Thread: TD5 with the highest k's!

O.k. only 170,000,so far in that time,new radiator at about 120,000,fuel regulator,alternator voltage regulator,window regulator and new auto cooling hose, Plus,as a precaution, replacement of front drive shaft with a greaseable unit.
As far as the engine is concerned,I guess only the fuel reg. and a replacement turbo modulator switch is all that was required.
The car has done a fair amount of off-road work in its life and I feel the engine is well designed for that with very smooth power delivery at low revs.
Reg. servicing and proactive inspection of potential problems before they occurr will ensure a long and trouble free life.

Trev.

Reading John W`s tale of woe you really have to ask what ever happened to quality control?

O.k. only 170,000,so far in that time,new radiator at about 120,000,fuel regulator,alternator voltage regulator,window regulator and new auto cooling hose, Plus,as a precaution, replacement of front drive shaft with a greaseable unit.
As far as the engine is concerned,I guess only the fuel reg. and a replacement turbo modulator switch is all that was required.
The car has done a fair amount of off-road work in its life and I feel the engine is well designed for that with very smooth power delivery at low revs.
Reg. servicing and proactive inspection of potential problems before they occurr will ensure a long and trouble free life.

Trev.

2003 TD5 Auto milage

150k at last service 31 Oct
purchased 2nd hand from 1st owner at 127k
Very few dirt miles, of the 127k probably 99% highway. After that about 50% highway and 49% city.

seal between gbox and tc has slight leak.
will need rotors replaced next service

well dare i say

my 130 TD5 has now done 230,000 k's always been chipped from about 2 weeks old.........

never had any real problems with it other than warp exhaust manifolds
never gets serviced and its get flogged day in day out and i mean flogged
i'm sure some of the guys on here can vouch for that

its a true miracle it still go's

Apart from Cal's it's looking like the TD5's are still going the distance though an not wearing out at all.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Apart from Cal's it's looking like the TD5's are still going the distance though an not wearing out at all.

IIRC, Cal's had an unresolved overheating problem for quite a while so it's failure wasn't necessarily confined to the bottom end, if at all.

Originally Posted by Graeme

IIRC, Cal's had an unresolved overheating problem for quite a while so it's failure wasn't necessarily confined to the bottom end, if at all.

Graeme,
I remember all those years ago, he was phoning me from various parts of the country while touring to tell me he had had a water pump, a radiator, a thermostat, a set of hoses etc etc etc and NO ONE had been able to rectify the overheating issues. By the time he got home and I saw the vehicle, as I said coolant was coming out the exhaust. I reckon during that whole trip, it must've overheated a dozen or more times
It is testament as to how tough these engines can be in their construction. Get rid of the plastic locating dowels issue, and there's almost no stopping them.

JC