Intro

September 20, 2024 - Reading time: 2 minutes

I am fortunate to own a 2007 Defender TDCi 2.4 with 110,000 miles on the clock. The 2.4 TDCi engine was originally designed by Ford for the transit van and whilst capable, the Defender deserves better. Having had a disastrous trip to Europe this summer where we experienced lots of black smoke from the exhaust a very long way from home, I have decided that the engine needs either an overhaul or upgrade.

Having completed quite a bit of internet reading and watching, it is clear that this is a well trodden path and has already been completed by many people for various reasons, including getting away from the 2.2 and 2.4 TDCi engines.

These pages are intended to document progress on this project both to serve as a simple place to store all the useful and valuable information that will undoubtedly be needed and also to help anyone else that might be considering something similar.