Thread: New Defender towing

Originally Posted by discowhite

ok then, so why dont the 300tdi's see the same EGT's as the TD5's? i would have thought that the newer more suffisticated engine would have been more efficent at lowering EGT's??


cheers phil

I don't think that's the case Phil, mine used to hit 623* bone stock going up a hill and I wasn't towing (but it tared out at around 2650kg).

I haven't done any decent towing since I fitted the pyro all those years ago, but I well remember towing the big neddy back from Tamworth once (float 1000kg, horse over 800kg and yes, he's he's been weighed + 100kg+ in tack, etc.) and it was flat to the floor the whole way to sit on 90-100km/h, and obviously it died in the backside up the hills so I was rowing down the gears to keep revs up.
The EGT's would have been over 600* the whole way, at least it was only 120km trip.

I have to confess that I have had the EGTs at 725c, it was the over temp alarm that made me notice this (set at 720c) of coarse I quickly backed off too bring them down, but it's so easy to do when towing a load and my camper is only 1.3/1.5ton.

Now apparently 750c is the max, I'm assuming that this max is for long periods at and over this temp is what will do long term damage and not the occasionly time you get up that high

Baz.

[quote=rick130;929010]I don't think that's the case Phil, mine used to hit 623* bone stock going up a hill and I wasn't towing (but it tared out at around 2650kg).

without a trailer on, both LRH's modded 300tdi rangie and my brothers 300tdi disco will sit at least 200deg cooler than the 90 at the same speeds. and i havent really herd any 300tdi owners with high EGT temps?
it just seems to be easier to get a TD5 hotter quicker than a tdi.

cheers phil

[quote=discowhite;929087]

Originally Posted by rick130

I don't think that's the case Phil, mine used to hit 623* bone stock going up a hill and I wasn't towing (but it tared out at around 2650kg).

without a trailer on, both LRH's modded 300tdi rangie and my brothers 300tdi disco will sit at least 200deg cooler than the 90 at the same speeds. and i havent really herd any 300tdi owners with high EGT temps?
it just seems to be easier to get a TD5 hotter quicker than a tdi.

cheers phil

Geez, that's the difference between measuring pre and post turbo

Some reckon it's easy to get a false reading in the 300Tdi as the EGR port can shield the probe somewhat from the bulk of the gas flow, also a 3mm probe will register faster than the 6mm most of us use.
Does any of that marry with the other two setups ?

ide have to check, i run a VDO system and analog gauge the other 2 both run the thermoguard and digital gauge. my probe is 6mm and so is the thermoguard.. maybe its just in the gauges?

cheers phil

About this time last year whilst driving between Forbes and Peak Hill in NSW I saw a green Puma towing a Tvan and travelling relatively fast. From a look on this stite it could have been Grizzly Adams returning from Cape York. Although the Tvan does not weigh 2 ton .

I thought more people would have been able to give some sort a feedback as to the towing ability of a new Landrover.

Originally Posted by A G

About this time last year whilst driving between Forbes and Peak Hill in NSW I saw a green Puma towing a Tvan and travelling relatively fast. From a look on this stite it could have been Grizzly Adams returning from Cape York. Although the Tvan does not weigh 2 ton .

I thought more people would have been able to give some sort a feedback as to the towing ability of a new Landrover.

I Did!

Cheers,

Originally Posted by discowhite

well you tow dont you? wheres your info??

cheers phil

Originally Posted by Redback

Yeah what he said below



Baz.

It's back at post #16 of this thread.