Thread: Sell Me On a TD5 Defender

I know what you mean Justin.

I dont mind carrying spares, but then the one issue we had up north was stoving in a radiator! bloody typical!! lol

Both engines have their advantages and disadvantages really.

The funny thing is there are probably tens of thousnads of TD5's that never ever have a problem!!

(mine wasnt one of them )

Cheers
Pete

Mine is...

Good point about the radiator! these are common to all vehicles (except the old VW!)and they can stop any of them if they get a hole in them

I guess the end result is that everyone likes his or her vehicles for their own reasons, (and I meant what I said about the 130CC...Today I drove a chipped low km straight and cared for one and I'm very tempted actually...) and as I mentioned in an earlier post, I too know people that have never had a reliablilty issue AT ALL.


The disadvantage of the Tdi is that once you have driven a Td5, chipped or not, it is hard to go back

JC

lol.. lucky man!

For info I have had

Failed Crank position sensor (failed as I was driving past the main dealer so I drove it straight in )

Throttle issues. turned out one of the dash screws had been screwed through the wiring loom - caused a dead throttle when it got wet and shorted out.

Injector loom.

Thats it. I love mine and would never go back.

Originally Posted by justinc

The disadvantage of the Tdi is that once you have driven a Td5, chipped or not, it is hard to go back

JC

I dont reckon it'd be all that hard.


Im about to go from a Chipped out TD5 to an NA 2.25 series Diesel.....

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

I dont reckon it'd be all that hard.


Im about to go from a Chipped out TD5 to an NA 2.25 series Diesel.....

Yeah but we ARE talking about YOU Dave, there's no one else on the planet like YOU...








JC

Originally Posted by seqfisho

Hi All,

Its time to move to a vehicle with more space a few years less years under its belt and more suited to our plans to travel this great country full time in the next couple of years with our camper in tow.

Because it will be part of our home on the road and a key to our success in doing a lot of remote travel and camping I am also considering a 4.2 Turbo Patrol but although my head says this is the right way to go my heart still says Land Rover and after having two Defenders previously I know that the basic vehicle would suit the need but I am way unsure of the TD5 and the ability to keep it going without support from the big city LR specialists.

What is possible to go wrong, what needs to be done before we leave available support and what can I do to support it myself (nanocom???) I can do basic mechanical jobs but would suspect that country mechanics wont want to touch it because it aint a Toyota

Would you or wouldn't you trust a TD5 for extended stays in remote locations and why, and I mean 3 to 6 month plus stays away from any sort of decent LR help.

My heart really wants another Fender and they have come down a bit in price so a 02 to 05 fits the budget we set for a Pootrol but I have serious reservations about the TD5 please help.

theres a few issues here.fuel economy for 4.2td is pretty bad,a mate of mine has one.dont know about reliability.....should be ok.

dealer networks are virtually non existent for landys in the bush,but you would have to be unlucky to need one.

if you do decide on a td5 you need to get one with a genuine service record.most of the failures are caused by vehicles not serviced correctly,or overheated.chipping can also cause problems....others will disagree.

due to the way the temp guage in the td5 is calibrated i would fit an engine saver.

i wouldnt go past the td5.

i have had 3 of them ,auto discos,and never had a breakdown.1st two did 90k each,3rd is now on 65k.the 1st one did have oil leaks from everywhere,axles,gbox,tbox,etc.only engine problem was rocker cover leak.

2nd was better,rocker cover & sump gasket leaks but no others.

3rd has had a rocker cover gasket& a double seal(is between the auto&transfer box) replaced

overall,no real engine problems.

fuel economy for td5 is excellent, & as said before no breakdowns

i would also suggest going to a lr specialist,not a dealer.

a pre inspection by a lr specialist would be a good idea before bying.

just my 2 cents worth

cheers


i

Originally Posted by justinc

Yeah but we ARE talking about YOU Dave, there's no one else on the planet like YOU...








JC

definitely a landy tradgic

need to find a good woman or 2 to get the mind onto something different






cheers