Mustbemental
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Under the bonnet of an S3
Also half a mars bar for any one who can guess the engine
Also half a mars bar for any one who can guess the engine
Hows this for a master piece of engine plumbing?
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Mustbemental
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montego
Spot on! never seen a one of them in a landy before but the bloke said it was quite common??
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Loverly.. Not a good idea to use soldered fittings in an engine. the vibration will crack the joints.
Not a good idea to use soldered fittings in an engine. the vibration will crack the joints.
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Yay
it was quite common, back in the day
I thought it was a dodgy bodge but now hmmmmmm, might have to keep an eye on this one
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tis a Perkins Prima engine int it. The old Montego Turbo engines were a common swap anorl.
far from it
there was a proper conversion kit available and everything.
not sure about the plumbing though, that is unique
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Basically a good idea , just needs a tidier installation !
Mustbemental
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far from it
there was a proper conversion kit available and everything.
not sure about the plumbing though, that is unique
It had plenty of grunt when I took it for a drive
Mustbemental
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Hmmmm got me thinking it might be worth a punt now
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parts availability is pretty ok water pump is a bit dear tho , excellent engine , work well with a veg oil/diesel mix .
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Needs a head gasket but could make an ideal donor:
ROVER MONTEGO COUNTRYMAN ESTATE WITH PERKINS PRIMA TURBO DIESEL ENGINE | eBay
ROVER MONTEGO COUNTRYMAN ESTATE WITH PERKINS PRIMA TURBO DIESEL ENGINE | eBay
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little bit worrying that the dvla dont have a record of the reg plate though
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Also the Maestro 2.0 diesel turbo used the same powerplant We used to have one. when it went to the scrapper - typical old Maestro... the Perkins lump went into my mate's series 2 He said he decided to lift off the throttle when the speedo indicated 85 !!! FFS EDIT - he did have a Fairey overdrive fitted.
Nice bit of useable grunt in those engines. Used to smoke worse than a corporation bus when it came on boost, especially when the missus had been pootling it around. I got used to having to clear its throat!
We used to have one. when it went to the scrapper - typical old Maestro... the Perkins lump went into my mate's series 2 He said he decided to lift off the throttle when the speedo indicated 85 !!! FFS EDIT - he did have a Fairey overdrive fitted.Nice bit of useable grunt in those engines. Used to smoke worse than a corporation bus when it came on boost, especially when the missus had been pootling it around. I got used to having to clear its throat!
