My TD5 Passed away......

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Originally Posted by jimr1

Sorry to hear about your Landy , just as a mater of interest do you know what pipe/hose failed ? not that It makes a lot of difference now . I had the thin pipe that runs from the rad to expansion bottle crack ,as It had gone brittle , there was no way you could see It as It was under the cowling . Your vehicle will have a value higher than just scrap . Good luck with the new vehicle you choose . jim.:)

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A good message in there for all, many workshops are in the very bad habit of using standard fuel hose as replacement for these small bore hoses and it just cant handle the heat for an extended period, and as stated it will become as brittle almost as glass:eek: There may be high temp fuel hose available but why not use purpose produced coolant hose?? Its available from the major aftermarket hose suppliers.....;)
You have been warned!!

Zypper

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Originally Posted by Zypper

A good message in there for all, many workshops are in the very bad habit of using standard fuel hose as replacement for these small bore hoses and it just cant handle the heat for an extended period, and as stated it will become as brittle almost as glass:eek: There may be high temp fuel hose available but why not use purpose produced coolant hose?? Its available from the major aftermarket hose suppliers.....;)
You have been warned!!

Zypper

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Good point, which I hadn't even considered! It looks like in the UK they sell EPDM stuff for this.

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Originally Posted by horseychick

I got that issue sorted a water pipe burst and no one including mechanic who installed new viscous coupling and fan could have forseen that happening. I even took for test tows etc and it was fine up until the water pipe busting I had a back up if I didnt get fan sorted I wasnt going to drive it if I hadnt got the fan sorted,
I am looking at a 2013 Ford Ranger today then off to ULR to compare price etc with 2013 Landy so Iam a busy lady.......

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Sad to here of your plight.
If the Ranger is a manual be very, very, very wary of clutch issues.
Good luck with it all.
Steve

There have been several members that have cooked TD5s due to the failure of the small hose beneath the turbo.It cannot be replaced with generic hose as it has different diameter ends.The heat from the turbo breaks the rubber down.When I replaced all my cooling system hoses it was in much worse condition than the rest of the hoses.Worth replacing on any high km TD5.
Andrew

If you replace the radiator with an updated radiator, then you can actually remove that hose and cap the coolant pipe coming out of the oil cooler. On new radiators, the outlet where this hose connects is closed. One less thing to worry about.

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Originally Posted by Pinelli

If you replace the radiator with an updated radiator, then you can actually remove that hose and cap the coolant pipe coming out of the oil cooler. On new radiators, the outlet where this hose connects is closed. One less thing to worry about.

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I would be very careful about capping the coolant pipe out of the oil cooler.Oil coolers are vital on small displacement/high output engines like the TD5.
Andrew

Was it a disco or defender?


Cheers Ean

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Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Was it a disco or defender?


Cheers Ean

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It is a D2.

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Throw an Isuzu TD into it and keep it going for another 500K km! ;)

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Go orn....get back to the Isuzu section you!!!!:D;)
Oh...we're in General chat. Ok. You were saying??
D4 vs Ranger, the Ranger is a nice bit of gear but compared to a D4??. Mmmm.
Regards
Robbo

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Originally Posted by LandyAndy

I would be very careful about capping the coolant pipe out of the oil cooler.Oil coolers are vital on small displacement/high output engines like the TD5. Andrew

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This is as per a Land Rover technical advice sheet thingy. The LR radiator closes that part of the circuit off.