Well any suspect electrics will feel at home
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6th Nov 2008 12:12 am
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You've been away far longer than we thought
There is a statement somewhere on here that says while Fiat is touting their interest in building replacement engines... Tata and LR are distancing themselves from this and there is strong speculation that they will renew their colaboration with Ford for engines beyond 2012 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
6th Nov 2008 12:12 am
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
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Well all I can say is PUMA Bits fall off it, leak out of it, it sounds like rattle snake on smack most of the time. So bring Fiat into the equation at least it may kick the Puma designers to improve their standards.
Oh sorry for discussing a Defender engine on the D3 site In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
6th Nov 2008 12:21 am
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WTH did they not put the TDV6 into Defender?
6th Nov 2008 12:24 am
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
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Gareth wrote:
WTH did they not put the TDV6 into Defender?
Because the diffs would explode closely followed by seizure of the transfer box, so on and so on.In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
6th Nov 2008 12:27 am
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So will the D4 have IVECO engines? Or more then likely the Defender replacement?????1993 Defender 110 300tdi - many mods
6th Nov 2008 9:59 am
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Fiat group have some lovely common rail diesels... and the lowest average CO2 emissions of any car manufacturer, something LR could do with some experienced advice on... makes sense to me!
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I have to say my FIAT has been MUCH more reliable than the D3 and MUCH easier to work on
Can't see a problem. Engines in particular are good. Had the same low battery ECU error problems that the D3 has so they should make good stable mates!
6th Nov 2008 11:43 am
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I have to say that that Iveco Massif does look cool dressed up 8)21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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