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Currently running a 2.5n/a Diesel on a 1992 ex military Defender.
Due to the impending ULEZ restrictions near me, looks like I will have to change to a petrol. what engine is the easiest and best fit and what is involved (laymans terms) in doing so.
cheers
 
Currently running a 2.5n/a Diesel on a 1992 ex military Defender.
Due to the impending ULEZ restrictions near me, looks like I will have to change to a petrol. what engine is the easiest and best fit and what is involved (laymans terms) in doing so.
cheers
You could put an M50 B25 or B20 in it... Straight six naturally aspirated and bomb proof also of the same sort of year (early to mid 90's)... Seems fitting. I'm pretty sure it fits quite well. Not done one my self though I must say
 
You could put an M50 B25 or B20 in it... Straight six naturally aspirated and bomb proof also of the same sort of year (early to mid 90's)... Seems fitting. I'm pretty sure it fits quite well. Not done one my self though I must say
I’ll check that out, thanks.
 
How much do you use the vehicle? What are the implications of doing nothing? I'm not up on ULEZ regs.

As for best and easiest. They are unlikely to be the same thing. A Rover V8 is better in every way than a 2.5p but is slightly more work to fit.
 
How much do you use the vehicle? What are the implications of doing nothing? I'm not up on ULEZ regs.

As for best and easiest. They are unlikely to be the same thing. A Rover V8 is better in every way than a 2.5p but is slightly more work to fit.
Your first question is a very good one and the answer is that I use it very little. I think the writing is on the wall though as the ULEZ zone is branching out near me. The implications are a £12.50 per use in the zone. As with all these penalties they will create an income and so they will spread and rise in cost. I’m trying to get ahead of the curve.
 
Yes I would think so.

I asked as iirc a tdi defender van was not allowed, yet a tdi defender county with rear seats was allowed (this was some time back so info may be incorrect?) and it was all down to the chassis number, wrong number = out of luck.
Have a seach as I am sure I have read about it on a thread on LZ.
 
Its nuts, just checked all our cars, all diesels euro0 to euro5, none are ulez free, so picked a random disco 3 v8 petrol reg number off ebay, and voila its free!
 
Currently running a 2.5n/a Diesel on a 1992 ex military Defender.
Due to the impending ULEZ restrictions near me, looks like I will have to change to a petrol. what engine is the easiest and best fit and what is involved (laymans terms) in doing so.
cheers
As a matter of interest does the vin say its a 2.5n/a? Civvy's were 200tdi of that year and thats shown on the vin.
 
Its nuts, just checked all our cars, all diesels euro0 to euro5, none are ulez free, so picked a random disco 3 v8 petrol reg number off ebay, and voila its free!
Yes Exactly. It’s a nightmare. They should have let existing cars off but new ones should have to comply. It’s almost like when they made us change from a Petrol to Diesel!
 
You could 'convert' your diesel engine to a petrol. Richard Hall has done just that on Page 35 of this month's Land Rover Monthly. It seems straight forward enough, if you can wield a spanner and you have access to the necessary conversion parts.
 
You could 'convert' your diesel engine to a petrol. Richard Hall has done just that on Page 35 of this month's Land Rover Monthly. It seems straight forward enough, if you can wield a spanner and you have access to the necessary conversion parts.
Read that article. Twas interesting, but he does have access to a shedload of parts!
 

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