anyone stuck a 2.5 N/A diesel in a series 3?

[sgt howie]

right - diesel conversion time -

much as I'd like a tdi 200 squeezed they're too much money for too worn an engine

so -- what about the land rover 2.5 N/A diesel -- what mods / chops will it need to fit into the S3?

btw -- i currently have a 2.25 petrol

anyone done this conversion before??
anyone got a decent engine for sale?

cheers

[p100]

Hi,
Ive done this a few times, you can use the 2.5 na engine but you will have to change the front cover for one off a Sherpa.
The land rover front cover fouls the chassis and prevents the engine sitting down on the engine mount.
There are some other subtle differences between the engines but it should fit without to much grief.

Cheers Roy

[sgt howie]

what model / year sherpa engine is that from?

is it just the timing cover -- is everything else ok?

[p100]

The Sherpa engine you require would be from a 400 series from about 1984 up to 1989.
After that time LDV changed to the Peugeot 2.5 diesel following an interruption in supply due to a strike at Land Rover.
If I remember correctly you may need to change the exhaust manifold as it exits in the wrong place for the Chassis on the Land Rover.
Otherwise everything is pretty straightforward.
I used to trawl the Trader for ex military spares, there wer allways loads of engine available from these sources.
Hope this helps.
Cheers Roy

[stormin]

There's an article in the May issue of Land Rover Owners International that I've just read about exactly this thing...page 58 - series 3 owner put a Transit DI motor in.
I'm no expert like P100 but the mag. is worth a read anyway.

[cpas]

I don't know how well they fit in, but I just sold a 200TDi Disco with a good engine but broken gearbox for £500. If you can find one and retrieve the engine etc, you could sell the rest for spares for quite a bit! Doing it this way, you get all the ancilliaries you need as well!

[ugandagander]

Some Aussie late series 3 were fitted with an Isuzu dieso which turned these into a very reliable machine specially if a snorkel was fitted u could take your landy swimming and the engine didnt stop, funny that! my 2.25 doesnt like being washed let alone a swim, worth looking into, look into a company in Australia called Dellow Automotive in Sydney, they do conversion kits bet they can solve your drama with a kit probably cheaper then what u would get one in the UK for, u could soon have a dieso imported or find one locally, worth a look.