Hi Mileage Td

[ngr]

Hi Guys what are the early TD engines like with a few miles on the clock 100,000 plus?

Any known problems?

[Furyous]

Not known for their longevity I believe.The NA was supposedly a better motor.

[touching cloth]

I was advised to steer clear of the Td's when I was looking and to hold out for an early Tdi. Ended up with a V8 with Lpg but that is by the by. Even one of the garages I visited told me that they don't even take Td's in as a trade in because of the problems, they are obliged by this 3 month statutory warranty thing if they try to sell them on so not worth their while even getting involved. The n/a diesels were fine but slow I gather.

Edited by touching cloth on Tuesday 13th February 18:30

[andyjmchaplin]

sorry to say but the pistons crack at about [100000]that millage and as is said elsewhere go for a tdi

[bracken78]

When they where new and my unclue had one, each engine laster about 50K before saying bye bye.

[skyedriver]

Scuse me interupting with my ignerance,
With the Defender range everyone recommends the 200 & 300Td engine, better than earlier motor and not complex like the Tdi, so why is the Disco different
(hope to get a LR one day so need to know)

[se9boy]

I think you meant to say everyone recommends the 200 / 300Tdi engine as it's better than the earlier 2.5TD but less complex than the later Td5 engine.

Regarding the original post; the 2.5TD is generally regarded as the least reliable of the lot but having said that you ought to be buying a TD considerably cheaper than a Tdi engined vehicle so it depends how much you're spending. A decent second hand Defender Tdi engine alone (Disco has different turbo position) can easily cost you £1,500.00

My 1987 90 TD (bought last year for £500) now has 144k on the clock and is running well (touch wood) and it does what I want it to do - there's no chance I could have bought a 90 Tdi for that money but given the option I would like a Tdi in it!

There you go, clear as mud.