Thread: TD5 with the highest k's!

Originally Posted by 4x4 MORE

Interesting thread..surprised that more people don't have trouble with all the computers in the TD5..

What all two of them!

Why would that surprise you?

Ian.

Only 2 computers? A few more than that. ECU, BCU, SLABS on all. Auto has a computer. Airbag has one as well, doesn't It?

2000 intercooled/chipped 130. Just hit 123456km on the way home today. Never done that before. . Oil and filter every 5. Fuel filter every 5. Regularly wash air filter. Warmed up and down everyday and never thrashed. Gasket has one little weep on drivers side. That's about it. But shes been sitting for a while so I have replaced problems and perishable parts.... New unis, gearbox mount, new fuel pump/sender, master and slave, earth issues, injector wiring, rear hub seal ect.

Hopefully the loving care I giver her will be repaid. One day.

Happy driving
Jared

Warming up is hurting it more than just driving.
5k oil changes are wasting oil and burning money and resources.
Fuel filter will go 10k without a problem unless you fuel from a Bunker

WHY??? Do people continue to treat these things like a Model T...
Oil is not cheap insurance, proper effective and timely maintenance is cheap insurance.

My D2 (now the sons) has been highly modified since new (MY0.5) is at 150,000km and serviced to oil sampling methodology...
No wasteful unnecessary oil use here.

Originally Posted by bsperka

Only 2 computers? A few more than that. ECU, BCU, SLABS on all. Auto has a computer. Airbag has one as well, doesn't It?

ECU and BCU in a td5 defender. Very reliable.

Anyway threads about the engine longevity not computer reliability, slabs, abs and baps are not really relevant.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Warming up is hurting it more than just driving.
5k oil changes are wasting oil and burning money and resources.
Fuel filter will go 10k without a problem unless you fuel from a Bunker

WHY??? Do people continue to treat these things like a Model T...
Oil is not cheap insurance, proper effective and timely maintenance is cheap insurance.

My D2 (now the sons) has been highly modified since new (MY0.5) is at 150,000km and serviced to oil sampling methodology...
No wasteful unnecessary oil use here.

So its -3c I should just start up and drive off..... nah thanks I start up, select N in T/case and 2nd in gearbox, let idle for 1 min then drive off going slow up to 60 if possible.....

I do my oil changes at 5k (Tdi). But my reasoning is lots of short trips towing a 2t trailer, other wise I agree with you, especially on a Td5 given its superior filtration. Fuel filter is done at 20k and seems fine so far along with sediementer clean. Air filter at 20k, I dont do much dirt driving

195000 and the only major driveline component which has never been touched is the gearbox.

Engine out twice, the 2nd time due to the donkeys who stuffed up the rebuild the first time around.
New head & almost every other engine component.
Transfer box out twice.
Front diff centre

I have now taken it off daily driver duties as I was spending more time in a hire car with the regular break downs than driving my 110. It has had a very hard life & is now my main off road vehicle, I think it only did around 7000 km last year and it seems to be holding up much better without the daily drive.