Thread: D2 V8s are great

Yeah you need a Bluetooth "dongle" to connect to the ODBC port.
Better off just buying a Nanocom, they're pretty sweet.

Firstly
thanks for your advice RE;kent cams and Mark Adams
The Beast is back on the road with the 4.6 Purring nicely
The Bloke across the road from me had big trouble with his D40 Nissan
At Talbingo in the Snowys so we went for a trip with less than 300k's on the new motor
towed a Uhaul Trailer Down @ 4.7k's Litre
towed the nissan and all his luggage back,All up combined 5.4tonne
fuel consumption 3.9k/ltr
so gents if the opportunity arises as it did for me take the plunge to 4.6ltr
so much torque its not funny
and to Hoges another thanks on your explanation of adaptive values,
going to reset mine tomorrow with the Nanocom,i've got soot on the exhaust pipe that needs removing
Anyhow that's my 2Bobs worth on V8's over oil burners.
cheers
Paul

We've had a D2 V8 since 2004 and to be frank, it's been so good that we almost grieved when it was badly hail damaged in November 2014. I do a LOT of work in the bush and we hire every kind of 4X4 you can possibly hire and do big distances (Mooloolabah to Perth, Perth to Alice Springs, Cairns to Cape York) and can I tell you, nothing compares to how our D2 looks after us in the bush and on the road. Comfort, economy and safety. Can't beat it

It has stopped three times in ten years, and thousands of bush Ks. Once with a salt water damaged Crank angle sensor, once with a chewed out front prop shaft and the last time it didn't stop but stripped a bolt in the tappet shaft and just made a lot of nasty noise. We had them replace everything in the engine that was accessible and really feel that was 4k well spent.

It's had salt over the bonnet, flood waters through the doors and up to the wipers and carried us and our gear all through the bush. Camping on Straddie and any number of lugging, hauling and speeding about the place making a little more V8 noise than Nanna would ordinarily approve of.

It's on LPG and that is the single most awesome Mod we ever did. 70c a litre and 30 bucks gets us 300K as well as a long range tank. It's cheaper to run than a VW Polo (Almost :-))

The worst part is the idiots who are experts that tell me stuff and then botch things up. Which is an experience we are currently in with the panel repairs. BUT we soldier on.

So yes, we love our D2 V8. It has its' moments, but speaking from experience, there's not much out there that beats it in any respect and nothing can touch it in the rough, especially not for the money.

Here it is on a 1000k dirt road trip, ending in Lonesome National Park and some Bulldust!!!!

Nice mate. I see you still have your Straddie beach pass on...me too

Cheers

Great write up Mr Apocalypse!

I'm intrigued. ..... We've both got '04's, but we have different headlights. Mine has the setup which looks a lot like a D3, the ones where the low & high beam overlap and my park lights & indicators are two separate round lights.

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Was this a very late D2 "thing" or is it because mine is a "Classic" (according to the badges on the front quarter panels )

My badges are also flat black & it doesn't have a V8 badge on the back.

Re-read the post Dave , Mr Apocalypse has had a d2 since 2004
He has a d2 , you have a d2a

Originally Posted by ozscott

I am not going to add fuel to the fire of some of the above re diesels - I have been known to have fun with that topic before though. The truth of it is that the Rover V8 IF well looked after - meaning normal oil changes every 10k on average and NOT being overheated (ie normal cooling system servicing) is a great bit of kit. The notion of slipped liners is exagerated without abusing them.

The V8's off idle torque is fantastic in low range off road. The V8 is well balanced from the factory - a beautifully smooth motor. The truth is that in D2 form they are unbeatable for reliability and simplicity. The D2 Bosch Motronic engine management is an utterly reliable system and is easy to diagnose and fix when problems do occur with age - for example replacing 02 sensors. 02 sensors and MAF sensors are relatively cheap. I just replaced my Crank Angle Position Sensor at 250,000k as preventative maintenance as I know it wont last forever and it is the one thing (apart from fuel pump) that will cause a no-start issue if it fails. I think from memory it was about $100 for Genuine Bosch and 15 mins work.

I have had 2 water pumps in 260,000k but the first one was not a genuine so it doesnt surprise me that it failed. So water pump at 200,000 and alternator at 180,000k.

Got to love them.

Cheers

Nah... The pre-84, 3.5 carbies with points ignition are the true meaning of smooth reliability!

I wouldn't touch a D2 V8 with a 10ft barge pole, love my '83 V8 though!

Originally Posted by discorevy

Re-read the post Dave , Mr Apocalypse has had a d2 since 2004

He has a d2 , you have a d2a

Well, the last Land Rover I had was a '58, so I'm not up on the idiosyncrasies of these modern jalopies yet....

I didn't even realise there WAS a D2A.....