High mileage 300tdi - HELP

I have just picked up a 1996 300tdi 110 csw with 112,000 miles on the clock,
the timing belt and pulley have been changed recently but I was wondering if
there were any other things to look out for.

I have also thought about fitting engine performance mods with regards to
bhp and torque, any suggestions.

THANKS ANYONE

David Garton wrote:
> I have just picked up a 1996 300tdi 110 csw with 112,000 miles on the
> clock, the timing belt and pulley have been changed recently but I
> was wondering if there were any other things to look out for.
>
> I have also thought about fitting engine performance mods with
> regards to bhp and torque, any suggestions.
>
> THANKS ANYONE

Watch out for engine performance mods. Woops....... you actually want those.

Huw

On or around Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:32:54 GMT, "David Garton"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>I have just picked up a 1996 300tdi 110 csw with 112,000 miles on the clock,
>the timing belt and pulley have been changed recently but I was wondering if
>there were any other things to look out for.
>
>I have also thought about fitting engine performance mods with regards to
>bhp and torque, any suggestions.

get the engine up to nominal performance helps.

Recent thread about 90s discusses ditching the cat from the exhaust.
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Belt,filters & oil.Make sure these are up to date & you should`nt have any probs.My auto disco 300 tdi is 11 years old & 180k...no trouble at all.Friend of a friend tells me he knows of another disco 300 thats done 340k! & still fine!With land rovers heavy duty engineering,i think its believable....Lets start a new thread....Unbelievable hi mileage landy stories...I reckon 340,000 on the clock is a good start!mucky`un.

David Garton wrote:
>
> I have just picked up a 1996 300tdi 110 csw with 112,000 miles on the clock,
> the timing belt and pulley have been changed recently but I was wondering if
> there were any other things to look out for.
>
> I have also thought about fitting engine performance mods with regards to
> bhp and torque, any suggestions.
>
> THANKS ANYONE
>
>
>

An amazing engine if you give it some TLC. Change that oil regular!

Engine wise, i have a 97 Disco with 240,000 miles on it. The thing to
watch is the water pump leaking and also the water pump gasket. If you
check the water and oil levels each day (OK weekly) you should save
killing the engine by that one.

The Turbo lasted to 210,000 then got real noisy, still worked but i
could not live with it. Timing belt and fan belt idle pulleys need to be
changed occasionally (100,000)

Had the head gasket changed at 230,000 for the first time. The usual oil
leak from the back of the engine.

Away from the engine.
The gearbox is the thing that needs to be looked after. Be gentle with
the gear change and build the power up gentle. It is not a sports car.
Again change the oil regular, it's the blood of the beast

The Dampers(Shock absorbers) need changing around the 100,000 mark. They
still work but the extra bounce ends up giving you a bad neck/back. This
is true for all cars though.

Andy