2.5 tds

[big red fronty]

hiya all. am a new member to the site, but have had a frontera before and am looking to buy another. am going to have alook at a p reg 2.5tds today and was just wondering if there was anything i should be looking for? am going to be useing it to tow my sj offroader about to different events.
any help appreciated.
cheers all.

[Red Oktober]

Hi mate ...Welcome to FOG

the 2.5tds is a good powerful motor ...although it is all electronic (fly by wire) ...so there can be lots to go wrong should there be hiccups

a well maintained motor should be reasonably trouble free ... have a look Here to see what other owners have had with theirs



hope this is helpful

[big red fronty]

cheers mate. used to have a 2.8tdi but she started to give me some probs so she had to go
have been looking around but have only got bout a £1000 to spend. this one that i am going to look at don't look bad and its got some service history.
will post pics if i get it
ta

[Red Oktober]

the 2.8tdi's are easy to work on (sometimes) ....i've got one also the 2.8tdi's are all mechanical (no silly ecu's or electronics to go wrong) so in some aspects the 2.8 is a better motor ..but thats just my own opinion

good luck with the viewing today

[Rifleman]

Hi mate, welcome along. I have a 2.5TDS on an R plate and I love it. Mine has been well looked after and that swayed my decision to buy. Nice powerful unit so should cope fine with towing. Good luck.

[big red fronty]

thanks for the advice. well, i bought it. think i got it at a good price .
decided to service it today and noticed that the pipes from the turbo to the intercooler and to the air box were split. repaired those for now but got to get new ones. the oil had'nt been changed for a while (by the looks of it) but now is all nice and clean
the only prob i think i have with it is that the turbo has now developed a whistle (brg?.) so could be on the look out for a new/second hand one. what sort of price am i looking at and what breakers do you use.

[Drift]

I wouldnt worry to much about the whistle, as long as the vains dont have any play and the hoses are fine and there are no oil leaks.

Some whistle others dont

[Rifleman]

Yeah mines whistles too mate, leave it.

[big red fronty]

thanks again for the advice. will keep an eye on the turbo also it has a removable tow ball and i can't seem to get it to fit? is there a specific way of putting it in the socket? it looks like the genuine vauxhall one!

[Road Hog]

There are lots of posts here.............viewforum.php?f=71&st=0&sk=t&sd=d&start=0

Copy of owners manual here............viewtopic.php?f=41&t=4445

[big red fronty]

sussed the tow ball out now. still looking out for a turbo as noise keeps changing. just want to have one ready, just in case
thanks for all your help

[Drift]

If the tone is changing, I bet there is still a leak on the hoses

If you after a spare I think one is being broken on ebay, could be worth an email to see if he has a turbo

[Road Hog]

If you add your details to your profile (year,model,engine & rough location) there may be a local member that knows of a breakers yard nearby