Pappasmurf
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I hope the seller didnt tell you it was a 200tdi.Oh I see! My mistake. Thank you then
landyv1rgin
Member
Yep..i should have researched etc before. But I got taken a back by the amazing shape of the rest of the vehicle
Pappasmurf
Well-Known Member
Dont worry about it then. If the body and chassis is in good condition your almost there. When you have the money, get yourself a Disco 200 or 300tdi engine and get the Steve Parkers conversion, and just change out the engine. You won't regret it.
landyv1rgin
Member
Is it a straight bolt on? How much would I be looking to pay for a 200tdi?
Thank you for the help
Thank you for the help
Pappasmurf
Well-Known Member
The 200tdi is pretty much a straight bolt on. The 300 is alot more work. I bought my Disco 200tdi for £350. Prices tend to start from there. The Steve Parkers conversion kit is £800 I think, but its very well made, and unless your good at making your own custom parts, you will need it.
Of cause, if you can find a Defender 200tdi, then that is a straight swap, but a Defender 200 is very expensive, tend to be around £1k.
discomania
Well-Known Member
Yup.
landyv1rgin
Member
Thanks for confirming. Guess I'll be on the lookout for a decent 200tdi lump
Pappasmurf
Well-Known Member
Except it will cost him to scrap. It cost £200 to scrap a old car.
Pappasmurf
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If you have removed the engine from a vehicle, it will cost you to get it to a scrap yard. Don't get me wrong, there probably are companies that will give you a couple of quid. But I still find it easier to buy an engine already stripped.
Scooby22
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Yes admittedly it is a lot easier if you can find an engine at a reasonable price, if not an engine from a whole very cheap disco is an option, once its removed as long as the scrap yard takes what's left they could have it for nowt.
Marmaduke
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A 300 isn't a great deal more work than a 200. I bought a discovery and drove it home, butchered it for all the bits it wanted then hired a trailer and scrapped it. Also being a 300 I could upgrade the axles for 24 spline ones and you've also got the option to fit a discovery transfer box....
Rougharse Racing
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I think a 300tdi is easier to fit than a 200tdi from a Discovery, they are probably easier to find.
Pappasmurf
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Buying an engine out on the floor also means you can't test it.
I was pretty desperate for mine so I just picked the nearest one, seller didn't mention the blown head gasket
I guess I must have been lucky then. My engine had already been removed and had been put on a pallet ready for me. After a 24 monthly service, plus change all the belts and new clutch, it runs beautifully.
£300.
discomania
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I think your scrap man has misunderstood the system or he saw you coming!
You do get money for cars. I sometimes buy a whole car for certain parts. I just give away the shell and anything else left to a local scrap man with a wagon and removes it. I have never given him a penny, he thanks me for the cars when I say just take it - he would usually give people £50 to take a car away for scrap so I can only assume he is getting over £200 for a car given he drives about in a 7 ton wagon to collect them - £50 to the owner and then his running costs of the wagon - he ain't doing it for £20.
discomania
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Frankly, I wouldn't even waste my time on a 200tdi - they are a bit clattery and they are now fairly difficult to find a good example - a 300tdi is a little bit more refined - people say things like a 200tdi is easier to work on blah blah - that's a daft comment there is nothing difficult about a 300tdi.
Just fit it in the slightly more rearward position, get a couple of oil lines made up here: https://www.flowfitonline.com/hydra...n-hydraulic-hose/gates-hydraulic-hose-builder
Get the exhaust extended 4 inches on the downpipe and really the rest is easy enough. There is also a good Steve Parker kit that you can buy bits from (just call them up and they sell you sections from the kit - tell them it is a replacement part) and that gives you rad pipes and stuff if you cannot be bothered with the hassle of working it all out.
Interceptorxj
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Frankly I wouldn’t waste my time on a 300tdi it was just a failed attempt at refining the superb but agricultural 200tdi so LR could keep using it in their up market vehicle range. It didn’t do the job leaving the wonderful 200 arguably the best engine ever made by Land Rover.
