davek0974

davek0974

Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I have a 300tdi D1, late '94 ES with 120k on it, i was wondering when the best time to change up is - i very rarely seem to rev past 3000rpm but is this too soon or not?

I know the turbo peaks at about 2900rpm so its not going to get any more boost but do they like or loathe more revs??

Just thinkin' thats all;)
 
When i was just pottering around going to and from etc i used to change up when the engine needed it or depending on traffic etc. But usually used to be around 2k-2.5k.
 
Thats great, i usually take it to 2500-2800 unless i'm pressing-on a bit and i go to 3200 odd, seems little point in going any higher.
 
I normally aim for the next higher gear to engage with 1750rpm if I want some acceleration; or 1500rpm if I'm just pottering along in a line of traffic. I think this equates to about 2250-2500rpm from the previous gear.
 
if you put your foot down in an auto it wont go above 3000 - 3250 before changing so similar to what you are doing in your manual.
 
bobbler said:
if you put your foot down in an auto it wont go above 3000 - 3250 before changing so similar to what you are doing in your manual.
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If i'm putting the foot down in mine it doesn't change until it gets to 4000 rpm, does something need adjusting to lower it a bit?:confused:
 
usually about the 3k mark, but if the injectors need a clean out, then i will take it to the governor in 3rd for about 5 seconds - cleans all the soot out of it
 
smarty1972 said:
If i'm putting the foot down in mine it doesn't change until it gets to 4000 rpm, does something need adjusting to lower it a bit?:confused:
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dont know to be honest, I raised a thread a while back concerned mine was changing too early but was told it was about right. probably just another case of all landys being different ;)
 
smarty1972 said:
If i'm putting the foot down in mine it doesn't change until it gets to 4000 rpm, does something need adjusting to lower it a bit?:confused:
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I guess the kick-down cable could need a little tweaking??

Is there not a "book" figure for auto shift points, 4000 does sound high
 
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