Your favourite land rover diesel engine

Having owned a chipped TD5, an Isuzu County, a 200tdi,a Perkins Diesel :eek:, a series 2.25 petrol and a holden powered series 3.....about to become 300tdi powered :)

My favorite of these would have to be the 200tdi for simplicity and running costs, I thought the Isuzu was a great toy but way "too noisy" to take the wife + kids away on holidays etc. so it comes in a close second place.


There's a few diesel motors here for sale, page 5 has a few land rover diesels and a few other nice options

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You got me there! Where's the vac critically used, i.e. not worried about aircon controls, just the brakes? I haven't delved in to vacuum systems yet...
If the alt isn't turning no worries about the oil feed...

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Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh

You got me there! Where's the vac critically used, i.e. not worried about aircon controls, just the brakes? I haven't delved in to vacuum systems yet...
If the alt isn't turning no worries about the oil feed...

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Exactly. Vac assist on the brakes and hvac controls is all you will lose.

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Exactly. Vac assist on the brakes and hvac controls is all you will lose.

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I actually broke the pulley end casing in half and the alt ended up sitting in an icecream bucket on the rear floor.In the case of a missing vacuum pump wouldn't you need to connect the oil pressure and drain hoses together so the oil goes to the sump, not the ground?
Don't get me wrong, I love the Isuzu and now that they'll be getting more prolific on the ground a bloke'd be silly not to consider getting one. Only problem is I'd have to subtract the difference in weight from my carrying capacity. I'd be happy enough if I had to go back to the LT95, since I think the R380 would suffer attached to the 4bd1, even in NA form. I can barely hear the radio now over the din of the Maxxis tyres and the Tdi...:)

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Exactly. Vac assist on the brakes and hvac controls is all you will lose.

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Oh yair, I could still lock my centre diff.:D
And the Maxidrive, glad I didn't get an Airlocker

One thing I particularly like about the Isuzu is the lack of electronics.
A mate recently had a fire in the engine bay of his County from a shorted wire on the chassis at the starter which fried all the nearby cables..........solution, completely disconnect the whole electrical system from the batteries, push start (or in his case, roll start down a convenient hill where you happen to be parked :D ) then drive 500kms to Perth and get a sparky to fix it while you enjoy a coffee and cake from the local bakery.............continue your trip after minor inconvenience :D

Cheers, Murray

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One thing I particularly like about the Isuzu is the lack of electronics.
A mate recently had a fire in the engine bay of his County from a shorted wire on the chassis at the starter which fried all the nearby cables..........solution, completely disconnect the whole electrical system from the batteries, push start (or in his case, roll start down a convenient hill where you happen to be parked :D ) then drive 500kms to Perth and get a sparky to fix it while you enjoy a coffee and cake from the local bakery.............continue your trip after minor inconvenience :D

Cheers, Murray

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Likewise, DaveS and I drove a 4BD1 110 from Oregon to Vancover with the starter electrics dead. Including stopping at the Canadian border for inspection.

2stroke - I thought we were talking about failed belts? I can't see why you would need to remove the alternator because a belt failed.

Nah, failed belt would have been too easy. The only time I've ever had such a catastrophic alternator failure in 30 years of motoring and it happened on the Canning Stock Route. Good old murphy and his law.:angel:
It's really only the TD5 and Pumas that have the electronics and rarely is that a problem.