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Converting a V8 Range rover to diesel
Hi, I brought a 2 door range rover recently to go off-roading in. Great fun except I need a morgage run it! I want to fit a diesel engine into it but not too sure which one to go for? so far people are saying go for: - Range Rover Diesel (perkins I think) - Daihatsu 2.8TD - Isuzu 2.8TD - Nissan FD35 Need something that is not going to cost a fortune to fit and also to run... The easier the conversion the better as well!! Any advice would be great! -- minimodz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ minimodz's Profile: http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/member.php?userid=56 View this thread: http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/showthread.php?t=17208 |
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"minimodz" > wrote in message ... > > Hi, > I brought a 2 door range rover recently to go off-roading in. Great fun > except I need a morgage run it! > I want to fit a diesel engine into it but not too sure which one to go > for? > > so far people are saying go for: > > - Range Rover Diesel (perkins I think) > - Daihatsu 2.8TD > - Isuzu 2.8TD > - Nissan FD35 > Need something that is not going to cost a fortune to fit and also to > run... > The easier the conversion the better as well!! > Any advice would be great! > My vote goes to the Isuzu, it'sa basic direct injection, and gives good response. I would advise you not to get the Isuzu 3.1TD, while it is a good motor that will also last, my persoal preferance is the more responsive direct injection to the more laggardly but more powerful indirect injection 3.1 unit. If you can find a 3.0TD 4jx1 cheap snap it up but first ensure all the warranty recall bits have been done, namely the injector sleeves have been replaced (fixed on '02 onwards engines) and the oil pickup in the sump has been rerouted and the turbo has been done. |
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I am not sure where you are located but I assume based on the URL that it is
in England. That being the case I would suggest that you try alt.fan.landrover if it is available on your news server. The regulars on this group, most of which are UK based will be able to give you a lot of more localized advice. Personally I would have a very good look at a 300Tdi motor as this might bolt straight up with no cutting, welding etc (not an expert opinion). If that is the case then you would probably be better off paying a little more for the engine and saving a bunch of time and effort on all the usual conversion paraphanila (adaptor plates, clutches, flywheels, engine mounts, broken knuckels etc, etc. etc.) I did a Nissan LD 28 conversion on my serIII and I am finally quite happy with it, but it was a lot of effort, a lot of money and a lot of fiddeling to get the cooling right. It is amazing how removing the Warn 8274 revolutionized the cooling. I will never again put anything in front of the rad on any vehicle I own. If you are UK based what about an LPG conversion? I have no experience of this but I gather the running costs are similar to diesel but the conversion costs may be substantially less. Regards Stephen |
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"minimodz" > escribió en el mensaje ... > > Hi, > I brought a 2 door range rover recently to go off-roading in. Great fun > except I need a morgage run it! > I want to fit a diesel engine into it but not too sure which one to go > for? > > so far people are saying go for: > > - Range Rover Diesel (perkins I think) > - Daihatsu 2.8TD > - Isuzu 2.8TD > - Nissan FD35 > Need something that is not going to cost a fortune to fit and also to > run... > The easier the conversion the better as well!! > Any advice would be great! Better sell your car and buy one diesel, but be cautious with the VM engine, they aren't reliables. If you persist, perhaps a 2.5TDI VW engine is a better solution, they are very common in Europe. Even a 1.9TDI is a good choice, there is a version with 150HP. Regards. |
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