Def 200Tdi heat shield?

Hi all,
after getting my SIII engine conversion up and running
it's time to concentrate on details:
In some Defender 200Tdi engineroom pictures
I've seen a heat shield above/around turbo.

Is it really necessary? My "new" engine came without one.
If it's needed, does anyone have an extra one or perhaps
somebody can give me a hint where I can find one?

There aren't too many (any) Def200 engines around here,
and Disco is different, as you know...
Of course I could make a shield from sheet metal,
but the original looks much better.

Cheers,
-J-

On or around 7 Apr 2005 01:16:24 -0700, [email protected] (-J-)
enlightened us thusly:

>Hi all,
>after getting my SIII engine conversion up and running
>it's time to concentrate on details:
>In some Defender 200Tdi engineroom pictures

you're not a marine engineer, are you, by any chance?

>I've seen a heat shield above/around turbo.
>
>Is it really necessary? My "new" engine came without one.
>If it's needed, does anyone have an extra one or perhaps
>somebody can give me a hint where I can find one?

breakers, I'd guess. Although the original parts may not be expensive new.

as to whether you need it - what's nearby or above that'll get overheated?

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Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote
>
> you're not a marine engineer, are you, by any chance?

Sorry, I've got nothing to do with marine engineering.

>
> >I've seen a heat shield above/around turbo.
> >
> >Is it really necessary? My "new" engine came without one.
> >If it's needed, does anyone have an extra one or perhaps
> >somebody can give me a hint where I can find one?
>
> breakers, I'd guess. Although the original parts may not be expensive new.

Well, that's the problem. L-R is not very common brand here ->
no chance to find one from any breakers.
AFAIK defender 200tdi was never officially imported here.
I got my (second-hand for this conversion) engine shipped from UK.
But I haven't found the shield for sale on any (L-R parts, UK)
web-shops. Don't know the part number and so on...

>
> as to whether you need it - what's nearby or above that'll get overheated?

Basically there's nothing that differs from factory defender.
I'm a bit worried about my new, shiny paint on the bonnet ;-)
and as mine's LHD the exhaust is quite near to the footwell and
the loud pedal. Will it get too hot around there on summertime?
Then the brake booster/reservoir is next, but it's further.
No-one has any experience about this conversion, or engine,
on this part of the world, yet.

-J-

-J- wrote:
> Hi all,
> after getting my SIII engine conversion up and running
> it's time to concentrate on details:
> In some Defender 200Tdi engineroom pictures
> I've seen a heat shield above/around turbo.
>
> Is it really necessary? My "new" engine came without one.
> If it's needed, does anyone have an extra one or perhaps
> somebody can give me a hint where I can find one?
>
> There aren't too many (any) Def200 engines around here,
> and Disco is different, as you know...
> Of course I could make a shield from sheet metal,
> but the original looks much better.

From experience with various turbocharged engine conversions I'd be
making up an aluminium heat shield to stop it frying anything close by -
especially the brake booster (and probably the bonnet paint).


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EMB <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > In some Defender 200Tdi engineroom pictures
> > I've seen a heat shield above/around turbo.
> >
> > Is it really necessary? My "new" engine came without one.
> > If it's needed, does anyone have an extra one or perhaps
> > somebody can give me a hint where I can find one?
> >

> > Of course I could make a shield from sheet metal,
> > but the original looks much better.
>
> From experience with various turbocharged engine conversions I'd be
> making up an aluminium heat shield to stop it frying anything close by -
> especially the brake booster (and probably the bonnet paint).

I'll appreciate your advice, this is my first eperience with turbo engine.
Another "sensitive area" is the fuel filter, which i forgot to mention.
It's still in the original place of SIII diesel -> only ~20 cm from turbo.
So far no problems, but temperature is around only +5 C at the moment..

I'm still trying to find the original shield, it might rattle less
than self-made one.

Cheers,
-J-

Hi,

Ive been running a Defender 200Tdi (in the UK) without either
heatshields for about 10,000 miles and no problems so far. OK, the
bonnet gets a bit hot but not too hot to touch or to deform the
paintwork.

The heatshield around the turbo is approx £40 and the one that
protects the start motor / clutch slave cylynder area is about £10.

Should be OK without them...

Jon



On 7 Apr 2005 01:16:24 -0700, [email protected] (-J-) wrote:

>Hi all,
>after getting my SIII engine conversion up and running
>it's time to concentrate on details:
>In some Defender 200Tdi engineroom pictures
>I've seen a heat shield above/around turbo.
>
>Is it really necessary? My "new" engine came without one.
>If it's needed, does anyone have an extra one or perhaps
>somebody can give me a hint where I can find one?
>
>There aren't too many (any) Def200 engines around here,
>and Disco is different, as you know...
>Of course I could make a shield from sheet metal,
>but the original looks much better.
>
>Cheers,
>-J-

In message <[email protected]>
[email protected] (-J-) wrote:

> Hi all,
> after getting my SIII engine conversion up and running
> it's time to concentrate on details:
> In some Defender 200Tdi engineroom pictures
> I've seen a heat shield above/around turbo.
>
> Is it really necessary? My "new" engine came without one.
> If it's needed, does anyone have an extra one or perhaps
> somebody can give me a hint where I can find one?
>

Mine fell off around 80,000 miles, and 160.00 miles later
no ill effects are apparent, though it is a lot more
vulnerable to getting drenched when wading without it.

> There aren't too many (any) Def200 engines around here,
> and Disco is different, as you know...
> Of course I could make a shield from sheet metal,
> but the original looks much better.
>
> Cheers,
> -J-

Richard
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