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Disco 200 TDI radiator same as Defender 200 TDI ?

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Smokydiesel:
Hi,

Just wondered if a Disco 200 TDI rad is the same as in the Defender 200 TDI ?

I'm swapping my 2,5 NA for a ex-Disco 200 TDI (including the Disco rad)
In order to get the rad connected I can:

A) buy the great looking radiatorhose conversion kit from Steve Parker.
B) just buy the upper and lower hoses for a Defender 200 TDi setup from Paddocks.

Option B is a lot cheaper but the hoses will only fit if the rad is the same....

Thanks !
Edwin.

86110landy:
hi
i think the rads might be the same, but i did this conversion last year and thought the same, but it doesnt work as the engine sits further back than the original so the hoses aren't long enough :twisted: i also bought the pipe kit off steve parker but to be honest i wasn't very impressed with it as after paying all that money for it you still have to chop and carve at the pipes he gives you to make them fit :twisted: but thats just my opinion :D
hope this helps.

levy

Lumbering Jack:
Theres some conversion kits on ebay that don't seem badly priced compared to the one you mentioned - they seem quite popular on one of the other forums and they come with silicone hoses  :grin:

wiltshire landyman:
hi if you use the discovery radiator you will also need to cut and lower the bottom mounting brackets as the rad will sit too high

Smokydiesel:

--- Quote from: 86110landy on January 02, 2009, 10:40:06 ---hi
i think the rads might be the same, but i did this conversion last year and thought the same, but it doesnt work as the engine sits further back than the original so the hoses aren't long enough :twisted: i also bought the pipe kit off steve parker but to be honest i wasn't very impressed with it as after paying all that money for it you still have to chop and carve at the pipes he gives you to make them fit :twisted: but thats just my opinion :D
hope this helps.

levy

--- End quote ---

As for the Disco engine sitting further back in a Defender compared to the way it does in a Disco, that's correct.
Disco hoses will indeed be to short to reach the rad and intercooler.

But am I wrong in thinking that there is no difference in the way an ex-Disco engine sits in the engine bay compared to the way an original 200 TDI engine does in a Defender ?

Therefore shouldn't  the ORIGINAL DEFENDER 200 tdi water hoses fit (and be long enough) a retro fitted Disco lump ?

Thanks !

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