Nigelw Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 How long is the combo of 2.4Tdci with the MT82 and LT230? Anyone wanna crawl under their Defender with a tape measure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally V8 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Do you want to make a coffin to bury the rubbish ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanger Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 no longer than a td5 set up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 No, was looking for measures from crank pulley to rear output flange. Whats so wrong with the 2.4Tdci? Or the MT82 for that matter? Seems the LT230 is about as acclaimed as it gets so no probs there I hope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 ..Whats so wrong with the 2.4Tdci? Or the MT82 for that matter?Tick....tick....boom. Doesnt the MT82 have known probs with output shaft as well?Edit: http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/mt82-output-shaft-kit.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanger Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 mines not here otherwise i'd measure it. lovely combo with a remap and a decat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Tick....tick....boom. Doesnt the MT82 have known probs with output shaft as well? Edit: http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/mt82-output-shaft-kit.html would you look at that, no need to divorce a transit sourced gearbox if you fit that in the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally V8 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I have no issue with the transfer box,but the engine is horrible,constantly finding new ways to top itself,the gearbox is a bit better but not much.TD5 was far better.LR independants love the Puma engine almost as much as the old VM engine used in RR Classics before the TDI came out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanger Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 i thinks its good engine. td5 arent cheap when they go bang or fill them selves up with diesel or crack the heads or the dowls melt or the fuel pumps go........ the early gearboxes have had clutch issues but again the LT77 isnt the strongest and the engine does put out some decent torque specially when remapped. having done 40,000+ miles ...34,000 on a decent remap and de cat its very much a better vehicle than a td5. Love these people who quote the pub gossip as facts. 2.2 is even nicer apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally V8 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I speak as a LR independent in regular contact with other LR independants - not pub talk, real experience from multiple vehicles,not individual examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 ..Love these people who quote the pub gossip as facts. So Ashcroft Transmissions are selling modified output shafts because of pub talk? Or is it because its a fact that the transmissions have a problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 The transmission issue is a problem with the adaptor shaft from the MT82 to the LT230. Insufficient lubrication either at installation stage or by design leads them to shear off their splines leaving no drive. Quite surprising given that Land Rover had a similar problem back in the Tdi days with the LT77/R380 output shafts wearing, one would have thought they would have learned their lesson. I'm not sure why the extension housing that encloses this adaptor shaft on the back of the MT82 couldn't just be oil-filled and solve the problem, but I am sure they had good reason. As for the rest of the drivetrain, I've found them quite variable in driveline slack feel. One 2008 130 was felt like it had done 400,000 miles instead of the 400 it had covered, but the current 2012 110 I sometimes have reason to drive is much better and, apart from the kangarooing at low revs, is more or less pleasurable to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanger Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I speak as a LR independent in regular contact with other LR independants - not pub talk, real experience from multiple vehicles,not individual examples. land rovers UK by any chance? or what ever theyre called now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally V8 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 No,never heard of them. I have a small group of private customers and a large group of local garages who I do diagnostic work for. I am also a member of a private LR independants forum which the public cannot view. I only offer my advice on here as a personal view based on mine and other garages experience,if you don't like it or you think I'm wrong that's fine.I cant be bothered to argue and have nothing to prove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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