taxijohn

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Hi i'm possibly getting a 2a 109 with the horrid freight rover 2.5 diesel in it, if i want better reliability/performance what other diesels can people recomend, i particularly like 6cyl's but open to suggestion? no fancy electronics, must be strong & simple, bit like me realy!!
 
yu could av a 200tdi or perkins 4203 or 4236.thez loads to choose from,jus depend wot sort of performance ya want from ya land rover?
 
I'm starting to wander if the 200tdi conversion is such a great idea, after reading about the problems with the crank pulley fouling the front axle. When considering an engine conversion for a IIA be aware that a conversion designed for a SIII will not necessarily fit. This it true for fitting a Transit engine (been there done that) - the starter motor is in the position where the clutch slave cylinder goes on a IIA.

When I go greenlaning, people are surprised how well my SIII goes with it's Transit engine. It can keep up with 300tdi Discoveries fairly well on the road. If the engine had a sealed timing case and flywheel housing it would be a perfect conversion for a Series Land-Rover. I do worry about the timing belt snapping due to getting covered in **** when greenlaning but it has not happened yet in 3 years use, 15K miles and greenlaning on average probably once a month. I do get problems with mud getting into the starter motor via the flywheel housing which is a pain in the ass, but there are no clearance issues with the axle or propshaft.
 
yu could av a 200tdi or perkins 4203 or 4236.thez loads to choose from,jus depend wot sort of performance ya want from ya land rover?
I.m looking for mid range grunt so i can travel thro' mid wales & pennines with minmum of gear changing!
 
I'm starting to wander if the 200tdi conversion is such a great idea, after reading about the problems with the crank pulley fouling the front axle. When considering an engine conversion for a IIA be aware that a conversion designed for a SIII will not necessarily fit. This it true for fitting a Transit engine (been there done that) - the starter motor is in the position where the clutch slave cylinder goes on a IIA.

When I go greenlaning, people are surprised how well my SIII goes with it's Transit engine. It can keep up with 300tdi Discoveries fairly well on the road. If the engine had a sealed timing case and flywheel housing it would be a perfect conversion for a Series Land-Rover. I do worry about the timing belt snapping due to getting covered in **** when greenlaning but it has not happened yet in 3 years use, 15K miles and greenlaning on average probably once a month. I do get problems with mud getting into the starter motor via the flywheel housing which is a pain in the ass, but there are no clearance issues with the axle or propshaft.

I always thought you had to rev the transit motor a lot to make it pull? you do in the vans.
 
yu could av a 200tdi or perkins 4203 or 4236.thez loads to choose from,jus depend wot sort of performance ya want from ya land rover?

I.ve been out of the land rover scene for a long time (30yrs!!) how much wiring is involved with a 200tdi i've assumed you were onto engine management & such am i wrong?
If they are simple electronically then that is probably the way to go, find an mot fail/damaged disco.
 
If you have the 2.5NA 15J Sherpa engine it is a LANDROVER ENGINE fitted but with a different cover over the timing belt. You can change a belt in under an hour without draining the coolant.

Good engines if you get them going right.

CharlesY
 
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does anyone know if a GMC 6.5 TD engine has been fitted to a series before i have seen one in a rangie
 

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