Thread: Outback touring in L322 Td6

I don’t know a lot about that exact model but isn’t there know auto transmission issues with the TD6?
Even when they get rebuilt they really need to be rebuilt by the right people to make mods to fix issues.

Take the Rangie, they are the best long distance touring vehicle..just take the normal spares/filters and you'll be fine..
That motor is no more complicated than the Td5..

Originally Posted by Blade74

I don’t know a lot about that exact model but isn’t there know auto transmission issues with the TD6?
Even when they get rebuilt they really need to be rebuilt by the right people to make mods to fix issues.

Cheers Blade - this one has been rebuilt by the "right" person, so trans is not an issue.

Originally Posted by Summiitt

Take the Rangie, they are the best long distance touring vehicle..just take the normal spares/filters and you'll be fine..
That motor is no more complicated than the Td5..

Cheers Summiitt, No drama with the mechanical aspects, more concerned with how dampers cope on Oodnadatta track etc as there are long stretches of commuting on the corrugations and I have never had much faith in standard dampers in those conditions.
Charles

I’m in the L322 converted category, and agree with the above, take the Rangy.

However you should consider the following before deciding:
- how many km on it and has the trans been rebuilt (this car’s biggest Achilles heal) ;
- do you have an IID tool (simple problems can often be fixed if you have a fault);
- what brand front strut/air spring was fitted to the front ( some eBay and even Dunlop brand strut assemblies have been known to fail, even Bilstien withdrew their L322 strut from the Aus market because of local conditions/failures);
- are you fully across all well known issues with this car.

If it’s got 150,000km and on original tranny then it’s an unknown.

Also if your worried about corrugated roads, consider buying a rear shock a spare. It’s the same part for both sides.

Knowing all the issues with your model can help you with preparation, spares and advice to breakdown service who will probably not be familiar with a L322.

Originally Posted by Charles

Cheers Summiitt, No drama with the mechanical aspects, more concerned with how dampers cope on Oodnadatta track etc as there are long stretches of commuting on the corrugations and I have never had much faith in standard dampers in those conditions.
Charles

You won't have too many issues with corregations on that road. It's just a dirt highway which is actually smoother in places than the Stuart!

The place you will need to worry about is the track from the main road to lake Eyre, South of William Creek.

Last time there was flooding in Qld I went and had a look at the full lake and that stretch was terrible. One of the worse I have ever encountered. Talking with the William Creek hotel they said it hadn't been maintained in years and the influx of people wanting to see the flooded lake had turn it up worse.

Of course it could be another super highway by now.

But the Rangie will lap it up and be fine. My '89 did..

I agree with the above, the road is like a dirt HW. It’s been 6 years since I was there.

I would take my L322 tdv8 3.6, but I know this car pretty well after owning it for 4.5 years.

Sadly, my very well sorted turboed Perentie wagon would not get a jursey for such a trip.

Originally Posted by rar110

Bilstien withdrew their L322 strut from the Aus market because of local conditions/failures

I only recall Bilstein and Koni withdrawing D3/D4 shocks because the fronts blew oil seals but perhaps I wan't paying attentions to L322s at that time. D3/D4 front shocks have very short compression travel from normal height with genuine versions relying a lot on the internal bump-stops.