Are TD5's the noisiest diesel engines ever?

[Davek]

SWMBO told me the other day she gets embarrassed sometimes driving the Disco (04-td5) because its soo loud. :wheelchair:
I agree it is probably one of the loudest stock diesel engines out there.
I took the acoustic cover off the motor a few days ago and there's not that much difference really on the inside either.
You guys rate it as up there with the loudest??

[Naks]

SWMBO told me the other day she gets embarrassed sometimes driving the Disco (04-td5) because its soo loud.

You think that's loud? Replace the middle silencer box with a straight-through pipe and then we'll talk - children will run away in tears when you put foot :twisted:

[John W]

Yep that direct injection is loud. My SWIMBO gets a bit embarrassed too. I think it sounds like a real truck not a Toyo and is part of the appeal to me. The acoustic cover rattles way too much at some revs, not sure how to fix that.

[bee utey]

Nah surely the Isuzu 3.9 must take the cake, you can hear one coming a mile away.:D:D:D

[Disco44]

My mates Defender TD5 is quiet comparing it to a Series 3 Stage 1 3.9D that I once owned and I had special soundproofing put in the engine bay including the firewall.My present 300TDI is not to bad in the noise department either

[JDNSW]

Try a Series 3 Stage 1 with Isuzu - compared to that the TD5 is dead silent. It is also very quiet compared to the Series 1/2/2a/3 Rover diesel, or even the Tdi 200 or Tdi 300.

No, TD5s are a long way from the noisiest diesel ever.

John

[Naks]

No, TD5s are a long way from the noisiest diesel ever


And the Puma is so quiet at 110-120kmh that I find myself falling asleep :eek:

[abaddonxi]

:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:

First drive of my '85 Isuzu, not much muffler, driving into a friends property.

They could hear from 8km away.

Not really a surprise visit.

[Davek]

HAHA.. i feel better knowing im not he only one or the loudest. Too true about sounding like a real car :BigThumb:...
The wife did say and i quote "At least it doesn't sound like one of them poofy Pajeros" :Rolling:

[Sprint]

best test is how fast you can go and still hold a conversation without shouting.....

i believe the average isuzu is good for 60-70km/h.......

[rangieman]

I used to own a 300Tdi now that was loud:eek: compared to my Td5 ;)

[abaddonxi]

best test is how fast you can go and still hold a conversation without shouting.....

i believe the average isuzu is good for 60-70km/h.......

:D:D:D

Conversations usually don't take that long.

[BMKal]

By "loud" are we talking exhaust note loud or diesel rattle loud ?

If we're talking diesel rattle loud, then I think that the Isuzu 4 cylinder diesels in Rodeos and similar leave the TD5 for dead. And there's a lot of Nissan Patrol diesels around that make a racket taking off from the lights as well.

Before I bought the first Disco, I had an imported Ford Ranger (the yank spec F100, not the re-badged Mazda). It had a Chev 6.2 V8 diesel in it - now that was loud, both for the diesel rattle and the thumping V8 note out the back.

[long stroke]

Haha, your wife would realy be embarassed in a zoo zoo, they have been known to cause hearing damage:angel:
We tried a cd player, but there is no use you wouldn't have a hope of hearing it:D

TIM.

[JDNSW]

best test is how fast you can go and still hold a conversation without shouting.....

i believe the average isuzu is good for 60-70km/h.......

I tend to find that after a trip of any length with a passenger I end up with a sore throat......... and when ordering in the McDonalds drive through, I have to switch off the engine.

John

[rick130]

If it's diesel rattle then surely the Mitsu's, both Pajero's and Trytoos from the last couple of years take the cake.
You can hear some of them from half a block away, at least the first of the new DI engines. A TD5 is silent in comparison.

As for exhaust note, my Tdi is embarrassing, I really must build a quieter muffler, I don't know how I drove it for a month or so without any silencing at all :angel:

[johnb44]

f250 are pretty loud as with the triton i drive for work compared to my td5 :angel:

[msteen]

My mate's got a 3.0 Deisel Pootrol and my td5 is silent compared to his stock pootrol. He even commented on how quiet the td5 was.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

My mate has a 08 diesel patrol too,,

you can hold a whispered conversation in the front seats at 100 kph towing a 3t trailer----


why?

it was 1.30am inbetween Gundy and Moree and the pair in the back were sleeping.


yes it is THAT quiet,,,

[Hendrik]

Embarrassed because its too loud, the louder the better I think, the pedestrians will know you're coming...so its a matter of safety I think :p

[big guy]

I get a headache just thinking about the noise the Isuzu makes.

My mates loves it and must be used to it but he does suffer some(lots) industrial deafness.

