its the same block as the 2.25 and 2.5 Petrol.
thinks - turbo petrol
thinks - turbo petrol
its the same block as the 2.25 and 2.5 Petrol.
thinks - turbo petrol
Soz - mislead yu - i was saying the old 2.5 na doozil is the same block as the 2.25/2.5 petrol - not the 200tdi is the same block.
hughesy
Well-Known Member
You can buy a 2.5TD for very little as everyone thinks they're **** and wants a tdi. I've got a td and a 2.5n/a at the mo(no, not in the same landy ) and I reckon a good n/a isn't far behind an average td performance wise. Definitely not enoiugh difference to warrant blowing up a good n/a by fitting a dodgy turbo conversion.
) and I reckon a good n/a isn't far behind an average td performance wise. Definitely not enoiugh difference to warrant blowing up a good n/a by fitting a dodgy turbo conversion.Take care with the conversion in the planning stage.
It is easy enough to take an oil FEED to the turbo for lubricating and cooling it's bearing and shaft, but you must also arrange a free-fall oil drop tube back into the crankcase. In SOME engines there is a nice tapped hole with a plug in it on the left side of the block just for this job. If your engine was a N/A diesel, I don't think the hole is drilled and tapped, so you would have to do that. At the very least you would need to take off the sump to be able to catch the drill swarf. Funnily enough, my 2.5 petrol engine had the hole drilled and tapped and plugged!
Fitting a turbo to a N/A without also fitting the fuel injection pump for a turbo engine will not raise the performance much, if any. It might do a mile a gallon more on fuel, but that would be all you could expect.
Is it worth the effort?
CharlesY
It is easy enough to take an oil FEED to the turbo for lubricating and cooling it's bearing and shaft, but you must also arrange a free-fall oil drop tube back into the crankcase. In SOME engines there is a nice tapped hole with a plug in it on the left side of the block just for this job. If your engine was a N/A diesel, I don't think the hole is drilled and tapped, so you would have to do that. At the very least you would need to take off the sump to be able to catch the drill swarf. Funnily enough, my 2.5 petrol engine had the hole drilled and tapped and plugged!
Fitting a turbo to a N/A without also fitting the fuel injection pump for a turbo engine will not raise the performance much, if any. It might do a mile a gallon more on fuel, but that would be all you could expect.
Is it worth the effort?
CharlesY
muddythelandy
New Member
In the same vein, if you took the turbo OFF a 19J engine, would that make it less prone to self destruction at the expense of a bit of "power" loss? I've been wondering for a while and never got round to asking...
Yes it would, and it would run perfectly well, but well down on power.
It would probably run more or less as well as a 2.5 N/A, but it might be a bit smoky on full throttle till the revs built up.
Why bother though? Why not leave it alone and drive carefully?
CharlesY
It would probably run more or less as well as a 2.5 N/A, but it might be a bit smoky on full throttle till the revs built up.
Why bother though? Why not leave it alone and drive carefully?
CharlesY
Use good engine oil too.
I use Tractor Universal made by OVOLINE.
I buy it in a 210 litre oil drum, and it costs less than diesel!
I think I paid £155 for 210 litres.
It is a super quality oil, and at the price you can afford to change it more often.
Clean oil helps engines live longer.
CharlesY
I use Tractor Universal made by OVOLINE.
I buy it in a 210 litre oil drum, and it costs less than diesel!
I think I paid £155 for 210 litres.
It is a super quality oil, and at the price you can afford to change it more often.
Clean oil helps engines live longer.
CharlesY
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