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Tillythomas1

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• Feb 9, 2020

• #1

Hi Everyone,

I am new to the forum, I have a two land rovers and am looking to buy a third and am viewing this evening but I need to get advice on the engine. In the advert it says it is a 200tdi. But the picture looks different from other 200tdi engines I have seen. I don’t want to drive a long and find out it’s a N/A engine. Car checker says it’s DT so is this diesel turbo engine pre 200tdi. If so how does it compare to a 200tdi. I have a 200tdi in my series 3 and a 300tdi in my disco 1. Thanks

 

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flat

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• Feb 9, 2020

• #2

That photo is of a discovery 200tdi engine, you can see the low mounted turbo

What’s the one in your series look like?

 

brianp38dse

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• Feb 9, 2020

• #3

Hello and welcome

 

Knappster

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Full Member

• Feb 9, 2020

• #4

Hi and welcome!

Make sure you know what each engine looks like. A 2.5 turbo diesel looks considerably different to a 200Tdi. Ask the owner for the engine number so that you can look it up.

It is possible that it’s had an engine change so won’t show as it left the factory. The engine number is the best way to check without seeing it.

Let us know how you get on.

 

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Tillythomas1

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• Feb 9, 2020

• #5

Thanks. I will check when I view this evening. Is a 2.5td engine OK versus a 200tdi?

thanks

 

Knappster

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• Feb 9, 2020

• #6

200Tdi is much better. If it’s a TD, it’s much lower performance and suffered from reliability issues.

 

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Tillythomas1

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• Feb 9, 2020

• #7

Here is the picture, it looks different to some others I have seen

 

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Knappster

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• Feb 9, 2020

• #8

It’s a 200Tdi. Looks like a disco conversion from the picture.

Get the seller to give you the engine number to confirm.

 

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Tillythomas1

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• Feb 9, 2020

• #9

Knappster said:

It’s a 200Tdi. Looks like a disco conversion from the picture.

Get the seller to give you the engine number to confirm.

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Tillythomas1

New Member

• Feb 9, 2020

• #10

Thank you. The seller has said it’s a 200tdi from a discovery. I just wanted to double check

 

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Tillythomas1

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• Feb 9, 2020

• #11

flat said:

That photo is of a discovery 200tdi engine, you can see the low mounted turbo

What’s the one in your series look like?

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Mine just looks a little different on the top, the cover bit. I don’t know anything about engines. This is my series 3 200 tdi

 

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Tillythomas1

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• Feb 9, 2020

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Tillythomas1 said:

Mine just looks a little different on the top, the cover bit. I don’t know anything about engines. This is my series 3 200 tdi

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And this is the one I’m going to view

 

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Tillythomas1

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• Feb 9, 2020

• #13

brianp38dse said:

Hello and welcome

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Thank you

 

Knappster

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• Feb 9, 2020

• #14

Tillythomas1 said:

Mine just looks a little different on the top, the cover bit. I don’t know anything about engines. This is my series 3 200 tdi

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It’s an acoustic cover from a 300 Tdi on a 200 Tdi.

 

Hippo

Lord Hippo

• Feb 19, 2020

• #15

Welcome to the forum