zeaphod said:

You can buy a bolt on 300tdi engine mount conversion kit, it's just that the 200tdi conversion is so easy - it will bolt straight onto your gearbox with a couple of mods. In your place, I would be ringing around local scrapyards looking for early discoveries. There is a 200TDi on ebay for 450, and one for 650 with a new head gasket and timing belt.

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landyv1rgin said:

Thanks mate but no thanks. The 19j is a bit agricultural and only a stop gap until I can give the old girl a heart transplant.

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Pappasmurf said:

The 19j is actually more civilised than a 200tdi, and although out of date is probably just as civilised as a 300, just no where near as powerful. My 200tdi is 10db louder than my 19J was.

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landyv1rgin said:

I'll add dynamat to my shopping list.

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Pappasmurf said:

Good plan, and maybe a TD5 bulkhead soundproofing mat, and if your feeling flush a Wright offroad soundproofing rubber matting system. At least that's what I'm going to be doing. Quieter tyres and a transmission blanket work well too.

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landyv1rgin said:

Thanks for the insight. Are they full cars or just engines?

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landyv1rgin said:

Hi all,

Got a rolling project 1990 Defender 90 with the 19J 2.5TD engine.

She drives nicely, accelerating well (as good as can be expected anyway), but have a couple of things I was hoping to get a steer on...

When going up hills c. 3 to 4% gradient and above, the max speed is 50. I've had an indicated 70 out of her on flat or a slight downward slope. Is this normal?

Secondly, she can be quite smokey. The usual two or three puffs of white smoke on start up. At a constant throttle there is no smoke, but as soon as I do anything other than gentle acceleration I get some smoke, the smoke is progressive.. The more aggressive the throttle press, the more smoke. I would say it is like a grey smoke. Not black but not white. Any ideas what this could be?

Couple of things to note:
1. It's got 113k miles on. Original engine.
2. It isn't consistent. Some journeys it will smoke and then other journeys, when the engine is warm, there is very little.
3. I have carried out a full service oil/fuel/Air filters and fresh oil. This has improved performance but the smoke is the same.
4. I've used a bottle of Wynns advanced diesel treatment. Didn't make much difference, but I only used a single bottle.

Thanks!

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Pappasmurf said:

Or if your happy with another 19J, I've got one going for £100, was running beautifully before I took it out. I may have a video of it running.

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nobber said:

Where are you based?

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