whats the best defender engine ? poll
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Pikey
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Hydraulocked me disco's 300tdi. this year (first week I had it) **** me self.. removed glow plugs cranked it over to remove water (3 times) It started on the 4th attempt and never bent anything..
So I'm saying 300TDI
So I'm saying 300TDI
i was witness to this,
Jason2
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Lucky you
!My mate did the same and con rods were so bent he could'nt get them out of the cylinders
It was in a Disco with no snorkel, inner wing missing, and going through a ford at 60
strange_days
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one that works
Defenderoil9010
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Just as I thought every1 has a different vote from what iv heard and been told the defender 200tdi is bullet proof but we will see.
Jason2
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Just as I thought every1 has a different vote from what iv heard and been told the defender 200tdi is bullet proof but we will see.
My 200tdi 's done over 200 000 miles still going strong, even took me to Morocco and back last summer
Pearce_Oldskool
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My 2.5n/a was brilliant till I had to use it every day then I realised it was a bit slow... 200tdi gets my vote
idratherbesurfing
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Other.... Snatch 3.5 V8. Far superior to that rover rubbish!
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Is it not a Rover v8 in a snatch? I have wondered.....
idratherbesurfing
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no. its not
jamesmartin
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yes it is a rover v8 and low compression as well .so poor
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KISS Engineering mate, you can't beat it. The 200/300tdi engine must surely be one of the best (modern) KISS engines ever made.
I said (modern) cos no way am I saying older petrol and diesel Land Rover engines aren't some of the best KISS engines ever made, let's face facts here cos most of the buggers are still running today.
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Dont know if it's been mentioned but the best ever was only released in Oz The 3.9L isuzu diesel was specified for the army landies and was also sold to the general Aussie pop from around 81-90 with the effect that virtually no 2.5 LR diesels where sold here for almost a decade only 3.9 diesel and the 3.5 v8 county.
I personally own a td5 defender 110 but would have loved to have the spare money to buy a 3.9isuzu county with a turbo. But they are very rare as once a persons got one they almost never let them go.
The 3.9L isuzu diesel was specified for the army landies and was also sold to the general Aussie pop from around 81-90 with the effect that virtually no 2.5 LR diesels where sold here for almost a decade only 3.9 diesel and the 3.5 v8 county.I personally own a td5 defender 110 but would have loved to have the spare money to buy a 3.9isuzu county with a turbo. But they are very rare as once a persons got one they almost never let them go.
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Dont know if it's been mentioned but the best ever was only released in Oz
I personally own a td5 defender 110 but would have loved to have the spare money to buy a 3.9isuzu county with a turbo. But they are very rare as once a persons got one they almost never let them go.
Having driven one in OZ , didnt move me from my V8 , another "tractor" ps drove a perentie 6x6 as well suited to that but its a very different vehicle to the 110 .
The Je V6 just revealed makes this poll a bit pointless JMHO
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2012 2.2, pulls like a train
