a 19j should have ample power for an 88" or even a 109, it'll not give you stellar performance though
i drove an old 90 (only the second i've ever driven) with 19j a couple of weeks ago for 7 or 8 miles from a cold start up to full running temperature, this included town traffic and about 5 or 6 miles of M6 in the 50mph limited section, it kept up with all traffic nicely and was a pleasant sounding engine at 50mph, remember a 90 is permanent 4x4 so sucks more power out of the engine so potentially in an 88" it should be more responsive
would i fit a 19j in one of my Series, yes without a doubt as 99% of the ones that were unreliable have now gone to make baked bean cans, the only thing that would stop me ...
is the 200tdi's that i already have under the bonnets
i drove an old 90 (only the second i've ever driven) with 19j a couple of weeks ago for 7 or 8 miles from a cold start up to full running temperature, this included town traffic and about 5 or 6 miles of M6 in the 50mph limited section, it kept up with all traffic nicely and was a pleasant sounding engine at 50mph, remember a 90 is permanent 4x4 so sucks more power out of the engine so potentially in an 88" it should be more responsive
would i fit a 19j in one of my Series, yes without a doubt as 99% of the ones that were unreliable have now gone to make baked bean cans, the only thing that would stop me ...
is the 200tdi's that i already have under the bonnets
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
a 19j should have ample power for an 88" or even a 109, it'll not give you stellar performance though
i drove an old 90 (only the second i've ever driven) with 19j a couple of weeks ago for 7 or 8 miles from a cold start up to full running temperature, this included town traffic and about 5 or 6 miles of M6 in the 50mph limited section, it kept up with all traffic nicely and was a pleasant sounding engine at 50mph, remember a 90 is permanent 4x4 so sucks more power out of the engine so potentially in an 88" it should be more responsive
would i fit a 19j in one of my Series, yes without a doubt as 99% of the ones that were unreliable have now gone to make baked bean cans, the only thing that would stop me ...
is the 200tdi's that i already have under the bonnets
+1 and remember an 88 is considerably lighter than a 90. The only word of caution I'd have is the 19J doesn't like being over-revved which can be tempting when you can almost keep up with the general flow of traffic.
An overdrive would help though a good one will set you back as much as an engine
Put 7.50's on at least
MattMatt
Active Member
I had one is mine and it was fine. Pulled well and easy to maintain although I did have problems with the injector pump. I haven't the faintest about mpg but I don't remember it being terrible. The 200 is good conversion and when the big end went on the 19J that is what I replaced it with. There is more power but other wise not much difference.
