These engines (designated 23L) had Bosch Electronic Diesel Control systems, where the mechanical injector system was controlled by a drive-by-wire electronic throttle to reduce emissions. The 300Tdi was replaced in 1998 by the 5-cylinder Td5, bringing to an end the line of Land Rover 4-cylinder engines that can be traced back to 1957.
common problems 300tdi advice. Generally the 300tdi is a solid engine, just don't let it overheat, it really doesn't like that. Welcome To LandyZone, the LandSep 23, 2004. #2. Well I don't know what the temp guage on the 300tdi looks like but, the temperature should be close to the boiling point of water. What is actualy read by the guage it the coolant temperature. The coolant temperature only works when it is liquid and not at boiling point. So the cooling system is presurised to allow the Land Rover forum based in the UK. 300 TDi TD5 TDV6/8 TDCi Puma Freelander Threads 10.5K Posts it has a disco engine in it i think. I have covered 78,000miles since I have had my 300tdi with Morris multivis 10w40 semi synthetic regularly changed- engine is very very clean inside. I have worked on a few other 300tdi engines in the last few months and peering in under the rocker cover was like looking into a black hole. Any good quality oil is fine and change it regularly I have a 50s model jaguar wheels are seized up. its been stud for a long wile. you need to get the old oils out gear box engine oil /dif oil and put new oil in. then you need to take the wheels off and need to spray deep penetrating oil into the shafts. dif etc then this is going to be the worst part brake the brake pads of the front wheels Head Gasket Failure. The most common problem with the Td5 engines is head gasket failure. It would become apparent from: engine overheating. white smoke from the exhaust pipe. low coolant level. the milky white color of engine oil. and sometimes bubbling sound coming from the radiator and coolant reservoir. LR used plastic dowels to marry the While oil leaks around the cylinder head on many other engines can mean some serious problems, on the 300Tdi engines, they are not that huge of a deal. Though oil leaks into the exhaust manifold can have spectacular consequences, all you need to do is to replace these seals and O-rings. nZ7s.