What Transit to buy? Which engine is the best?

[Roofer2011]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking at getting a Transit very soon but unsure whats the best engine to get?

I'm currently looking at getting a SWB T280, 2002 onwards. Is the engine any good? Or does it differ in earlier years?

Any info on what engines are good would be most grateful.

Cheers

Tony.

[chunky73]

Hi, i was looking at the later shape transits but im holding out until a half decent pre 2001 2.5di comes along
as i had a Mondeo with the same 2.0 tdci engine in some versions of the transit and to be honest they are more trouble than they are worth as they can be
very troublesome and very expensive to repair especially when the injectors/fuel systems start playing up which they
can do along with the dual mass flywheel/clutch, however if you find a decent one i would go with the 2.4 as it seems
to be slightly less troublesome as it was never designed to be shared with a car.
Best of luck

[oldyellar]

you also get a 2.0l 75,85 or 100ps t280 tddi not tdci there good had loads of them 100ps being the best its the (tdci) common rail that is troublesome and costly to fix.

[winterheating]

yeah the 2.0 duratorque is a solid engine,better than the 2.4, allthough theres obviously more stress on the 2.4's, bigger bore and longer stroke.
The Dmf is just the same as any other DMF or clutch, you can get trevor revvers with 10k on a new car and need a new clutch, or you can get a sensible driver with same clutch and do 200k easy, the DMF is just an extension of the clutch. Expense is the only downside, which makes people think they are bad.

The tdci fuel system does need to be looked after, good fuel, fuel filter changes, and check water drain, when its right its great, but again because of cost its a big downside, tdcis have been known to cover many miles without repair, they also are controlled to finer tolerences so cause problems were other traditional diesel fuel sytems would just run with slight lack of power and youd never know.
Ive had a few tdci mondeos, the best one an ex taxi with 220k and original injectors and pump, got it cheap as 1 of injectors had failed.

just got an early TDDI mondeo, and very pleased with it, plenty of power, only downside is slightly noisier.But more than makes up as its the very reliable TDDI, thats why i got it nothinng to worry about.

the 75ps/85ps/100ps transits are all fwd 2.0 tddi duratorques and very good.

the 125ps 2.0 duratorque is a tdci, which if not mainted can give problems.



or if you want to just run a cheap vehicle and not bothered about comfort, noise, performance MPG then get a mk5

[chunky73]

or better still if you want performance refinement and good mpg....get a car instead!!!