300TDI to LT77 will it fit?

Hello folks,long time no see,was wondering would a discovery 300tdi engine fit on to a defender LT77 gearbox? Reason I ask is i fitted said gearbox to my 2a not so long back but now the old V8 is on its way out and I've been offered a 300TDI for nothing,yes nothing!,so was hoping to pull the V8 out and fit the TDI,be daft not to really.......

If you get a 200tdi flywheel housing I think it's a straight swap for the 300.

Yeah,read a lot of posts saying that but none gave an explanation why,was hoping to just mate the 300 as it is if possible.

My lightweight has a 300 and lt77 ,i modified the flywheel housing (from memory i had to take a few studs out and i added a couple at the bottom for peace of mind as hardly any of the originals at the bottom lined up

chrisstdt said:

My lightweight has a 300 and lt77 ,i modified the flywheel housing (from memory i had to take a few studs out and i added a couple at the bottom for peace of mind as hardly any of the originals at the bottom lined up

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did you need a custom exhaust downpipe?

Ive not got that far yet but the cross member under the bell housing looks like it will get in the way as the disco does not have one there

I hear your moving ?

R/H chassis mount is in the wrong place for a 300 too but there are a couple on ways round that

Cheers chrisstdt,not had much to do with tdi"s but now I know it'll fit with out too much work I don't mind the rest of the mods needed to fit the engine.