My dog does not even get up to check as he is used to the noise, its comparable to the bin contractors truck.:p

[Nankas]

At highway speeds the td5 can't even be heard over everything else. Its when you pull up at a campsite late at night that i notice the td5 rattle and try to position the van as quickly as possible and shut her down.

[strangy]

HUh???? Sorry, maybe I have missed something. Is there a joke going that I dont get?

The TD5 isnt anywhere near noisy against any of its vintage.

[Aaron40]

f250 are pretty loud as with the triton i drive for work compared to my td5 :angel:

Yes agree! I have a mate with the 7.3 Diesel f250 very bloody noisy! and a nice turbo whistle!:o:eek:

[rick130]

[snip]

it was 1.30am inbetween Gundy and Moree and the pair in the back were sleeping.


yes it is THAT quiet,,,

Gundy ?
to Moree ?

and not a call or drop in at all on the way past ??










Bloody lucky, at that time of the morning SWMBO would've killed both of us :p

[Tombie]

Embarrassed because its too loud, the louder the better I think, the pedestrians will know you're coming...so its a matter of safety I think :p

Interesting you say that!

Mate flew to Sydney for the masters games and hired a Prius...

His comments about it being quiet and unusual to drive also came with this:

"When in a carpark or shopping centre be extra careful, the <expletive> pedestrians dont look and because they cant hear you just step straight out"

Apparently he nearly cleaned up close to a dozen people who didnt hear him coming and they werent looking.

[bee utey]

Perhaps cars will be legislated to emit a minimum amount of noise, louder at aged pedestrian crossings. Prius's could have a loud speaker attatched making a noise like a duck, that would do. And ban pedestrians using ear buds with their I-pods, ie make it a no blame if you run over a pedestrian using them.

[biggin]

Perhaps cars will be legislated to emit a minimum amount of noise, louder at aged pedestrian crossings. Prius's could have a loud speaker attatched making a noise like a duck, that would do. And ban pedestrians using ear buds with their I-pods, ie make it a no blame if you run over a pedestrian using them.

I disagree, no matter what happens in a Prius - its the drivers fault;)

[robbotd5]

I agree, ever heard a DiD Pajero??

[woody313]

The Td5 I'm working on at the moment has a very loud vibration from the plastic cover over the oil filler cap, make the car sound even worse. Check it..

[Fluids]

The Td5 I'm working on at the moment has a very loud vibration from the plastic cover over the oil filler cap, make the car sound even worse. Check it..

Mine does that ! Very noticeable at idle with the bonnet up ... at speed don't notice it.

IMHO the Td5 is not noisy ... well, I don't think mine is anyway.

Kev..

[big guy]

I was a passenger in a Rolls Royce Flying Spur was, the only way you knew it was running was by checking the tacho and at the lights, you could hear the ticking of the clock in the centre.:o:o:o

[wardy1]

MINE'S NOT NOISY AT ALL:wasntme:

[Fluids]

WHATS THAT !?? .... SPEAK UP WILL YA !

WHAT ? i CAN'T HEAR YOU.

HEY ? SPEAK UP WILL YA !!

:cool: :D

Kev..

[stevo68]

Firstly...missus complaining about the landy.....time for a new missus :cool:. Secondly.......what's a woman driving a man's car to start with...next they will be wanting equal rights ;). These pansies who buy D2's and D3's for the better half to drive around in need their pants pulled down and given a kick up the date :twisted:. Get em a girls car like an FL2 or a Territory....leave the manly car to the men :D.

Having come from a V8 D3.....I loved the fact that I can hear the TD5.....gave me a wee woody. I used to stand there with the V8 and people would go " Hey Stevo...is that on ?" :(. With window's up can hardly heard the good ol rattle. Loud or not I do not know....all I know is I love the sound of it......especially in tunnels :),

Regards

Stevo

[Shamo]

Personally i love my TD5 noise, i don't think it's too noisey at all... well it wasn't until I played with the exhaust one arvo......

YouTube- 001.MOV

Have been playing around with mufflers and such to see which noise i like best... getting there...

Shamo

[Blknight.aus]

SWMBO told me the other day she gets embarrassed sometimes driving the Disco (04-td5) because its soo loud. :wheelchair:
I agree it is probably one of the loudest stock diesel engines out there.
I took the acoustic cover off the motor a few days ago and there's not that much difference really on the inside either.
You guys rate it as up there with the loudest??


not even close, you are formally invited to come and have a go round the block and onto the highway in fozzy and I'll even put the hi-milers on for you.

