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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: p4203 on August 29, 2005, 19:59:09

Title: what engine
Post by: p4203 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
 cheers

Title: what engine
Post by: ep90 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.

Title: what engine
Post by: muddyweb 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 :-)

Title: what engine
Post by: hobbit 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

Title: what engine
Post by: cstokes 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.

Title: what engine
Post by: ian_s 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........

Title: what engine
Post by: p4203 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"

Title: what engine
Post by: landyman Ash 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.

Title: what engine
Post by: woody on September 16, 2005, 13:11:19

theres a couple of TDI's on ebay at the moment
try a search

Title: what engine
Post by: landyman Ash 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)

Title: what engine
Post by: Kevs2A 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.