DUAL MASS ENGINE

Admittedly materials and production method change, and our motors are now at the mercy change, and now at the mercy of the still young and rapidly evolving art of silicon control but these aren’t reason to get things wrong.

Here’s reason, though. When a dual mass engine flywheel become available to dampen TD5 engine pulsation and make Discovery II smoother and quieter than the competition, Land Rover faced two choices Fit the flywheel and improve the Discovery and its market share, or sit back for a while and contemplate every conceivable problem that might arise in using the new component.

The dual mass flywheel did make the Discovery a smooth machine. But nearly 13,000 flywheels fitted in early TD5 Defender and Discovery was subsequently flagged as possibly developing cracks. That was possibly a minor inconvenience compared to the Discovery’s increased sales and enhanced recognition as a luxury vehicle.