get a 300tdi double cab for 2/3rds that price!

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get a defender 200 or 300 tdi cant go far wrong there

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Hi Mate,

I have just purchased a double cab TD5, 2001 with 100k on the clock.
Sweet as a nut, had it checked over and with regular oil changes, should be good for 250k, nice engine, bit noisy but very powerfull.

Youve got to move with the times mate, if your trecking round the world then maybe i can appreciate some of the views re diagnostic kit, however in the real world, using it as a daily car with weekend trips away off roading...no problem at all.

and when it does go wrong - and it will - you'll be paying £100s to some child just to plug it into his diagnostic kit

Hmmmmm. You have just bought it and you have no problems............YET


Discocuzzy I am afraid I am with Sean on this. I too have just bought a TD5. I got mine cheap enough that if I have to buy mine a new engine it is still a bargain. I still wouldn't have bought it if a mate of mine didn't work for landrover assistance to give me access to a diagnostic computer.

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The one im thinking of buying has roughly 68k on the clock,,gonna go and have a proper look round it on Thursday morning,,they also have a 2003 disco td5 forsale with lower miles on the clock for less but to be honest my hearts set on the 110.

Ive been looking through the net trying to find the pro's and cons with this engine,,apart from the expensive diagnostics and slightly more expensive parts (which i can fully understand seeing this is a more modern engine than previous landrover models)is there really anything else really wrong with this engine to make it so disliked?

The engines are good. It is the cost of the repairs when they do go wrong.

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Yeah... it's got electronic fueling control and an ECU. This will affect how 'waterproof' your car is - electrics and water being what they are.

Check that the ECU wiring isn't soaked in oil, the injector harness is can become flooded with engine oil which can in turn damage the ECU - steer clear if it is or insist it's rectified or you're indemnified against damage to the ECU before buying.

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1993 200 Tdi Defender 90 CSW - wiv' a snorkel!

Thanks for the advice,,where am I to look for the Ecu/Injector harness and I'll be sure to check it out on thursday

Guys,

Ive got a Disco 3 as well, should i have not bought that as well as its expensive if it goes wrong?

Re the clever so and so highlighting the "ive just bought so what the feck does he know"...did i put anywhere on my message that its my first TD5?.

Finally just to clarify...i run 3 21st century cars, and they are all electronic in some way or another, even the most basic vehicle these days typically will require some form of diagnosis, the difference is i can afford to get them repaired/serviced with new parts rather than throwing good money after bad on rusting old tat.

Rant over, good forum, you pays ya money etc etc...personally i dont want to drive noisy slow ageing technology, as i said before would agree with you if im going to Mars and back but 99% of us dont, and if i did, i would question whether i would want to do it in a Landy regardless of age...Probably would be a Toyota gents