Interesting thread this chaps.
Question for you ste220 if you wouldn't mind. Having had enough of the problems with my current freelander engine (2ltr XDi), I decided to do the same conversion as gday earlier in this thread. I thought all 2lr diesels as fitted to the Rover range i.e 220, 240 were the same as the freelander 2ltr.
Having taken the engine out and disposed of the car, I changed everthing needed over to the Freelander engine, the exhaust manifold, intercooler pipe, clutch etc. I then put said engine into the Freelander and tried to mate up the g/box (the original one already in the Freelander). It was then I found the gearbox wouldn't mate up. None of the bolt holes or the starter opening were the same.
I noted your comment about the blocks and heads being the same. I checked the engine code on the 'old' engine and it was as you said, 20T2N. Unfortunately on the new engine, their dosn't seem to be any number.
Any idea's? I'm told their 'may' be an adapter plate between engine and gearbox for this conversion but nobody seems to be able to say with any certainty that their is. At the moment I'm stuck.
Regards.
Stefan
