Thread: D4 Restricted Performance

I've only filled the car once since I bought it last week.

Filled up at the BP in Chadstone.......

What is everyone using?

I was talking to a bloke only last week, that blew up the motor in his D4 3.0 as (what he claims) was a result of bad fuel. He was always using the no name servos.

I have always used Caltex Vortex diesel and occasionally BP. He was told to do the same in future.
BTW : He had ran out of warranty, however Landrover paid half.

My opinion is that you spend good $ buying these vehicles. Why save a few cents a litre on sh&# fuel?

Cheers, Craig

Originally Posted by Graeme

The 3.0 may barely get to 60 kph or may get to 100 kph depending on what's not working properly. I've also had the engine refusing to keep running above idle.

I knocked the throttle body loose........got a 100kph on the road but had to manually change gear to get it to do that. I found that strange as the engine was quite happy to rev the crap out of itself and yet not change gear whilst in normal auto.

Happened whilst in sand.....no fun at all going through soft, deep sand with no power....

I am with Craig re fuel as I only use Caltex Vortex or BP. I will use other brands if it is a busy truckie stop.
Years ago I filled my Patrol with cheap diesel and promptly did a pump, but as I paid cash and did not get a docket I did not have a leg to stand on. That cost me $3500.
I am very sure with the D4 it would be well over $15000 as it would damage the injectors as well.
When I was in Jabiru I needed fuel, but as I saw the tanker in there I decided an overnight stay was needed and I could fill up next morning when the crap had settled back to the bottom of the tank.

Be a bit careful with the BP premium, it is only sold at selected outlets,
check their web site

None in Sydney

Roamer,
I wonder why BP have such limited outlets for their premium diesel, as you say none in Sydney, yet Caltex seem to have more and more outlets with the Vortex diesel.
I have picked up a tankful of the BP premium in Brisbane in the VW Golf and it did run smoother, most likely the long run helped more than anything, but with the availability of the Vortex in Coffs now I do not bother with BP anymore.
BP came into the market trumpeting the virtues of their premium diesel and now rarely do I ever see it available, let alone advertised.

It seems that BP and Caltex seem to be the go. What about Shell?

As I have a Shellcard account, I have naturally been using Shell (always from Coles Express) since I picked up the TDV6 in July. Should I be switching?

Phil

I asked the salesman when I picked up my car if I needed to hunt down the higher grade diesel, he said "nah, normal diesel will do". As i said it was the salesman not the service manager but he was the guy doing the hand over.

I have a Caltex nearby so will use that rather than the cheapo Gull that the poor Defender had to live on but I won't be going out of my way to get the exxy diesel.