2001 td5

hi, I'm thinking of swapping my 300tdi 90 for a 2001 td5 with 99k on the clock, i'm a bit worried though because i have heard that the early td5's had problems :S can anyone help ? it may be that it is just a one of vehicle that has had a problem however the reason i'm getting rid of the 300 is that it never seems to work and i don't want the hole problem all over again with a different truck thanks

What sort of truck have you got with a 300 tdi in it.

if its had good service history it should be just fine ,its done 99k already so it works

yeah thats what i thought just wanted to check there wasn't any major problem my current truck is a 1995 defender 90 county hard top, but the chassis has crumbled and it has some hidden electrical problem somewhere so i'm getting a bit ****ed with having to use a bus because it wont work in the morning !!!

get a galvy chassis fitted and a new loom.

Better the devil you know!

They changed from plastic engine dowels to metal circa 2000 model year, that's one possible problem solved.

I wouldn't worry if it's a good 'en to be honest. They have their faults, but so do many more engines from many other manufacturers. I consider the 2000> TD5 engines to be good, solid, and with tuning very capable units.