Which Chip/Remap for Defender 130 Td5 (1999)

[Sitec]

Hello all. Going over old ground I know but thought I'd ask the question.. I have a 1999 Defender 130 with 210000 kms on the clock. I'm looking into either the chip route or a big Nissan donk. I've been looking at Td5 alive, Tunit, 'morepower.com', but to name a few. Tunit seems to be the favourite so far but I want to know more. Having done the head gasket (now steel dowels!) and the injector loom (oil in the seat base), I think the engine is good and healthy. Is remapping the go or chip/plug and play the better option? My only fear is that dragging all that power out of a 2.5 is asking a lot.. (hence the Td42 Nissan option). Thoughts, experiences and difference between the 2 explaned please.... Thanks. Simon.

[rijidij]

As far as I know, you can't chip the early Td5 ECU.

Will a Td42 fit in ? Have you considered the Isuzu 4BD1 turbo option.

Cheers, Murray

[Sitec]

Yeah, The Td42 would fit a treat. Plan to use the Patrol box against the Land Rover transfer box. As for chipping early Td5's, the guy from Tunit said no probs (for a $1200 fee of course). I'm just looking to make a heavy truck reliable in Aussie heat and I don't think the Td5 is capible of that. Simon.

[Benz]

the early td5 ecu's can be chipped but it involves physicality removing the old chip and soldering in a new one from what i have been told. where the later ones can simply be re-programmed.
plenty of power can be had from the td5 though. i suppose it will push the limits of it a bit.

what do you need the extra power for?

[Barra1]

I'm just looking to make a heavy truck reliable in Aussie heat and I don't think the Td5 is capible of that. Simon.

Four trips to NT lugging a dual axled trailer with fully loaded boat 5metre boat.
Completed the Anne Beadell Highway
Across the Nullabor
High country trips during summer - long, hard climbs.
Several trips (at least 5) - Albury to Adelaide during the heat of summer
Albury to Arno Bay - towing said boat - over Christmas and 40+ heat.
Chipped by Tombie. No problems. And I ain't driving Miss Daisy

[Sitec]

With the bigger tyres, roo bar, roof rack, camp body and 2 spares my 130 is getting heavy, I'm finding that suddenly 110kmh is hard work and not just an easy cruse. I don't want to go everywhere at wharp speed, but it would be nice to keep with the trafic without having to go up and down the box like a semi driver! (tho 16 speed wud be gud fun!)

[Sitec]

[QUOTE=Sitec;1512346]With the bigger tyres, roo bar, roof rack, camp body and 2 spares my 130 is getting heavy, I'm finding that suddenly 110kmh is hard work and not just an easy cruse. I don't want to go everywhere at wharp speed, but it would be nice to keep with the trafic without having to go up and down the box like a semi driver! (tho 16 speed wud be gud fun. I've been assured by 'Mr Tunit' dot com that the early Td5 can be altered with there plug in box. Any advances on this?

[aew849]

I had the 04 TD5 130 upgraded by Tombie2 and very happy with the stage 1 version. It was a later model ECU ("NNN" ???) which can be done just by plugging in and programming. I understand the earlier model is more difficult.

An option is to acquire a newer ECU and flash that.


aew849

[Sitec]

I'm guessing that if I swap the ECU for the later 'flashable' version I would then have to have the vehicle 'plugged in' to get the injectors matched with the replacement ECU. How do u tell if the ECU is one of the older or newer types? Thanks!

[Benny_IIA]

I'm guessing that if I swap the ECU for the later 'flashable' version I would then have to have the vehicle 'plugged in' to get the injectors matched with the replacement ECU. How do u tell if the ECU is one of the older or newer types? Thanks!

There is a sticker on one side.

You will want part # NNNxxxxxx (flashable late type) 99 model will be a MSBxxxx