Hello all,
I have been lurking on the forum for some time but I have only now needed to ask the communitys advice.
I recently purchased a 1999 mk2 Discovery, it is the 4.0 V8 ES 7 seat.
I got the vehicle at a very good price from a friend as the engine was destroyed and he did not want the hassle of replacing the engine.
I have looked at various options to rebuild the block but all of them very costly!
I have recently been offered an Audi A8 4.2 V8 (Engine Code ABZ) complete with all ECUs clocks wiring looms etc the whole thing is complete and I have been offered it for £500.
I am mechanically minded so I cant see to many issues with the hardware installation (Famous last words) my concern is all of the ECU systems etc.
Has anyone done a none OEM engine install into this vehicle, and what is involved with getting the AUDI ECU to talk to the rest of the Land Rover sub systems, or getting the Land Rover ECU to work the Audi Engine, or alternatively using an aftermarket ECU like VEMS etc.
Any advice anyone can give me on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you all.
I have been lurking on the forum for some time but I have only now needed to ask the communitys advice.
I recently purchased a 1999 mk2 Discovery, it is the 4.0 V8 ES 7 seat.
I got the vehicle at a very good price from a friend as the engine was destroyed and he did not want the hassle of replacing the engine.
I have looked at various options to rebuild the block but all of them very costly!
I have recently been offered an Audi A8 4.2 V8 (Engine Code ABZ) complete with all ECUs clocks wiring looms etc the whole thing is complete and I have been offered it for £500.
I am mechanically minded so I cant see to many issues with the hardware installation (Famous last words) my concern is all of the ECU systems etc.
Has anyone done a none OEM engine install into this vehicle, and what is involved with getting the AUDI ECU to talk to the rest of the Land Rover sub systems, or getting the Land Rover ECU to work the Audi Engine, or alternatively using an aftermarket ECU like VEMS etc.
Any advice anyone can give me on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you all.