Thread: Are TD5's the noisiest diesel engines ever?

Originally Posted by Davek

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

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.

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

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

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

Originally Posted by JDNSW

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

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.

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