Petrol to Diesel

[shaunm41]

Just out of interest.....

I have a 1.8 petrol freelander but its absolutly S**TE at pulling owt over a tonne.. Up hills in first gear, total rubish.. But the body work is spot on.. Looks really nice.. So would it be a ball ache to fit it with a diesel engine instead? I know the ecu and all that would have to be changed and the fuel tank flushed.. But what else would be involved.. Its A 2003 freelander kalahari hardback..

Thanks

Shaun

 

[RichM]

Yes, it would be a pain in the arse and you'd have to change all the wiring too. Given that your 1.8 gaylander is probably worth bugger all anyway, you would be better off buying a TD4.

That said, when I had a TD4 it still performed poorly when pulling half a tonne, especially during braking. Could definitely feel it on the back.

 

[chromiumuk]

Wot Rich said.

 

[2.0_hippo]

get a range rover

pulled 2.5 tonne of horse and trailer the other day - could hardly feel it on the back

 

[Andrew McIntyre]

get a range rover

pulled 2.5 tonne of horse and trailer the other day - could hardly feel it on the back

Haha, bet you feel the difference when you fill up though!:doh:

 

[2.0_hippo]

ahha not really - compared to when i had my td4 with a synergy on full wack and a heavy right foot.

im only doing another £10 a week in fuel

no need to floor it now with the 3.0 Litre engine

although with the horse trailer is was only doing 12MPG lol still better than a freelander as it wouldnt even be able to pull it in the first place

 

[Hippo]

can we have some pics of the inside? engine, underneath etc.

 

[2.0_hippo]

can we have some pics of the inside? engine, underneath etc.

is that question aimed at me or the thread owner ?

 

[Hippo]

is that question aimed at me or the thread owner ?

you. ta

 

[2.0_hippo]

you. ta

yea got some engine pics and some interior pics me thinks, dunno about the underneath tho

 

[Hippo]

yea got some engine pics and some interior pics me thinks, dunno about the underneath tho

Thanks. I likes pic's. Un don't ferget, if yer int got pic's of the underneath, then it int got one. Tis forum rules. I'll watch out fer the fred on the rr section.

 

[2.0_hippo]

need to get some pics of the inside but here's one of the engine bay

- a dream to work on the engine ( the freelander td4 was nice to work on)

loads of space around all the components - just everything is just a bit bigger ! LOL