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v8 auto box to 200 tdi

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fld77:
yeah, was hoping to keep cost low, i just bought engine & box complete. did see a non ecu zf auto for a tdi on the bay for 200, which aint that bad but still more expense than a pedal box.

Range Rover Blues:
You bought the engine & box complete, is that a manual box then?  I'm assuming the auto is the one in the car already.


£200 is good for a decent auto box I think.

fld77:
yeah the car is a v8 auto. 200 is a good price but its just beyond me at the moment. I may hang on a bit longer and save a few quid for the auto box route. Am I right in thinking I need to get different props if I use the manual box?

Range Rover Blues:
Errr, dunno actually.  I know that Tim's 300 TDi has a shorter front prop than my hard dash RRC, both are manual.

Might be worth checking part numbers on propshafts on Rimmer bros website to see which ones are the same.  I need ot check one on RRRs TDi auto, probably find it's like no other car I have.


I'm guessing that manual TDis have shorter props anyway, I do know the input shaft of the manual is different and the 1st gear is lower that for a V8.

The V8 has a gearbox cooler on both auto and manual, the TDi needs a lot less cooling and the manual won't have one as standard (but you can fit it as you'll have most of the parts).

ALSO, our 300TDis have a different cross member under the gearbox, it sits further back and that might be because of the exhaust, not sure.

TBH it's not very often I crawl under more than one RRC a day anymore :lol:

fld77:
lol, I did swap a v8 to 200tdi about 4-5 yrs back but I used eveything I could from a donor car. swapped props and gearbox cross member also had the pedal box etc there to use too.
Im in a different situation with this one i.e. space, money and time. Im sure I'll be on here every 10 mins when I start the task in the week :?
 

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