Terra Ero
Member
Update - it was a matter of taking the engine mountings off completely, (which I'd been advised not to do) and then the usual shaking and wobbling it home!
An early set back was my local independent Landy place gave me the wrong mounts and despite my insistence were adamant they were the correct ones for anyone changing a 2.5 n/a to a 200TDi - (turns out they were for 300TDi on a later vehicle anyway apparently I'm told - square shaped rubbers) and a new set of my old ones was what I needed - which is actually what I asked them (the round ones) to get me - but one of the staff, on hearing I was doing the upgrade thought he knew better and got me the other ones! When I went to collect them insited they were correct and what i really needed. Trying to help, but in second guessing me wrongly, set me back by a week. I won't name them as normaly they are very helpful, and anyone can make a mistake, - but it caused me no end of problems to be without transport an extra week.
I think what I've learned is that sometimes you have to question what "experts" tell you - this guide on here was excellent help though, and the only duff info I've been given has been from people I've spoken to in person!
An early set back was my local independent Landy place gave me the wrong mounts and despite my insistence were adamant they were the correct ones for anyone changing a 2.5 n/a to a 200TDi - (turns out they were for 300TDi on a later vehicle anyway apparently I'm told - square shaped rubbers) and a new set of my old ones was what I needed - which is actually what I asked them (the round ones) to get me - but one of the staff, on hearing I was doing the upgrade thought he knew better and got me the other ones! When I went to collect them insited they were correct and what i really needed. Trying to help, but in second guessing me wrongly, set me back by a week. I won't name them as normaly they are very helpful, and anyone can make a mistake, - but it caused me no end of problems to be without transport an extra week.
I think what I've learned is that sometimes you have to question what "experts" tell you - this guide on here was excellent help though, and the only duff info I've been given has been from people I've spoken to in person!
larrynumber1
New Member
for me i removed the drivers side rubber mount completely, then jacked up gearbox slightly and slid engine in, tightened up bell housing then used hoist to lift drivers side mount as much as possible and insert rubber
this was so easy i even decided to leave one of the little pivoting things off the clutch fork so i could do it all again! :doh:
iv a question as well, i have my 200tdi in which is replacing a 2.5 petrol. my pas pump connections are a little different, the high pressure side bolt thing is of a different diameter to the petrol one, i dont have the donor disco i only have the engine! does anyone know the part number for this? although its may be easier to find it in a scrappys, anyone else came across this problem??
richardjeaton
New Member
Hi Guys
Not been on Landyzone for a while so only just caught up with this thread.
I had a nightmare getting the engine back onto the box too as it just didn't seem to line up. I could get one side all lined up and bolts in etc but would then end up with an inch gap at the other side that just wouldn't close up. I definitely didn't have the rubber engine mounts on though which gives more room. In the end I got mine lined up by jacking up the gearbox end. If I did it again I'd definitely use an adjustable engine lifting bracket!
Really glad people are making use of the guide I put together anyway
Cheers
Richard
Not been on Landyzone for a while so only just caught up with this thread.
I had a nightmare getting the engine back onto the box too as it just didn't seem to line up. I could get one side all lined up and bolts in etc but would then end up with an inch gap at the other side that just wouldn't close up. I definitely didn't have the rubber engine mounts on though which gives more room. In the end I got mine lined up by jacking up the gearbox end. If I did it again I'd definitely use an adjustable engine lifting bracket!
Really glad people are making use of the guide I put together anyway
Cheers
Richard
Langers
Well-Known Member
Hi Guys
Not been on Landyzone for a while so only just caught up with this thread.
I had a nightmare getting the engine back onto the box too as it just didn't seem to line up. I could get one side all lined up and bolts in etc but would then end up with an inch gap at the other side that just wouldn't close up. I definitely didn't have the rubber engine mounts on though which gives more room. In the end I got mine lined up by jacking up the gearbox end. If I did it again I'd definitely use an adjustable engine lifting bracket!
Really glad people are making use of the guide I put together anyway
Cheers
Richard
No, thank you sir - I used it from start to finish, literally read it word-for-word - it saved me a lot of time.
richardjeaton
New Member
No, thank you sir - I used it from start to finish, literally read it word-for-word - it saved me a lot of time.
No worries and glad it's been useful
When I did mine I'd done stacks of research beforehand but of course lots of people do it different ways and have different ability levels! As I'd not done anything like this before I wanted the simplest method so had to take advice from all the other write ups and it made sense to then put this into one document. If I ever do one again (I probably will at some stage when I get another Landy!) then I'd follow my document again with the only difference being the use of an adjustable carrier fitted to the engine hoist.
Cheers
Richard
Langers
Well-Known Member
No worries and glad it's been useful
If I ever do one again (I probably will at some stage when I get another Landy!) then I'd follow my document again with the only difference being the use of an adjustable carrier fitted to the engine hoist.
Cheers
Richard
Yep same here, it would have saved a lot of jiggery-pokery. I spent about two hours trying to get the engine to line up with the gearbox so that it would just slide on, but simply couldn't get it to work. So I went indoors, had a cup of tea, watched 10 minutes of Top Gear and went out to try again - amazingly, I got it to slide on on my first attempt and I still don't know exactly what I did differently. She's going great now though, have done approx 250 miles since the conversion and not a problem yet.
oil dripper
Well-Known Member
Have you compared part numbers?
As a general rule of thumb.....
Clutch matches engine.
Clutchplate matches gearbox.
Clutch matches engine.
Clutchplate matches gearbox.
oil dripper
Well-Known Member
Well its more polite than standard reply number 1,we might need to borrow an aircraft carrier or summit offum soon
,we might need to borrow an aircraft carrier or summit offum soonbilly-friday
New Member
Where do i get hold of a heavy duty clutch arm ?
Langers
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tombardier
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how does one report spammers?
storm99
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click on the red triangle on the right of their post.
tombardier
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well, one has just done that one has
