What would you change on the Disco/TD5 and why.

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Originally Posted by rangieman

And do we have to keep banging heads here really [bighmmm]

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No, but you won't stop....

Usually survive quite well if they have oil in them

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Originally Posted by johntins

Of course, R380s are bullet proof.....

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Originally Posted by djam1

Usually survive quite well if they have oil in them

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True, but they don't hold much.

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Originally Posted by lyonsy

that is why i haven't chipped td5 if anything id put a fuel economy chip in to try and increase the auto's life but i also just clicked over 300'000

how many km's does a manual get from a clutch and that lovely dual mass pos flywheel?

and hey could be worse we could of got the 5 speed from the l322 td6 [bigwhistle] it makes the 22 look bullet proof

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Mine is at 280k and still going and towing strong not a hint of any troubles:tease:

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Originally Posted by johntins

Seriously, I meant it when I said that the TD5 is a great engine. It performs like a common rail but it isn't one.

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Unit injector are as good as common rail, just more exxy to manufacture. ;)

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Originally Posted by rick130

Unit injector are as good as common rail, just more exxy to manufacture. ;)

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Yep, and a bloody sight safer to work on.

Well add a little wish list later.

Now that I'm getting my head around the TD5 and D2 I'm gaining a lot more confidence in it and really enjoy driving it, even if it's a puss box auto.

The L spec R380 was a good 'box and a decent oil cooler with the Ashcroft HD bearing in the extension housing makes a big difference, but it's still marginal behind a big output TD5.

It still shifts a bucket load better than an MT82 too.

My main beef is that they balanced the engine to have a harmonic vibration at 2200RPM.
That is about 100Kmh locked and 70Kmh in third. What are the speed limits in Australia?

Regards Philip A

It's raining here ATM, which reminds me: a gutter system that doesn't wet the edge of the drivers seat when you open the door would be nice.

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

My main beef is that they balanced the engine to have a harmonic vibration at 2200RPM.
That is about 100Kmh locked and 70Kmh in third. What are the speed limits in Australia?

Regards Philip A

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It's been a long time between my Disco and the last one i was in, but this one seems to be pretty coarse at idle.
If it isn't engine mounts, the 3.2l Ford engine doesn't have any of the harmonics the TD5 has.