Hi guys,
I've read quite a few things about the TD5 engine not performing OK, so I know thi smight be one of those "do a search"-threads, but before you reply with that, please read.
I went to see a fairly tidy Defender 90 Hard Top today. It all added up, and we haggled a bit and then just before I was going to say "deal", I remembered I've not actually taken it for a spin.
I took it for a spin, and I immediately it felt very gutless. I've only driven one TD5 before, so I don't have a huge frame of reference.
However, to get any sort of acceleration out of it, I had to pin the throttle to the floor. Keeping it there eventually got a bit of a turbo boost, but not very much. I have driven other cars that have had their EGR valves clogged up, and it was kind of similar. Or like a gutless 2-stroke that suddenly wakes up, but in this case, not very much.
It started pretty much instantaneously, and it idled like a swiss clock. No smoke, no problems at all. It's done quite a bit of miles, 160k+.
I know potential problems include things like clogged up EGR and intercooler. Collapsing hoses. Leaking hoses. Stuck wastegates. And even a broken turbo.
If I bought it, I'd be giving it a service anyway, so a bit of extra tinkering, isn't very much bother for me. However, big money outlays do bother me. I'm fairly good with a spanner, but all repairs will have to be done on the street (i.e no garage etc...).
Big question though is; Should I buy it or keep looking? What do you reckon? Big problem? No problem? Stay away? "A squirt of WD40?"... :scratching_chin:
Thanks guys!
I've read quite a few things about the TD5 engine not performing OK, so I know thi smight be one of those "do a search"-threads, but before you reply with that, please read.
I went to see a fairly tidy Defender 90 Hard Top today. It all added up, and we haggled a bit and then just before I was going to say "deal", I remembered I've not actually taken it for a spin.
I took it for a spin, and I immediately it felt very gutless. I've only driven one TD5 before, so I don't have a huge frame of reference.
However, to get any sort of acceleration out of it, I had to pin the throttle to the floor. Keeping it there eventually got a bit of a turbo boost, but not very much. I have driven other cars that have had their EGR valves clogged up, and it was kind of similar. Or like a gutless 2-stroke that suddenly wakes up, but in this case, not very much.
It started pretty much instantaneously, and it idled like a swiss clock. No smoke, no problems at all. It's done quite a bit of miles, 160k+.
I know potential problems include things like clogged up EGR and intercooler. Collapsing hoses. Leaking hoses. Stuck wastegates. And even a broken turbo.
If I bought it, I'd be giving it a service anyway, so a bit of extra tinkering, isn't very much bother for me. However, big money outlays do bother me. I'm fairly good with a spanner, but all repairs will have to be done on the street (i.e no garage etc...).
Big question though is; Should I buy it or keep looking? What do you reckon? Big problem? No problem? Stay away? "A squirt of WD40?"... :scratching_chin:
Thanks guys!