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Originally Posted by roscoFJ73
Anyone will tell you the good points of a LR diesel engines
However some landrovers owners are in a constant state of denial regarding the quality of their choice of 4x4
Here is the bad part 
Landrover Discovery Oil Pump Bolt Failure Includes Defender TD5 engine.
God,the BBC consumer watchdog even did a program about it  |
That's a completely different engine to the 300tdi. But it's still a rare problem compared to the 1HD bottom end bearings. Sorry I forgot toyotas don't break.
I haven't driven a 200/300tdi. But they're pretty easy to leave behind at the lights. The variable vane turbo and exhaust manifold from the HS engine can be fitted to the 300tdi which would solve the no low end that Richard mentioned.
But I believe they're supposed to produce max torque and boost around the 1800rpm mentioned above.
One of the main reasons there aren't many small 4 cyls fitted to landcruisers is that they have the space for big 4 cylinders and medium size 6 cylinder diesels.