[Col.Coleman]

Firstly...missus complaining about the landy.....time for a new missus :cool:. Secondly.......what's a woman driving a man's car to start with...next they will be wanting equal rights ;). These pansies who buy D2's and D3's for the better half to drive around in need their pants pulled down and given a kick up the date :twisted:. Get em a girls car like an FL2 or a Territory....leave the manly car to the men :D.

Having come from a V8 D3.....I loved the fact that I can hear the TD5.....gave me a wee woody. I used to stand there with the V8 and people would go " Hey Stevo...is that on ?" :(. With window's up can hardly heard the good ol rattle. Loud or not I do not know....all I know is I love the sound of it......especially in tunnels :),

Regards

Stevo

Pfft...

Only Stevo could think a disco is a man's car:D

Come for a ride in my series 111 stage 1 Isuzu. Your eardrums will bleed, and your knuckles start dragging on the ground. Puts a smile on the wife's face at idle though:angel:

CC

[Blknight.aus]

Puts a smile on the wife's face at idle though:angel:

CC


Thats only cause its shaking so hard her heads hitting the window frame dulling her senses to the point shes no longer aware of you being there.

[zuno555]

I call my car the camo tractor, for two reasons: 1, its as slow as a tractor and 2, its as loud as a tractor. I run the the 300tdi with straight out factory pipes, 2.25" i believe. As much as I love the sound of the rover V8's, I also love the sound of both the 300tdi motor and exhaust.

(I also love smoking peds in car parks on the massive black startup puff heheheheh)

But even as loud as it is, it is still easy to hold a normal conversation at 100kmh, 1650 odd rpm . (33's on 4.1diffs)

However, my wife HATES the car, she wont even go in it haha.

[catch-22]

Loud, no.
Distinctive and unique, you bet.

[vnx205]

If you want loud, try driving a 300Tdi without the cover over the gearbox. :p

I did that briefly after some work on the gearbox to give me one last chance to check for oil leaks and so on.

I had done it a few times before on the 4cyl petrol Series III and the loudest noise was the whining of the gears.

In the 300Tdi, the noise from the engine was unimaginable loud. That sound deadening material on the underside of the gearbox cover must be pretty good stuff. :D

[LOVEMYRANGIE]

Nah surely the Isuzu 3.9 must take the cake, you can hear one coming a mile away.:D:D:D

Any isuzu is loud. Listen to any Rodeo idling. :O Sound like they going to fall apart.

Cheers

Andrew


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[Signal1]

Personally i love my TD5 noise, i don't think it's too noisey at all... well it wasn't until I played with the exhaust one arvo......
YouTube- 001.MOV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWZGTTd_mIg) Have been playing around with mufflers and such to see which noise i like best... getting there... Shamo

Hijack - Shamo, :angel:

001.MOV is with no exhaust at all? And the second vid, is that with a middle muffler but the rear removed? What's next...straight through?

Peter

[Fluids]

Any isuzu is loud. Listen to any Rodeo idling. :O Sound like they going to fall apart.


Dad had a RA (?) Rodeo with the 2.8L Turbo diesel (non intercooled). Can you say rattle ?? It was a distinctive sound, just like a Td5 is distinctive ... we can pick the 2.8 just from the sound it makes...

Now he's got an Isuzu D-Max with the 3.0TDI ... what a beast! ... it doesn't rattle or sound anything like the older 2.8. It's a pretty sweet engine and goes like a stung pig!!

Kev..

[Benny_IIA]

Hijack - Shamo, :angel:

001.MOV is with no exhaust at all? And the second vid, is that with a middle muffler but the rear removed? What's next...straight through?

Peter


yes in the first vid it is dumping under the front seat,

I have 3" mandrel system exiting at the rear with 3 bends in the whole system you can hear it coming many blocks away. :D.

[Grumndriva]

You blokes don't know what noisy is! When I was a kid, most of the trucks in the area were 3 cylinder Commer diesels. They were known as "knockers", and not because they were nice to look at! They really were noisy.

[Shamo]

Hijack - Shamo, :angel:

001.MOV is with no exhaust at all? And the second vid, is that with a middle muffler but the rear removed? What's next...straight through?

Peter

Hey mate, 001.MOV is with it ending before the first muffler (just unbolted) like benny said, and yeah the other video is with the rear res out and the middle one in. I plan on getting a straight through bit of pipe made to bolt in and out in the centre so i can have loud when i have the 33's on and quiet on the standard sized at's :)

Here's some video from today having a wheel with it taken off before the first muffler

YouTube- Discovery Small Ledge.MOV

YouTube- Discovery Without locker on.MOV

YouTube- Discovery With Locker On.MOV

Cheers,
Shamo