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PETROL TO DIESEL

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Canada Al:
Its not going to collapse or any thing if you dont change the springs . It might lean a little bit or be a bit lower at the front thats all . The diesel is a lot heavier than the petrol but you would not change the springs if you put your spare on the bonnet or a couple of gerry cans on the front bumper . No doubt some people will cry foul but I would not change the springs until they needed to be done anyway . I remember doing this conversion and I never thought about the springs . I sold that landrover and saw it driving about for a couple of years with no problems ( I know cos he kept bringing it back to adjust the brakes or do the master cylinder or some thing ) . Good luck . Feel free to ask if you want to .........Al

bezzabsa:

--- Quote from: "LINCS LANDY" ---Thanks for the replys guys.I thought about a 2.5 engine but cant find one for a decent price.There is a member on here selling a 2 1/4 diesel for a good price not to far away from me.

so would i have to change the spring's is it nesscary to do so?

Cheers Gavin
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thought there was someone with a 2.5 for £75??

James.Harwood:
I would stick to the Petrol, they are not that much worse on the fuel, have greater BHP and Torque and to top it off they are far more reliable.  C**p for deep water though.

What you spend extra in fuel you save in repair costs!

ukmudmaster:
I have a 2.5 diesel, Frieght Rover, £75 Complete
Dave

matthew:

--- Quote from: "James.Harwood" ---I would stick to the Petrol, they are not that much worse on the fuel, have greater BHP and Torque and to top it off they are far more reliable.  C**p for deep water though.

What you spend extra in fuel you save in repair costs!
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I'd tend to agree. Have you actually sat down and worked out the difference in running costs and how long it'll take to pay back the cost of conversion?

petrol 90p/l
diesel 95p/l

90 x 4.55 = £4.09 per gallon  / 17mpg
95 x 4.55 = £4.32 per gallon / 23mpg

Petrol 24 p/mile
Diesel 18.8 p/mile

5p difference so it'll take 2000 miles to pay back every £100 you've spent on the conversion.

If you put in a TDI doing 28mpg it works out at 15.5 p/mile (£100 every 1200 miles)

£250 2286cc diesel 5000 miles
£500 TDI** 6000 miles

Somebody'll probably come along now and prove that either my logic or maths or wrong :lol: and I may well have just contradicted my first statement anyway :roll:  


**Buy a rotten MOT failure Disco and break remainder to recover costs

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