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Offline p4203

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« on: August 29, 2005, 19:59:09 »
hi , i am running a perkins p4203 in a old 109 i would like to change for a more up to date diesel has  :D any one got any recomendations and rough cost for the conversion
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« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2005, 06:31:39 »
I'd go for a 200 or 300 Tdi from a defender - expect to pay about 1K for the engine.
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« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2005, 07:52:20 »
The Nissan diesel is apparently quite good in a Series.... and there is a conversion kit about to let you put then engine from a black cab in there too.

All my Series conversions have involved V8s... so that's about as much help as I can be :-)
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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2005, 18:28:13 »
A friend of mine rang me last nigt about a patrol, he was selling it, think it was 400, no t & t though, but a good engine
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« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2005, 21:09:23 »
A disco 200tdi will fit, and if you look around you can get 200tdi disco complete for under a £1000.  One recently sold on ebay £750.
You get the engine you want and you could easily break the rest and make some of you money back.
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« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2005, 10:46:33 »
Quote from: "Stanton Boy"
A disco 200tdi will fit, and if you look around you can get 200tdi disco complete for under a £1000.  One recently sold on ebay £750.
You get the engine you want and you could easily break the rest and make some of you money back.


that is so tempting........
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« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2005, 16:14:36 »
there is prima 2.5 on the  famous auction house but are they powerful enough for a 109 or best suited for the 88"
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« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2005, 10:55:14 »
Just put a 300tdi in mine.  Got a 82,000 mile Tdi with auto box off ebay for £1000

Its a great conversion and I wouldnt fit anything else now plus only took a weekend.
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« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2005, 13:11:19 »
theres a couple of TDI's on ebay at the moment
try a search
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« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2005, 13:16:24 »
Quote from: "woody"
theres a couple of TDI's on ebay at the moment
try a search


and seem to drop in price every week  :shock:

Saw a 300tdi go a few weeks ago for £501  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

They are certainly getting cheaper.  Look for the obscure description like just Discovery engine (that was what mine was under and there were no bids bar mine)
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« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2005, 15:07:58 »
The 300Tdi will fit the series box if you fit the backplate from a 4 cylinder diesel.

I put a 2.5 diesel from a LDV into my Series III 109 High Cap pickup and it transformed it, better starter, more power, more MPG then the 2.25 diesel it replaced.
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