Thread: TD42 into Defender 130? Anyone done it?

Pffffttt. Puma lump in a Defender.... That's worse than a TD42..... It came out of a van!!!! . Hey ho, I hear ya with the New alli blocks but that isn't going to pay the mortgage.. However my $1500 GQ (rest of it sold now for $1200) with its turboed (now $300 engine and box) is good for 200bhp (YouTube Td42 mods etc) or more if I really want to go silly. With a $2000 pump upgrade, huge intercooler and a 3" exhaust it costs me under $3000, and I can spanner it myself at home or in the bush. Ya can't locate an error code in the Flinders!... It would really make my 3 tonne 130 boogy! What's a good Td5 with ECU worth? Gotta b about 3k+. I then have a cast, sweet sounding 6 pot with bags of power and torque that'll move mountains and run at 120kph all day in 40deg. Find me a Td5 in a 130 that'll do that and survive... Ya I hear u about pullin the Td5 out, but when it's done 250000 km, the head's been off as it 'slipped' due to those plastic dowels etc etc, is it worth chipping it to within an inch of its life and then always wandering if it's going to 'hold' as u bury the throttle up that sandy hill carrying all my camping gear 600kms from home.....? Mmmmm, still to be decided. Back to the jury! The floor is again yours!

OK OK, you've convinced me, pull the POS TD5 and put in the TD42T.

The TD42is one of my favourite old school diesels, as I said above, we have one here in SWMBO's Patrol, so here's my recommendation.

Pull the POS TD5, PM me and I'll help dispose of it

Install the TD42T


Problem solved !

Originally Posted by Sitec

Pffffttt. Puma lump in a Defender.... That's worse than a TD42..... It came out of a van!!!! . Hey ho, I hear ya with the New alli blocks but that isn't going to pay the mortgage.. However my $1500 GQ (rest of it sold now for $1200) with its turboed (now $300 engine and box) is good for 200bhp (YouTube Td42 mods etc) or more if I really want to go silly. With a $2000 pump upgrade, huge intercooler and a 3" exhaust it costs me under $3000, and I can spanner it myself at home or in the bush. Ya can't locate an error code in the Flinders!... It would really make my 3 tonne 130 boogy! What's a good Td5 with ECU worth? Gotta b about 3k+. I then have a cast, sweet sounding 6 pot with bags of power and torque that'll move mountains and run at 120kph all day in 40deg. Find me a Td5 in a 130 that'll do that and survive... Ya I hear u about pullin the Td5 out, but when it's done 250000 km, the head's been off as it 'slipped' due to those plastic dowels etc etc, is it worth chipping it to within an inch of its life and then always wandering if it's going to 'hold' as u bury the throttle up that sandy hill carrying all my camping gear 600kms from home.....? Mmmmm, still to be decided. Back to the jury! The floor is again yours!

You forgot to mention the 12-16 litres/100km. IDI and 6 cyl's are both fuel consumption penalties. Combine them and it gets a bit woeful.

Originally Posted by Dougal

You forgot to mention the 12-16 litres/100km. IDI and 6 cyl's are both fuel consumption penalties. Combine them and it gets a bit woeful.

Quiet Dougal, I'm trying to help him get rid of his unloved TD5

i have been looking at the same idea taking out a very under powered 300tdi puting in 12ht or 1hdt then maybe do 100 with a trailer on just not sure if adapter available or if i put complete box and tranfer in where to fit hand brake ??? plus i think feul would be better cruiser get obout 10 /11 l/100 my 300tdi getting12/13 l/100 emty 15 l/100 towing my 12ft van at 85 /90 kmph flat 95 if i turn of aircon

Originally Posted by bretty15

i have been looking at the same idea taking out a very under powered 300tdi puting in 12ht or 1hdt then maybe do 100 with a trailer on just not sure if adapter available or if i put complete box and tranfer in where to fit hand brake ??? plus i think feul would be better cruiser get obout 10 /11 l/100 my 300tdi getting12/13 l/100 emty 15 l/100 towing my 12ft van at 85 /90 kmph flat 95 if i turn of aircon

If your 300tdi is using 12-13 litres/100 empty, then you have some big issues to find. These problems might be the same ones stopping you doing 100km/h.

Cruisers only get 10 l/100km when driven like your grandad. But where will you put the extra 2 cylinders?

have a few mates with cruisers thay get 9-10 emty 11-12 towing camper loaded at 100+ plus low down torque is alot better dont need to burn clutch taking of on a incline in hi range with trailer on few time had to drop into low to get rolling..the old mans disco was the same

Originally Posted by bretty15

have a few mates with cruisers thay get 9-10 emty 11-12 towing camper loaded at 100+ plus low down torque is alot better dont need to burn clutch taking of on a incline in hi range with trailer on few time had to drop into low to get rolling..the old mans disco was the same

I call BS, the TDI is about the most fuel efficient 4cyl diesel engine fitted to any 4wd vehicle .