should i shouldnt i ?

odenne said:

I spoke to a landy mechanic the other day who said he has often seen 200's with excess of half a million on em and no major overhauls! That's pretty impressive - and the 300 should be the same (as it's virtuall identical just a bit cleverer!)

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ive always wanted to try n do a million miles in a motor fer some reason
might try it if a buy the series3

defenderdavie said:

ive always wanted to try n do a million miles in a motor fer some reason
might try it if a buy the series3

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Better start practising sign language, cos after 100 miles you'll not be able to hear anything anybody says .

Mines almost got 162,000 on the clock, suppose I could count it as being 0 now ay?

pos said:

Mines almost got 162,000 on the clock, suppose I could count it as being 0 now ay?

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yer could, then you could get another speedo to count the miles the rest of yer landy will have covered

aye but then again, why would I really need to know how far my chassis has moved?

pos said:

aye but then again, why would I really need to know how far my chassis has moved?

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Just the chassis? Did it not take the bodywork and gearbox with it then?

well yes, to some extent with a few bits dropping off here and a few bits dropping off there.

I think you will find that what slob is getting at is that the engine may be rebuilt but the rest of it isn't. You are still gonna have however many thousand miles on the gearbox, transfer box, diffs, etc etc.

yeah I know! I wouldn't reset it anyway, looks good with all those hard earned miles on the clock

pos said:

12J is the name given to the old 2.5 litre non turbo (naturally aspirated) diesel engine. 19J is the name given to the old 2.5 litre turbo diesel engine. There is also a 2.25 litre naturally aspirated diesel engine which is very rare to get hold of, not that you'd want one! You're talking old style simple engines here, which then led on to the 200 and 300 tdi, then the TD5 etc.

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the 2.25 diesel isnt hard to get hold of i bouht a series 3 109 fer 200 quid witha rebuilt one in it .

and the 300tdi has been a hard werker . it used to tow 4 tons up a hill once a week ( mini digger ) and deliver hay n straw most days. its just that the oil pressure light goes on it when i start it up but then back off after a couple of seconds . it didnt use to . but shuld i just let it be ? im haven the clutch n brakes bled and serviced . and ive serviced the drive train ( gear box etc )

and the series 2.25 diesel is a beast ! but you use the 4th gear like an overdrive . its very reliable and easy to work on and is known as the 10j i think . if its good id buy it . it does 50 on the straight witha good run up .