Diesel to petrol conversion

hi all

Im looking for advise on diesel to petrol conversion

1992 classic with pre tdi diesel engine

Im looking to convert to petrol

Any advise on straight swap fits gearbox diffs etc appreciated

Thanks

Why? Is it the VM motor in it?

you need the engine and gear box,plus mounts,rad ,exhaust etc

tomcat59alan said:

Why? Is it the VM motor in it?

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Yes its a 2.5 vm motor and because i fancy a petrol engine

jamesmartin said:

you need the engine and gear box,plus mounts,rad ,exhaust etc

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do you mean rrc petrol engine and gearbox and mounts and it will fit straight in ?

rrc or disco,box will bolt to t/box and mount on box mounts ,eng mounts will need changing, ive converted quite a few a few years back

Go buy a petrol Classic and keep the diesel. Sorry I every gave mine to my son, previous owner George Harrison. Toured France, Andorra and Spain with the tin tent, 14.9 to the gallon and it pulled like a train.If I didn't have so many project's on the go at the mo I would be asking HOW MUCH?

Probably easier to buy a petrol RRC. Reasonable amount of work to swap in a petrol and likely quite a few parts. The 2.5 VM is a nice motor too. And quite rare.

The current London Taxi, the TX4, is fitted with a VM engine but I don't know what size although through the years the taxis have had a lot of 2.2s and 2.5s.

Cabbie said:

The current London Taxi, the TX4, is fitted with a VM engine but I don't know what size although through the years the taxis have had a lot of 2.2s and 2.5s.

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So was the Jeep (wash my mouth out), but it had one cylinder head unlike the R/R which had 4.

tomcat59alan said:

So was the Jeep (wash my mouth out), but it had one cylinder head unlike the R/R which had 4.

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I should bally-well hope so.

I bought some work socks with the J**p logo. They weren't very comfortable, left fluff between me toes - and the heels wore out!!

kevwill said:

I bought some work socks with the J**p logo. They weren't very comfortable, left fluff between me toes - and the heels wore out!!

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I've just got some JCB one's that do the same, except for the heel's, but give it time.

tomcat59alan said:

I've just got some JCB one's that do the same, except for the heel's, but give it time.

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The Range Rover socks are good - but sometimes the cushioned soles throw up a fault, and you end up a bit lop-sided.

tomcat59alan said:

So was the Jeep (wash my mouth out), but it had one cylinder head unlike the R/R which had 4.

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Some of the J**ps had the same 4 separate head engine, I think the later ones had the single head engine.
Have you seen the price on just one of those heads

markSX said:

Some of the J**ps had the same 4 separate head engine, I think the later ones had the single head engine.
Have you seen the price on just one of those heads

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Never bothered, cooked it in France coming back from Spain. Plague of moths and butterflies blocked the radiator but it still got us back home. I stripped it to find four cracked heads and picked up on one cylinder so I put another engine in.

Land rover monthly july have a bit on the VM diesel in a late 2 door with wheel on wrong side.
Quiet engine in diesel terms, indirect means crack is not so loud as the 200tdi.
My 300tdi is loud with acoustic cover( big rubber thing) removed, does the 200tdi have an aftermarket one or does the 300tdi one fit and does it soften the noise.
Well worth a read.