Lets have some fun re pick up trucks

[Sussex Groundie]

When I lived in Windsor/Ascot 4x4 were for off pavement, the school sports day, towing the polo ponies about.

 

Glad to say now I am in Sussex proper 4x4 country, pity I sold the Ranger ah well.

 

Bluemerlin thats a nice sorted truck you have.

[Stubby]

Amarok spot on. One of my brothers has got one, it will never get dirty! He swapped away a Jag xj for it. Don't ask!.......... He just fancied a change.

 

Amorak at the stable yard owned by a bloke is filthy .

[difflock]

I would NOT slag off a smaller capacity engine for towing.

Look at the 1.0l Ecoboost Ford are fitting to their Mondeos n other models.

Or the VW/Skoda 1.2TSI, that pulls like a diesel.

The times they are a changing.

BUT

Do NOT expect to neglect the maintenance and get away wit it.

Use the correct oil, keep an eye on the dipstick, and simmer the turbo if working hard.

i.e. Dont just "pull the strangler"

From someone who worked a variable vane turbo on a 1.9TDI hard, and got 253,000 miles on it with ZERO maint.

[Johnnyboxer]

I would not have an anorak, a mechanic asked me would I pull a trailer with a vw golf, I of course answered no,

Well he said an anorak is the same engine as a golf with two turbines, just wait another couple of years folk will be dying to get rid of them

 

Not much torque then:001_tt2:

[NFG]

Hi

 

Land Rover Discovery Mk 1 - Im fairly good at welding and dont go over 70 even where I can due to braking distance & there is a Haynes manual for the passengers to read so they know how to help fix it - well sort of.

 

 

N

[wisecobandit]

I would NOT slag off a smaller capacity engine for towing.

Look at the 1.0l Ecoboost Ford are fitting to their Mondeos n other models.

Or the VW/Skoda 1.2TSI, that pulls like a diesel.

The times they are a changing.

BUT

Do NOT expect to neglect the maintenance and get away wit it.

Use the correct oil, keep an eye on the dipstick, and simmer the turbo if working hard.

i.e. Dont just "pull the strangler"

From someone who worked a variable vane turbo on a 1.9TDI hard, and got 253,000 miles on it with ZERO maint.

True but....

Why the need to supercharge a 1200 car tho? If I was wanting something to tow with I would buy a bigger engined, higher weight vehicle that could tow a decent load with dragging the guts out the supercharger and blowing headgaskets.

Please don't mention fords to me, my transit which has just turned 1 year old has just gone in for its second main dealer service and the diesel filter housing broke as they unscrewed the diesel filter!! So much for reliability given its age and now they have to order in a replacement as don't keep one on the shelf..

 

 

NFG your spot on. I work on and have owned several disco 2/300's and spent many an hour welding chassis's, inner arches and boot floors!

[difflock]

It appears it is easier to get a boosted smaller capacity engine to meet the EC CO2 regulation "bands" therefore a lower Road Fund Duty (As if it were ever spent on the roads!!!!!!) and therefore a more salable product.

The law of unintended consequences.

Ditto for 3 cyls replacing 4 and 4 replacing 6 cyls.

Due to lower frictional losses with a lower no of cylinders and other moving parts.

Also lighter, therefore more efficient.

I will however readily admit, that the 1.6TDI is a perfect replacment for the 1.9TDI HP for HP and ft lb for ft lb.

But the 1.6TDI is now being replaced by a 1.4 TDI (not sure if 3 or 4 cyl though)

Progress folks, simply progress.

PS

The "boosted" 1.2TSI petrol is an absolute honey of an engine, despite being titchy in capacity AND petrol, it lugs like a diesel, quite astounding really.

PPS

I also put 253,000 miles on the 1.9TDI, on the origional head gasket.

Kept coolant topped up though, despite a Motorway leak that necessitated driving at 50mph until I reached the docks and water.

Drove on the temp needle rather than the speedo, which actually worked (it was a split/chafed through hose)

Edited January 20, 2015 by difflock

[wisecobandit]

Amorak at the stable yard owned by a bloke is filthy .

 

You should tell them not to park it next to a big puddle then so everyone that drives past splashes it up on the truck

[wisecobandit]

It appears it is easier to get a boosted smaller capacity engine to meet the EC CO2 regulation "bands" therefore a lower Road Fund Duty (As if it were ever spent on the roads!!!!!!) and therefore a more salable product.

The law of unintended consequences.

Ditto for 3 cyls replacing 4 and 4 replacing 6 cyls.

Due to lower frictional losses with a lower no of cylinders and other moving parts.

Also lighter, therefore more efficient.

I will however readily admit, that the 1.6TDI is a perfect replacment for the 1.9TDI HP for HP and ft lb for ft lb.

But the 1.6TDI is now being replaced by a 1.4 TDI (not sure if 3 or 4 cyl though)

Progress folks, simply progress.

PS

The "boosted" 1.2TSI petrol is an absolute honey of an engine, despite being titchy in capacity AND petrol, it lugs like a diesel, quite astounding really.

PPS

I also put 253,000 miles on the 1.9TDI, on the origional head gasket.

Kept coolant topped up though, despite a Motorway leak that necessitated driving at 50mph until I reached the docks and water.

Drove on the temp needle rather than the speedo, which actually worked (it was a split/chafed through hose)

To be fair and honest the other half has a skoda fabia 1,9 tdi as a run around and its faster than a golf due to its lighter weight. Its never let her down engine wise. They are good motors without doubt. That said they also stuck them in the audi a6 which is no lightweight and then the transporter which isn't exactly small but the extra weight of vehicle you know your not in a golf anymore.

As far as the truck goes tho they have less aerodynamics than a housebrick and heavier which is why they've probably had to stick a second turbo on it. Question is. is it the same size turbos or mismatched? Mismatched ie 1 smaller than the other the smaller turbo will help the larger turbo spool up quicker and make its power delivery more tsi like than turbo.

 

The thing which will be debateable is the 1.9 tdi started out and was designed for 110 hp and 130 hp then they realised they could get reliability with 150 hp and now lets twin turbo it. Somewhere its going to spit its dummy

[bigdave]

L200...close on the hours worked and occasionally driven by blonde wife but mostly bouncing it around on the farm working. Mrs isn't a fan of it because she struggles to reverse park it without using the towbar as a bump stop....

 

 

 

 

 

your missus drives it better than you do!!

 

at least she can reach the pedals with out sitting on a cusion!