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discovery 200tdi into 88"series,shopping list of parts i need.?advice please.

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Amma:
When I changed the engine in mine it took me three days to do the full job and that was by myself. The main difference is that I was fittingmine to an ex-six-cylinder (as it already had an engine change to a 2.5 petrol) 109" which meant that the turbo misses the chassis rail (just!) but tries to put the exhaust through the nearside footwell.

 :roll:

The trick with this was to cut a corner out of the footwell and weld a 'box' out of suitable thickness metal and then weld that in place from the inside. It also means that my wife has somewhere to rest her foot on.

Since I had a bit more room behind the radiator panel I decided to fit the whole of the radiator assembly from the Disco still in the frame which I have welded brackets onto the chassis which lifts it just clear of the steering components and means that when it comes to changing the timing belt I can unbolt the top and then lift out the rad and intercooler to be able to get to the front of the engine. The downside to this was not being able to fit the viscous fan back onto the engine which was not a huge concern as I already had a Kenlowe fan which is now mounted directly to the radiator panel to blow cool air through.

Hoses were made by utilising the old hoses from the Discovery and then extending them with sections of the old exhaust pipe (cleaned first though!) as I had already decided it was too small in diameter for the Tdi engine to perform properly. The only hose I did have to buy was another rad top hose which was only to get the right angle for me and make it a bit easier.

I actually used the complete clutch from the old engine after inspecting both pressure plates and reckoning that at least it should make it easier for remembering what parts needed replacing with what for the future. I have a list of all the different bits that have been changed so that I order the correct bits if something breaks.

Since mine was a six-pot I already have 11 inch drums and twin cylinders and when I rebuilt my Landy a couple of years ago I replaced all the cylinders, shoes, pipes and hoses for the complete system and it didn't half make a difference.

 ;)

In all honesty if I had got the parts to hand and not had to keep going off and getting various other bits needed I could have probably done it in two days.

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