Thread: Questions and more questions TD5 mods, preventative maintenance etc

Originally Posted by jezzarezza

lyonsy: Thanks again. Great info even more than I asked for, love it! Funny you mention steel heads, I asked on the facey page if anyone knew of a company that does custom cast iron heads for the TD5. No one new anyone, and everyone kinda made fun of me Still, would be awesome if someone did one. I'd love to see how it would compare. maybe when I finish uni I will think about an early M57 BMW 3.0L 6cyl



whitey56: thanks for the extra tips. Yep o'l 10P alright, we'll see how we go. lets hope I get lucky. Deff's getting the low cool' alarm!!


Lemo: love your work mate, I'll have a bit of a look when I get the chance. I don't quite understand all the boosting, tuning, fuelling just yet.



Bohica: I went to the shop to search for workshop manual. Needs a spruce up with some info and options for a PDF. I mean who the hell still does CD ROM!!??

oops I'm new here and just found the emoji tool, Sorry Dave

Had a 2003 D2 with 385,000 kms which i took across the Simpson Desert solo 2 year ago without lifting a spanner. Great vehicle.
Rick's 4x4 in Nerang on the Gold coast are very good.
Excellent advice here on this forum but there is one more thing I've found. The auto transmission flexible hoses to the oil cooler under the radiator are notorious for letting go spraying oil everywhere and leaving you stranded. where they connect to the fixed steel pipes are known to be faulty. inspect them or better to get them replaced.
Also I have a Lynx Diagnostic Interface only linked to D2's which is great. Now I have a D3 and this system has been upgraded to the Lynx Evo System so they are fasing out buying unlock codes for other vehicles. This didn't worry me as my D3 came with a Nanocom. Do your research and if you would like it I can offload it at a good price.

Originally Posted by bsperka

Check if the alternator has a torx head. The only one on the engine I've found (to date!). You may need to add this socket to your kit.

Actually throughout the car there is a number of torx head screws/bolts, would pay to buy a set, and the head bolts are E drive from memory