Thread: Disappointed in the D5 / waiting for the Defender

Until they wade too deep RAR. Then pre 2005 is easier to deal with (not through better quality just less systems to cause problems - like locking the CDL randomly) None are as good as a mechanical injection diesel! (Wading)

Cheers

Originally Posted by Tombie

So you don’t get on with Bush mechanics,
You claim that tow trucks have nowhere to go with a Landy onboard,
You accuse somebody of needing to get out more,
You belittle everything about the marque of this board,
You claim to be well heeled yet can’t fathom that times have changed...

Off you go, on another adventure... I’m sure there’s a Bushy somewhere you haven’t managed to **** off yet.

You’re very good a putting words into people’s mouths. It doesn’t wash with me.

Originally Posted by Zeros

You’re very good a putting words into people’s mouths. It doesn’t wash with me.

Based on Your posts and your comments, just summarised your drivel.

Couldn’t give a **** if it doesn’t wash with you. Managed to alienate somebody else who provides LR based assistance over this way!

What a legend...

No further correspondence will be entered into.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Based on Your posts and your comments, just summarised your drivel.

Couldn’t give a **** if it doesn’t wash with you. Managed to alienate somebody else who provides LR based assistance over this way!

What a legend...

No further correspondence will be entered into.

Nasty.

Originally Posted by rar110

I think a repair in the field simple vehicle is something like a 4DB1, 300tdi or earlier. Anything later you have an ecu and electronic fuel pump. Those days are long gone.

On the plus side Land Rover (Ford) electronics seem very reliable from about 2005.

Regards the ECU....
It takes me something like 10 minutes to swap my TDCi ECU out and put the back up in. (Likely a qualified mechanic unafraid to break a fingernail would do it faster).

My experience gained back when my beast was still under warranty, swapping the BAS tuned ECU normally resident out and putting the original ECU unit back in for workshop servicing etc. If i had to do a field swap - no issue. I have the spare, the skill, and the 10 minutes needed.

I don't think it's the ECU per se that the poster was referring to as problematic but the fact having an ECU means it also has a host of electronic sensors, connectors to sensors etc all able to suffer adversely in water crossings and the like.

Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

I don't think it's the ECU per se that the poster was referring to as problematic but the fact having an ECU means it also has a host of electronic sensors, connectors to sensors etc all able to suffer adversely in water crossings and the like.

Cheers

I have waded to about 900+ mm (? something like that, tops of headlights were underwater) in my barge and I don't even have a snorkel! Having to hose all the twigs and mud from radiators later was the only consequence.


Sensors to give problems?
- It wasn't a long crossing so water inside the vehicle didn't make it to the throttle position sensor in the footwell. Or fuseboxes/relays etc. Though there is a high tide mud line inside both seat boxes (battery box etc) about 75mm above floor level.
- Fair enough I don't have ABS/TC so no wheel sensors for that.

Not sure what other sensors may give problems. (Not even sure if wheel sensors or throttle pot would suffer terribly....)?

Originally Posted by Zeros

Yup, looks just like post#902 in this thread. A retro Bondi pose mobile.

I love how you can determine the capability and appeal of the new defender based on a few artistic lines. That's a skill I've not seen before.