HAGGISBIKER
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Hi looking for some pointers and advice from anybody who has done a Defender engine swap using a Mercedes OM606.
I have read about Gaz Fab doing the conversion plate allowing the OM606 to mate to a Land Rover Auto Box and fitting a mechanical pump to the engine to overcome the electronic issues.
Sitting here I have a complete low mileage e300 Mercedes with full service history and everything works a treat but rust has eaten the body...can the engine and auto box from the car along with the ecu's be used to do a swap for the V8 auto that's in my 110 hi cap?
I know you get standalone ecu's for the Mercedes engine and auto box but this adds around £2000 to the cost of the swap, even trying to find a mechanical pump then having it modified with bigger elements adds to the cost of the swap..
Lots of people say that going the mechanical pump route saves the ecu worries and the issues they get when water gets near them but having a heavily modified P38 that with some carefully placed waterproofing has managed some deep water crossings without issue.
Plan would be take all ecu's, harnesses and the like from the Mercedes and along with a divorced transfer case set-up try and get the OM606 and auto box to work in standard configuration as it does in the stock Mercedes.
Any constructive comments or pointers most welcome as plan A would be use as much as possible from the donor car, plan B take just the engine and fit a mechanical pump and use a Gaz Fab conversion kit to fit it to the currently fitted auto box.
I have read about Gaz Fab doing the conversion plate allowing the OM606 to mate to a Land Rover Auto Box and fitting a mechanical pump to the engine to overcome the electronic issues.
Sitting here I have a complete low mileage e300 Mercedes with full service history and everything works a treat but rust has eaten the body...can the engine and auto box from the car along with the ecu's be used to do a swap for the V8 auto that's in my 110 hi cap?
I know you get standalone ecu's for the Mercedes engine and auto box but this adds around £2000 to the cost of the swap, even trying to find a mechanical pump then having it modified with bigger elements adds to the cost of the swap..
Lots of people say that going the mechanical pump route saves the ecu worries and the issues they get when water gets near them but having a heavily modified P38 that with some carefully placed waterproofing has managed some deep water crossings without issue.
Plan would be take all ecu's, harnesses and the like from the Mercedes and along with a divorced transfer case set-up try and get the OM606 and auto box to work in standard configuration as it does in the stock Mercedes.
Any constructive comments or pointers most welcome as plan A would be use as much as possible from the donor car, plan B take just the engine and fit a mechanical pump and use a Gaz Fab conversion kit to fit it to the currently fitted auto box.