Thread: Mechanical issues comparison

Originally Posted by Barney2803

Hi guys

downgrade from my triton

must be a typo. LOL

On a more serious note - we ARE talking landrovers here - I've had 4, 2 series 3's, a 300tdi Defender and now my td5 D2, and they've all had oil leaks - I look at it as rust prevention

the diesel is usually less maintenance intensive than the v8.

compared to td5 v8 is cheaper to service, but iridium plugs, leads, coil packs and labour to fit negate some of this.

the d2 v8's require exemplary cooling system maintenance, and still do head gaskets, water pumps and slip liners.... then there is the 02 sensors, intank fuel pump, crank and cam angle sensor failures, and exhaust leaks. fuel consumption, gutless on hills, poor engine braking offroad, airflow meter faults/ failures.

get a td5 then you only have to deal with head gasket failure through plastic dowel syndrome, intank fuel pump failures, and oily injector harnesses. oh, and the odd throttle potentiometer and auto trans at 200,000km. throw in a few radiators and some other coolant leaks and possibly a cracked head into the fuel gallery filling the sump with diesel an there you have it; a pretty unbiased view of the disco2 experience.

don't let us forget about our three little associates, either...

i actually love these vehicles as a drive, and would definately buy a 2003/4 model auto td5 if i was in the market for 1, so lay off the hate vibes everyone, i just like to tell it like it is


jc

Originally Posted by justinc

compared to td5 v8 is cheaper to service, but iridium plugs, leads, coil packs and labour to fit negate some of this.

the d2 v8's require exemplary cooling system maintenance, and still do head gaskets, water pumps and slip liners.... then there is the 02 sensors, intank fuel pump, crank and cam angle sensor failures, and exhaust leaks. fuel consumption, gutless on hills, poor engine braking offroad, airflow meter faults/ failures.

get a td5 then you only have to deal with head gasket failure through plastic dowel syndrome, intank fuel pump failures, and oily injector harnesses. oh, and the odd throttle potentiometer and auto trans at 200,000km. throw in a few radiators and some other coolant leaks and possibly a cracked head into the fuel gallery filling the sump with diesel an there you have it; a pretty unbiased view of the disco2 experience.

don't let us forget about our three little associates, either...

i actually love these vehicles as a drive, and would definately buy a 2003/4 model auto td5 if i was in the market for 1, so lay off the hate vibes everyone, i just like to tell it like it is


jc

Justin - you forgot that the manual clutch in the TD5 lasts as long as a hot dinner compared to the V8 and being dual mass costs a fortune to replace compared to the V8...

Cheers

I would take a D1 v8 over both a Tdi and a TD5 for maintenance, but yes the D2 V8 is not as reliable as the D1 despite 4 bolt mains and other improvements....they just run too hot. My D2 has not slipped liners even when I overheated it (my fault) but did do head gaskets due to the overheat. I overheated the D1 3.9 at 160,000 and at 280,000 its still going strong and smooth with no coolant loss/use.

Cheers

PS. Now with new head gaskets and cooling system and SGI LPG my D2 is a nice long termer (with 208,000 on it since I got it new) and cheaper to run in terms of fuel costs than a TD5.

yep, cause doing the cams and lifters every 200ishK Km as opposed to a timing belt every 80K Km is just so much better. (wont mention having to do the heads, you said that for us)

Did your td5 have a leaking fuel tank?

Originally Posted by ozscott

Justin - you forgot that the manual clutch in the TD5 lasts as long as a hot dinner compared to the V8 and being dual mass costs a fortune to replace compared to the V8...

Cheers

Mine is going great at 83000k's. And I tow a big van. How long did yours last?
Regards
Robbo

Well, the lowest clutch KM I have seen on a D2 Td5 is 120K, was thrashed and crashed and an insurance repair, so doesn't really rate. The average seems to be about 300K, mostly due to flywheel noises or a destroyed spigot bushing requiring trans removal, IE new clutch anyway on reassembly.

The Td5 has a pretty good clutch life compared to the Tdi what with its fork and pivot issues etc....

JC