sinclair182
Active Member
iv put this in the for sale section for somebody else but i quite fancy it myself any comments other than the fuel costs?
sinclair182
Active Member
Be careful, blocks crack near the main bearings, the injector pumps arent to clever and check the conversion quality.
I learnt the above from owning a badly converted one which I had to re do and another that cracked its block which is another well known problem.
I learnt the above from owning a badly converted one which I had to re do and another that cracked its block which is another well known problem.
sinclair182
Active Member
No engine pics im afraid not my motor wouldnt mind it though! Got enough problems with a straight foward landy!
wiltshire landyman
I’m back
butt ugly imo and atleast that scoop if it is a scoop on the bonnet will dump water straight onto the engine for ya
sinclair182
Active Member
As with most landys beauty is in the eye of the beholder, any way chances are you'd only see the back of it eh?
Matt TDi
New Member
I had some experience of driving one of these (in a RR Classic with auto box) which I used for a couple of towing jobs in 2005. As said, it's not really as powerful as you might expect, but there is shed loads of torque available literally from idle speed.
Slower than a TDi in my opinion, but then it was a slush box, but the torque and sound was quite impressive. Managed a ~2T trailer quite well.
Can't comment on reliability, but have also heard that they're not the most reliable of blocks.
A breathed on TD5 will knock spots off it in every possible way though, I know mine would
Slower than a TDi in my opinion, but then it was a slush box, but the torque and sound was quite impressive. Managed a ~2T trailer quite well.
Can't comment on reliability, but have also heard that they're not the most reliable of blocks.
A breathed on TD5 will knock spots off it in every possible way though, I know mine would
