norfolkmick
Active Member
I have a couple of 19J manifolds if you are still stuck.
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
nevermind
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
If i blank off the pipe i won't get any boost, for it is that type that forces more fuel in to the cylinder, so i will need to get a new injector pump.
Don't suppose anyone has got one of those lying around?
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
I'm just trying to get some form of shopping list together... currently stands at:
TD Pistons
TD Exhaust Valves
TD Exhaust Manifold
TD Inlet Manifold
Turbocharger
TD Injector Pump
TD Injectors
Oil feed/drain pipes
Can you see anything i have missed?
TD Pistons
TD Exhaust Valves
TD Exhaust Manifold
TD Inlet Manifold
Turbocharger
TD Injector Pump
TD Injectors
Oil feed/drain pipes
Can you see anything i have missed?
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
Do you know precisely where i can grab an oil supply for the turbo from the oil filter housing?
jamesmartin
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goldy coloured plug
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
Brilliant, thanks! I have all this just about planned out.
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
I could do that, unfortunately I would be changing the engine number, so in the event of a crash I can be blamed because they could argue that the car should not have been on the road. A 12j belonged in this car from factory, modifying it would be legal. Not to mention the cheapest 19j over here is 1270€!!
discomania
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The 15J (your engine) and the 19J were more or less the same engine with the addition of the turbo - LR did some modifications to try and help it cope with the additional stresses notably new pistons, Nimonic steel valves, crankshaft and block were also modified. Generally the 2.5 Turbo Diesel was a flop. It was not a good engine and caused LR a lot of issues at the time as they became notorious for these weak TD engines.
So taking that all into consideration do you still want to turbocharge your 15J as it stands?
discomania
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Is your LR a French LR? Could it be done in the UK and registered here then registered with its new engine in France?
What happens if your engine fails catastrophically, the block is damaged, what do the French authorities allow you to do re. a replacement engine? What if the replacement so happened to have turbo on it?
What happens if your engine fails catastrophically, the block is damaged, what do the French authorities allow you to do re. a replacement engine? What if the replacement so happened to have turbo on it?
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
No, it cannot be re-registered because from my understanding french authorities will check every inch of the vehicle to make sure it is a standard 90. If my engine fails catastrophically, i can get a replacement 2nd hand banger for not too much.
ProcrastinatorFraser
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That's just how stupid the french are! i can swap the engine, that's all very well. But in the event of a crash, the insurance could well say that the engine was the cause of the crash, and therefore i would not be covered. However, tuning/modifying an engine IS legal as long as it's declared to the insurance company. It sounds really stupid because it is. I would allready have a 300tdi in this thing.
Unless someone knows a way around the law, the engine has to stay where it is unfortunately.
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
I've done a fair load of research as to why the 19j engines failed, most of them were never fitted with intercoolers. I will be fitting one to this engine to try and avoid any mishaps, because i believe with an intercooler fitted it will be alright.
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
Well, maybe this is all pointless. A quick phone call to the insurance company revealed that i can fit a 300tdi, but it must go and get inspected at a place called DREAL quite close to where i live. If it passes inspection, that means it can get registered as a 300tdi, and can then be insured and the world is a better place.
discomania
Well-Known Member
Interesting stance. What are your thoughts on the benefits of the intercooler with regards to improving the engines reliability?
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
I'm not trying to get in to a war here, i accept i could be wrong.
From what i could gather intercooler reduces the temperature inside the cylinder and probably does some other stuff too
discomania
Well-Known Member
I'm not trying to get in to a war here, i accept i could be wrong.
From what i could gather intercooler reduces the temperature inside the cylinder and probably does some other stuff too
No please don't read into it that I am wanting to battle here, I just wanted to hear the thought process on the intercooler.
Although it does reduce the temperature of the air going into the cylinder it also means more air (cool air is denser) which results in better burn and MORE power. It's primary objective was not really engine combustion temperature reduction and even at that you are probably looking at 30-40degrees reduction so not a great deal.
