landrovermad
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hello i just wondering which was the better engine the 200 or 300 tdi what your thoughs which is better???
200 tdi VS 300 tdi
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Jongould
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200tdi is generally regarded the more reliable engine as the 300tdi can suffer from overheating, 300tdi is mre refined and slightly more powerful, both are good and a 300 with decent waterpump/rad is realistically just as reliable as the 200's
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My 300 barely even moves out of 'c' on the temp gauge, and that's with the viscous fan removed
Most don't but when they start to get warm they go very quickly and if they go hot they do damage every time pretty much, 200's are a bit better at controlling it, that is about the only diofference imo
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My 200 doesn't smell of chips as much as my 300 did, not sure if that is a + or a=.
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:googleit: I believe there was a poll on this very same topic not so long ago.
My money is on the 200 though...
My money is on the 200 though...
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Looking round it appears the 200 is more reliable. Only land rover could re engineer an engine to be worse then its predecessor!
That said, my 300 has not left me by the side of the road (well apart from a clutch) and even towing a trailer on a hot day did not get hot.
That said, my 300 has not left me by the side of the road (well apart from a clutch) and even towing a trailer on a hot day did not get hot.
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only reason a 300 has over heating problems is because people dont refill the engine coolant properly hence the plug ontop of the thermostat housing so u can get all the air out of the system because the head sits slightly higher than the top of the rad
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there both shiit
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you might want to look at the rad
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well my 300tdi in my ownership over 5 weeks has just covered 600 miles,pulls well,does not overheat,does not use oil but smokes badly on start up,but valve seals will be getting sorted if the pump timing does not cure it,looks a vry simple engine to work on,parts are cheap for it annorl,but i imagine the 200 tdi is just as good but a mate who runs one daily said its a bit noiser than mine
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Not 100% correct, theres a few other reasons as well. the rads have a tendency to lose efficiency via internal corrosion and blockages, the waterpump can also start to lose flow quite quickly, they can airlock themselves over bumpy ground and as I said before they run a fine line with their overheating, they are really good and can take a bit of a punishing but when they hit that hot point they shot up in temperature very quickly and this is when the damage is done, the 200's tend to rise in temp a biot more slowley and have a higher threshold for damage. This isn't to say the 300's are bad engines, compared to the majority of engines available its a superior engine, the 3.5 V8 possibly holds the record for the best overheating landrover engine!
