Recent content by sargan

OK - thanks, I just drive diesels ... don't profess to know much .... been a long time since I dismantled diesel injectors, though getting an old Land Rover will probably change that.

On the resources I keep seeing 19J as a Turbo diesel engine, do you differentiate between turbo diesel and TDI ? such as Land Rover, Range Rover engine history - by Glencoyne 4x4 (Thetford) and Land Rover engines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia please don't take the wrong way .. I'm on an...

Been doing some digging (good articles on Wikipedia) seems one to definitely avoid is 86 - 89 TDI (19J engine) 89 -94 200TDI seems to be respected as of course is the TD5.

I'll still keep luxury ... will go back to a saloon for commute car. 4x4 will be for boat towing - functional is what I need. I don't launch on beach often, so not too much of a concern. What sort of age LR is sensible to look at? I thought Disco 1 - 3 were very unreliable? Came lowest every...

OK .. current 4x4 is a Sorento 2.2 Diesel 2013 Great at towing, even at motorway speeds - comfortable, good car - just can't handle hill starts, or reversing up a shallow gradient. My typical launch site is a 20 mile round trip on A roads ... couple of times a year it goes to 50 mile round...

First post so hope its in right place. I have a need for a 4x4 as I tow a boat ... and it was perfectly acceptable to use an oriental soft-roader to achieve this. However went up in size on the boat ... and coupled with a twin axle trailer we now have ~2.2Tonne tow rig. .... and although...