Other 2.5 BMW Diesel in a Series

Terry O Sullivan · Feb 25, 2017

Hi
Wondering if anyone can shed some light on a project i fancy doing. I have a knackered P38 Range Rover here with a great engine & manual gearbox. I assume the box is a R380. I would like to have the engine in a Series Land Rover. Mechanically i can get over most things but electriciry does my head in. Is the engine management system a standalone unit which can be transfered or will it be very complicated. Please, not to much criticisim here. I just love the BMW unit. It sounds great and pulls well. Ive had V8s, TdIs TDs V6s. The Land Rover would only be a toy really. Bla Bla. I cant seem to find much on this conversion. I just fancy it. Thats that!
Thanks
Terry

wammers · Feb 25, 2017

Just fit it with a mechanical injection pump.

N2O · Feb 25, 2017

Or ECU from BMW/Omega without immobiliser. P38 ECU can also be deimmobilised.
Easy fitting of mechanical pump is only possible in early M51 engines and they were never fitted to P38. On later type some machning is needed to make adapter.

Terry O Sullivan · Feb 26, 2017

N2O said:
Or ECU from BMW/Omega without immobiliser. P38 ECU can also be deimmobilised.
Easy fitting of mechanical pump is only possible in early M51 engines and they were never fitted to P38. On later type some machning is needed to make adapter.

Terry O Sullivan · Feb 26, 2017

Thankyou

Grrrrrr · Feb 26, 2017

Or you could always fit the engine ECU and the BECM.

wammers · Feb 26, 2017

Grrrrrr said:
Or you could always fit the engine ECU and the BECM.

The only thing that comes to mind that is easier than that is diving headlong through the eye of a needle.

Chalky. · Feb 26, 2017

wammers said:
The only thing that comes to mind that is easier than that is diving headlong through the eye of a needle.

Depends on how thin you are that does!!

Grrrrrr · Feb 27, 2017

N2O said:
Or ECU from BMW/Omega without immobiliser. P38 ECU can also be deimmobilised.
Easy fitting of mechanical pump is only possible in early M51 engines and they were never fitted to P38. On later type some machning is needed to make adapter.

Only way I can think to de-immobilise is replace the chip without setting a security code?

landyboots · Feb 28, 2017

Someone on here has a series with the BMW conversion albeit with a Mechanical FIP.....I love the M51 too and can understand your enthusiasm for that project.Go for it

Tim_AM · Feb 28, 2017

This might be of interest,

It's a defender, but still

http://www.defendersource.com/forum/f47/andrews-defender-90-3-0i-project-54835-5.html

Tim_AM · Feb 28, 2017

http://www.landroveraddict.com/land-rover-defender/182/south-african-bmw-2-8-defender

Another

Other 2.5 BMW Diesel in a Series

Terry O Sullivan

Active Member

wammers

No longer with us, RIP

N2O

Active Member

Terry O Sullivan

Active Member

Terry O Sullivan

Active Member

Grrrrrr

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

wammers

No longer with us, RIP

Chalky.

Well-Known Member

Grrrrrr

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

landyboots

Active Member

Tim_AM

Well-Known Member

Tim_AM

Well-Known Member

Similar threads