Thread: Turbo Rebuild Limited Td5

Originally Posted by rangieman

Seeing as my other post got buried in another section i thought i should start a thread on this to help others in the future .

Sorry no pic`s.

Now this mob do a Uprated Hybrid Turbo Cartridge for the Td5. The cost at the time incl postage was about $430.00 AUD

Uprated Hybrid Billet Turbo CHRA Core 452239- Land Rover Defender Discovery TD5 Turbocharger Cartridge

Now i took the jump and ordered 2 one for my self and one for Wardy.
Now the job consist`s of removing your Turbo from the manifold and dismantling the core from the dump pipe and intake side .

It is not a hard job in my opinion but you may have to customise a 10mm single hex flat ring spanner to get the bolts undone on the exhaust side of the core apart from that the rest is fairly easy if your handy at turning spanners .

The core comes supplied with copper washers for oil feed and a paper oil drain gasket and a syringe of oil.

I did buy new exhaust to turbo and turbo to manifold gaskets and the LR tin oil drain gasket as i did not like the supplied paper gasket from Roverlords.

The job can be quick or it can take a while for several reasons , All i will say is if your not confident do not attempt to do it as it can turn pear shape very quickly .

I cheated as a had a old Td5 turbo so i did it off the car at my own time and then it was just a matter of a straight swap .

I did mine then i did Wardys .Hopefully Wardy will chime in here .

Now the result is just bloody unreal in stock tune both my self and Wardy are now having second thoughts on a remap (Not Really).

Of idle torque has improved mid range has improved and top end has improved ,
Now mine is a manual and Wardys is a girly auto car

We both have heavy campers mine dry is 950 kg and im guessing maybe another 300 loaded .

The improvement in towing performance is a big improvement aswell .
So it is a really good bang for buck mod with great seat of the pants dyno improvement`s
It is stated to get the best from this Turbo a remap will help big time.

All of the above and then some with the (girlie) auto

I reckon I have 20-25% improvement in torque, the car is just totally different under load, it now seems to actually enjoy it.
One hill that had me back to 2nd with the trailer on (about 1300kg) was easily traversed in 3rd, only the last bit forcing the change down from 4th.

Off road was equally impressive. The extra pull was very definitely noticeable.

I was lucky having Chris there to do mine, it's a job for those with at least moderate skills. I COULD have done it, but it would have taken a hell of a lot longer and maybe I would have had the skinned knuckles instead of him .

Chris and I both had difficulty wiping the smiles from our faces last weekend

Curious about this. I did something similar to my 300:


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Admittedly, the old one had about 2 or 3mm play in the shaft, but the difference was astonishing. Biggest problem was the bloody circlip.

Very interested in updates. I'd like to do this to my TD5. It already has a chip.

Wardy, tell Chris to shut up about autos. We both know they're better.....

Seems like a worthwhile upgrade.

Been thinking about this for a while.

Land Rover Discovery 2 TD5 Turbo Cartridge Install - YouTube

Originally Posted by rangieman

Seeing as my other post got buried in another section i thought i should start a thread on this to help others in the future .

Sorry no pic`s.

Now this mob do a Uprated Hybrid Turbo Cartridge for the Td5. The cost at the time incl postage was about $430.00 AUD

Uprated Hybrid Billet Turbo CHRA Core 452239- Land Rover Defender Discovery TD5 Turbocharger Cartridge

Now i took the jump and ordered 2 one for my self and one for Wardy.
Now the job consist`s of removing your Turbo from the manifold and dismantling the core from the dump pipe and intake side .

It is not a hard job in my opinion but you may have to customise a 10mm single hex flat ring spanner to get the bolts undone on the exhaust side of the core apart from that the rest is fairly easy if your handy at turning spanners .

The core comes supplied with copper washers for oil feed and a paper oil drain gasket and a syringe of oil.

I did buy new exhaust to turbo and turbo to manifold gaskets and the LR tin oil drain gasket from Roverlords as i did not like the supplied paper gasket .

The job can be quick or it can take a while for several reasons , All i will say is if your not confident do not attempt to do it as it can turn pear shape very quickly .

I cheated as a had a old Td5 turbo so i did it off the car at my own time and then it was just a matter of a straight swap .

I did mine then i did Wardys .Hopefully Wardy will chime in here .

Now the result is just bloody unreal in stock tune both my self and Wardy are now having second thoughts on a remap (Not Really).

Of idle torque has improved mid range has improved and top end has improved ,
Now mine is a manual and Wardys is a girly auto car

We both have heavy campers mine dry is 950 kg and im guessing maybe another 300 loaded .

The improvement in towing performance is a big improvement aswell .
So it is a really good bang for buck mod with great seat of the pants dyno improvement`s
It is stated to get the best from this Turbo a remap will help big time.

Good feedback thanks, I have 2 of those sitting here , plus one assembled and waiting for my d2 to come back from loan when I finish rebuilding their girly r380 mine already has remap , boost box , exhaust etc, so looking forward to this, I will be getting 2 manifolds and 2 turbine housings ceramic coated for the other 2 chra's , you'll be beside yourselves when you remap

Originally Posted by bob10

Been thinking about this for a while.

Land Rover Discovery 2 TD5 Turbo Cartridge Install - YouTube

I did watch this and believe me the vid makes it look a lot easier than it really is
There are a few hurdles for new players .
1 . The Bolts that hold the core to the dump pipe should be replaced as they are on the hot side and tend to round easily .
2 . One should take photos of the standard turbo before dismantling so as to get the orientation correct.
3 . Also as i state get a tin LR oil dump pipe gasket as the paper gasket supplied is not as good as a tin one .

Originally Posted by johntins

Curious about this. I did something similar to my 300:


Old.
IMG_0733.jpg


New.
IMG_0730.jpg

Admittedly, the old one had about 2 or 3mm play in the shaft, but the difference was astonishing. Biggest problem was the bloody circlip.

Very interested in updates. I'd like to do this to my TD5. It already has a chip.

Wardy, tell Chris to shut up about autos. We both know they're better.....

Im guessing you wont want a lift at Wombat as only real manual drivers dare travel in my beast
Oh dont ask Wardy about his Auto and how many times its been rebuilt in the time yours has been where waiting for what
Oh my Manual has been great and my DMF in that time

Guess what I did today as well.

I've got a Td5 'towing' map on mine. I've only taken it for a short drive since fitting, but the boost comes on much smoother now. Before it was all or nothing.