Thread: Worst Diesel Engine on the Planet?

Originally Posted by Tombie

So about the only real thing to take away from his rant is - change your oil pump when you do belts (or if your pressures are low)

It was a rant wasn’t it - a lot of vile and hatred which was totally out of character. I suspect he has lost his passion for Land Rovers.

Must be playing it up for the Toyota owners.

Anyway - credit where credit is due - good to see he does read LR forums and learn something from the experts. As the saying goes - “Land Rovers - turning owners into mechanics since 1948.”

Originally Posted by incisor

these motors are pretty rock solid in ford territories and the major difference appears to be the flywheel weight and thickness.

To be fair, the motor in the Terry is of the same age/generation as the 2.7 D4, and they don't seem to break either. Aside from the oil pump housing, there must have been some evolution over the 2.7 production life as the later they get the less they seem to have bearing/crank issues.

As for flywheel, is the flex plate in the Terry materially different to the flexplate in the Disco? I know the dual mass flywheel in my D3 weighs a lot more than the flexplate, but it still snapped a crank before it hit 80,000 Miles. I wonder how the DMF/Clutch weight compares to the flexplate/torque converter?

Originally Posted by BradC

To be fair, the motor in the Terry is of the same age/generation as the 2.7 D4, and they don't seem to break either. Aside from the oil pump housing, there must have been some evolution over the 2.7 production life as the later they get the less they seem to have bearing/crank issues.

As for flywheel, is the flex plate in the Terry materially different to the flexplate in the Disco? I know the dual mass flywheel in my D3 weighs a lot more than the flexplate, but it still snapped a crank before it hit 80,000 Miles. I wonder how the DMF/Clutch weight compares to the flexplate/torque converter?

Changing the oil pump with the belt wouldn't have helped that 2.7 . I can laugh because I assume it would have been warrantied at those k's.

I don't know that he has lost his passion. The frustration probably evidences his passion. I have been there as I am sure many have. That feeling of why couldn't they have just made (insert component) to last because the vehicle is so fantastic when it works.

Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

I don't know that he has lost his passion. The frustration probably evidences his passion. I have been there as I am sure many have. That feeling of why couldn't they have just made (insert component) to last because the vehicle is so fantastic when it works.

I get this, but if he stopped using the cheapest parts he can find and having to change them out twice he may find it lasts longer and works better.

All makes for good videos but it is not always good advice.

I do wonder though what was the trigger for this rant and why is he suddenly jumping on the worst engine design bandwagon if it isn’t purely to be click bait.