will an tdi 200 engine from disco fit in

hello question will a series 2 chassis accomacate 20tdi diesel engine from disco??

look to get a series 2 and replace the chassis with galvanised chassis and use 200 tdi engine and presto

long or short?

yes - it will. Look here

turbo clearence issues on a lwb

Turbo and fanimold off a 300tdi will go on with a mod to the n/s wing support bracket, well clear of cahssis rails.

The Mad Hat Man said:

yes - it will. Look here

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so if a 200 fits, will a 300????

genuine question, as I might have plans..........................................

Taffy said:

hello question will a series 2 chassis accomacate 20tdi diesel engine from disco??

look to get a series 2 and replace the chassis with galvanised chassis and use 200 tdi engine and presto

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if you're replacing the chassis too, speak to Richards and they'll modify the Series III chassis to take the 200tdi, so that you'll not be chopping the engine mounts and battery tray about. No point in taking an angle grinder to a nice new galvanised chassis.

Dorset VogueSE said:

so if a 200 fits, will a 300????

genuine question, as I might have plans..........................................

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Yes. Check out Dr Peppers recent thread about it.

If you get a 300Tdi from a Discovery it will fit the Series box; you do have to drill out a couple of holes IIRC. And there are some engine mount issues, but nothing particularly serious.

The 300Tdi is (IMHO) an easier conversion because of the higher mounted turbo. A Disco 200 will go in as well but you will need Defender manifolds to relocate the turbo to get around the turbo clearance issue (particularly in a LWB series).

or buy a downpipe adapter to fit the 200tdi,cheaper than tryin ta fiund and payout for the defender parts
one in the for sale section

oil dripper said:

or buy a downpipe adapter to fit the 200tdi,cheaper than tryin ta fiund and payout for the defender parts

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Er.....the chassis on a LWB will need 'notching' to clear the Disco 200Tdi turbo; don't see how a downpipe adaptor will fix that

andyb66 said:

Er.....the chassis on a LWB will need 'notching' to clear the Disco 200Tdi turbo; don't see how a downpipe adaptor will fix that

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bugger forgot the lwb bit

might be worth a read thru
200tdi discovery in a defender with 19j turbo

save the expense of defender tdi bits

thanks guys for the good tips and advice. reason I want an old series 2 or 3 cos free road tax!!! and good tip about asking richards to modfying the chassis series 3 t accomcate the 200tdi and get downpipe adapter. and etc one more question on this topic will the disco axles also fit into the series 2 or ?? I assume it is leaf spring? or do they do springs and absorbers same as disco ?? I want a nice simle no fancy electric 4x4 swb sereis with 200tdi engine and bug wheels and I will be on way to lifetime landy! trying to convice my mssus that this landy will outlast all the cars on the road!

Disco axles are wider, plus they're coil sprung, that's a lot more work to change. You'll lose the tax free status if you change Chassis, Engine & axles, as you'll basically have built a hybrid.

Not only that, the sva also has to be done, big job.

andyb66 said:

Yes. Check out Dr Peppers recent thread about it.

If you get a 300Tdi from a Discovery it will fit the Series box; you do have to drill out a couple of holes IIRC. And there are some engine mount issues, but nothing particularly serious.

The 300Tdi is (IMHO) an easier conversion because of the higher mounted turbo. A Disco 200 will go in as well but you will need Defender manifolds to relocate the turbo to get around the turbo clearance issue (particularly in a LWB series).

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Cheers Andy,

Found Dr Peppers thread, really good stuff in there. I found a nice looking IIa and got a 300 Disco, so..........................


all I need to do now is convince the owner its only worth a fiver and we're away

If you need to know owt just ask, I'm doing the conversion at the mo.