Puma).

well I'm happy to be proved wrong.....but that is definatly what a lot of people have lead me to believe...