110 Defender TD5, how long are the engines good for please?

After giving up with P38 Range Rovers, I have gone back to a Defender. I just bought and had the deal of the centry! I have 2000 110 Defender with next to nothing wrong with it for £2000. To be honest, I dont think the guy knew what he had. To him it was a 12 year old landrover. Anyway, she has done 160k with the TD5 engine, she starts with a flick of the key from cold and has no smoke at all, even when I rev her. What I am asking is please, after I have changed all the oils, etc, what do I need to watch out for? I know the 300TDi well, but have never owned a TD5. I am hoping the TD5 is as bullet proof as the TDi. Thanks for any advise in advance..Ian..

Load of info on here about the TD5 engines and their faults - look out for: oil in the injector loom but do a quick search there are loads of freds on it

Daz

Thank you Daz, any more info still welcome please folks..

baffled said:

Thank you Daz, any more info still welcome please folks..

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Keep an eye on the oil level to ensure the sump isn't filling with diesel (due to O rings and washer seals on the injectors or head issue).

Fingers crossed you got a great deal with no hidden nasties.

Hi
Had my td5 90 8 years no great issues apart from a turbo bit expensive,be carefull when you change the dome/spinner oil filter the thread in the base strips out very easy,and easy to remedy 2 longer bolts drop straight through and nylocks wound on.
Use quality oils watch your coolant lavels, check your ecu plug (red) for oil contamination if there is obvious oil contamination change the loom & clean the ecu or it could cause you problems in the future buy 1 a replacement from a dealer it has some kind of seal on it to prevent this happening again.
Apart from this good engine.

Nice one, thanks guys. The only nasty if you call it that I have found is an oil leak on the right side of the engine. Im not to bothered, its not too bad, and as my dad says. If a landrover doesnt leak oil, there is no oil in it. I like to think of it as a self anti corrosion device. Thanks again, and I will look out for the problems you said... Ian....

Unless you know for sure that its been done - I would suggest drop the sump off and check that the oil pump bolt is tight.

And realise that while a td5 engine is a very solid engine it will not tolerate overheating - so suggest a temperature alarm

A word of caution on your oil leak down the right hand side, I had the same prob with mine the breather pipe was gunged up with slimy crap blocking up the breathing.
This seemed to be forcing oil misting out by way of the pipes hanging of the starter motor soi cleaned the breather steamed the engine off and fingers crossed problem solved that was 8 months ago.
Also the fuel pressure regulator down that side are prone too leaking & mixing with any surplus oil making it look a lot worse, but you will get a whiff of deisel if that is leaking

My 110 has 180000 on the clock, no leaks, my old mans 90 has 180000 too and he has had the oil in the loom causing issues and the fuel regulator

Thanks guys. Is the fuel regulator the little round part on the back of the engine, just on or under the head?

Thats the steal of the century , you couldn't even get a old pig of a 110 for that sorta money !

bencorkill said:

Thats the steal of the century , you couldn't even get a old pig of a 110 for that sorta money !

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+1, all this thread needs now is a few pics of the bargain 110.

baffled said:

Thanks guys. Is the fuel regulator the little round part on the back of the engine, just on or under the head?

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It's on the left hand side of the block just above the starter motor.

Kin nice buy