Td5 Future

**d2dave** · 20th March 2017, 07:32 PM

I have just got the bad news that my meticulously serviced Td5 with 220,000 km is stuffed

For the interim to get the vehicle back on the road, I have sourced a good (I hope) SH engine with 245,000 km, with the intention of later rebuilding the the old one.

Having just had a look through Rave I find that these cannot be bored to take an oversize piston.

Can these be re-sleeved. If not this virtually makes these engines throw away when they are worn out.

As most are now well past 200,000, all SH are getting higher in kays.

In a few years SH ones will be hitting the 300,000 plus mark, which is certainly not a good option with the labor involved, even doing it myself

So what do I/we do in a few years time?

I had plans to keep this car forever, because until now I loved it.

**Disco Muppet** · 20th March 2017, 07:57 PM

What's wrong with the engine?!
And yes they can be oversized to 20thou.
KolbenSchmidt do the oversized pistons, there's a post on here by Psimpson7 about rebuilding a Td5 with them, MR LR recently had his rebuilt with them too and says it goes well.

**rick130** · 20th March 2017, 08:29 PM

Should be able to sleeve the block too.

The best F/Ford engines I've seen back in the day were sleeved blocks.
Generally the sleeves have a better grain structure and so have a better surface finish when honed.

FWIW Turner's in the UK supply blocks too.

ERR 6977 Cylinder Block Casting

**d2dave** · 20th March 2017, 09:04 PM

Thanks. This is a relief as I do want to rebuild it. Problem is that it is down on compression causing my smoking problem.

Smokey Td5

**Jazzman** · 20th March 2017, 09:35 PM

I've rebuilt my TD5 Euro 3 (16P i think) D2a engine at 180,000 kms. It had sucked in dust and was worn in cylinder 1 and 5 (3 was perfect). Apparently this is common on dusted engines. I bored mine out and fitted the oversized pistons. All is good 70,000kms down the track.

I did it myself with help from this forum and its members for about $3500. That is machining block and head, acid washing and paying someone else to rebuild the head (I sourced the parts). I did everything else. I was looked after on labour. But my head had 1 worn lifter and cam, worth having it checked.

Check out:

Land Rover Engine Parts - Cylinder heads, camshafts, pistons, bearings

**d2dave** · 20th March 2017, 10:04 PM

So how did the dust get in? If this turns out to be the cause of mine I do not want it happening again.

**discorevy** · 20th March 2017, 10:14 PM

If it has excessive blow by then it probably has been dusted (bad seal on air filter, leaking intake , or k+n type filters) , if its smoking as well as low on compression its possibly been hydraulic locked and has bent a rod , measure piston heights when you remove the head. It should normally get to 400 000 k with good maintenance.
What were the compression readings?

**d2dave** · 20th March 2017, 10:53 PM

Hasn't been compression tested. Have used only genuine LR filters and definitely has not been hyd locked.

**Roverlord off road spares** · 20th March 2017, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by Jazzman

I've rebuilt my TD5 Euro 3 (16P i think) D2a engine at 180,000 kms. It had sucked in dust and was worn in cylinder 1 and 5 (3 was perfect). Apparently this is common on dusted engines. I bored mine out and fitted the oversized pistons. All is good 70,000kms down the track.

70k on it already! it seemed like only yesterday you rebuilt it, you do too many miles, you need to move closer to work

or work close to home.

**discorevy** · 20th March 2017, 11:59 PM

Originally Posted by d2dave

Thanks. This is a relief as I do want to rebuild it. Problem is that it is down on compression causing my smoking problem.

Smokey Td5

So which cylinders are down on compression? and what method did they ( I'm guessing not you ) use to check

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