Oh well only trying to help..... same principle tho find summat scrap or accident damaged for the engine....just that engines gunna be more money all round.... L series rocks !

Rover 220 sdi diesel | Sheffield | Gumtree look at that....correct engine and only 77k miles ! £295

mileage matters little on older cars...they tend to be bought and sold based on condition rather than miles..... Ive never known anyone correct miles for this reason. If you sold it on later you cover yourself by giving a written receipt stating new engine fitted and mileage was incorrect.

If its an L series diesel (pre TD4 ) that engines in a lot of different vehicles..... 220 bubble shape rovers...420...poss 620 also. There are others to. look into buying a whole car with no tax or test.....with a good engine then transplant. This way you get tons of spares...alternators starter...

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where r u from matt ? (chesterfield/Sheffield here). Big as you can make fit intercooler behind front bumper piped up will give good power increases......just need to suss out if I can find one off something else to fit that's big !

Hi matt, Im on a similar train of thought, only im gunna start looking round scrap yards for as large a intercooler as I can find to fit to my L series hippo so I will be looking for pattern type intercooler pipes. Larger intercooler = more power its really that simple. So if you or anyone else...

Prob not turbo then, if its a whistle or a squeak and that's the only symptom id check further before spending big dosh on a clutch...check clutch pedal foe a squeak in clevis pin....also check master cylinder and bracket as hydraulics can make noises to.

Whistling when clutch is pressed.....u sure your not hearing your turbo whistle as you shift gears ???

yeah I guess the shaft would be longer than normal but im sure it would work....interesting hippo it would make lol. As for head, if your doing the belts the only extra expense would be a head gasket. which power version of the 220 do you have.....the higher powered engine has the larger...

Ive seen drive shafts cut and rewelded back longer haveing been sleeved in the middle. You have to be capable of welding to a high standard and accuracy getting the shaft straight. Then they need balancing in same way you would a prop shaft. On gearbox and bell housing front....are the gear...

UPDATE...... Removed IRD and its all stripped gears, sloppy bearings throughout and one very smashed up DIFF. It literally fell out of the end cover when unbolted in pieces on floor. On good side the casing was intact as was the heat exchange SO........ today fetched a recon exchange IRD from...

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All this is guesswork.... I reckon theres good cause to pull the IRD and gearbox off. Its the only way to get a definite diagnosis. Im in middle off dramas off my own..... complete loss off drive. Finished pulling IRD out after theorising for a few days....turns out the diff has shattered inside...

You reckon there would be the option off leaving the rover 200 box in situ and do away with the freelander G/Box and IRD. wonder if the drive shafts would fit or need them cutting and rewelding to a diff length, balance up and away lol... Assuming your FWD of course.

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Be interesting to see just whats needed to do an engine transplant. Have wondered before if its possible as they are the same basic motor and IMO a superior engine to the TD4. ( I run on bio diesel and TD4 wont )

Ive replaced injectors in a hippo with used ones from scrappy taken from a rover 220 SDI and they fitted and worked fine.....Are you sure you need to swap these ?

When you press the clutch pedal the operating arm on the gearbox housing slides into the bell housing and acts on the clutch bearing pushing it into the 'fingers' on the clutch pressure plate....thereby disengaging the clutch to make gear shifts......if the pedal travels to the floor....and you...

Yeah you did matt, seems I have a similar prob to what you had previously. just getting round to pulling the IRD off now.