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  1. 29th May 2012, 08:10 PM #1
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    Tdi advice please

    G'day fellas new on here so hope I'm posting in right place. Found a nice ute I'm keen on so thought id tell and ask a few Q's. Righto it's a 97 tdi single cab with 319and something on the clock. Clean and tidy. steel bull bar with rails and winch. 2" lift with old man emu springs and shocks. Long range tank. Steel tray. Aircon clean inside with **** all marks on the out side. Upspec hubs whatever there called. It clean honest truck but can anyone tell me what I should be looking for in terms of engine probs and excess wear and tear. Any advice at all greatly appricated before I drop the coin on this rig??? Thanks alot
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  2. 29th May 2012, 08:24 PM #2
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    300tdi horror stories,

    Look through the defender & Disco 1 sections as well. Plenty of threads about what happens to them.
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  3. 29th May 2012, 08:41 PM #3
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    Without knowing the history and assuming a few worst case scenarios, I would change:

    timing belt - should be done every 100k at most
    head gasket - if it's been overheated at all this is likely to start leaking at some point
    water pump gasket - will leak if it hasn't been changed at all

    The big question is though - are you going to fix it up yourself? Service it yourself? Any vehicle that old with that many kms will need some love and care.
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  4. 29th May 2012, 08:53 PM #4
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    300TDi is a great engine. 320,000Kms is a lot of wear and tear. Get someone who knows Land Rovers to check it out. Might cost you $200, but it might find $2000 of repairs required.

    Good luck with it - they are a great vehicle if you get the right one.

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