rebiuld the 200 tdi or put in a rover v8

Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: gold coast as of 2009

dik head of the month goes to me .thought driving thru a river to wash off the mud was a good idea SPLURT SPLURT TINK turns out not a good idea i think the old 200tdi has died any way what do u think would be cheaper rebuilding the 200tdi or put in a rover v8

Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Location: New Zealand

v8 auto on lpg ?

Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Location: Perth, WA

Depending on what you did, you probably don't need a full rebuild. At worst, pistons, conrods and valves, But you may as well give the bottom end a going over at the same time.

I am 99% sure fixing/rebuilding your tdi will be a lot cheaper than a v8 swap.

Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Location: gold coast

i have a 99% complete 300tdi for sale, it needs a new crank and rebuild.

bores are good, comes with turbo, injector pump etc. has been serviced every 10000km by a LR speacilist mech.

PM me if your interested

Serg

Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: gold coast as of 2009

got a 200 today from a rolled disco with only 120 000 ks Very Happy

Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Location: Yinnar South, Vic

defmec wrote:

got a 200 today from a rolled disco with only 120 000 ks Very Happy

Its been test run? upside down diesels die a quick death.............and quicker if restarted full of oil Very Happy

...............fun to watch them run on but armsup

Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Location: Gold Coast QLD

defmec wrote:

got a 200 today from a rolled disco with only 120 000 ks Very Happy

Great news!! better than a V8 conversion! hope the new 200 aint flucked Rolling Eyes

I'm sure it will be fine armsup

Camo

Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Location: Perth, WA

defmec wrote:

got a 200 today from a rolled disco with only 120 000 ks Very Happy

You will need your manifold and turbo - but you probably knew that...

Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: gold coast as of 2009

the people im buying it off are fitting it so at least it will have some sort of guaranty that it runs .they wouldn't give me a quote so how long do think it would take to change over and what would be labor costs there abouts

Joined: 22 Jul 2003 Location: melbourne

different turbo, turbo manifold, timing/front cover, inlet manifold, positioning of alt, a/c cond, p/s pump.
but that gear should be in good nick if you only injested a small amount of water.
while the turbo manifold is off, have it drilled and tapped for a thermocouple to tune later.
as always have the rad rodded, dodgy l/r techs put a crossflow design in front of 200tdi's so muck settles inside tubes unable to be flushed/cleaned easily.
david.
ps my 200 blows more exhaust through the oil filler than the exhaust pipe atm. yes i'm going through the same process as you.

Joined: 29 May 2003 Location: hidin frm da wiminz!!!

defmec wrote:

the people im buying it off are fitting it so at least it will have some sort of guaranty that it runs .they wouldn't give me a quote so how long do think it would take to change over and what would be labor costs there abouts

really??? you have no figures from them at all???

Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: gold coast as of 2009

they told me today im looking at least $3500 min for fitting so i went and bought a 85 county for $2000 thats in better nik than the defender so im going to try and rebuild the 200 myself or sell the parts and put in a v8 with a auto

Joined: 29 May 2003 Location: hidin frm da wiminz!!!

defmec wrote:

they told me today im looking at least $3500 min for fitting so i went and bought a 85 county for $2000 thats in better nik than the defender so im going to try and rebuild the 200 myself or sell the parts and put in a v8 with a auto

Lucky you got a firgure eh Very Happy

Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Location: brisvagas

defmec wrote:

they told me today im looking at least $3500 min for fitting so i went and bought a 85 county for $2000 thats in better nik than the defender so im going to try and rebuild the 200 myself or sell the parts and put in a v8 with a auto

do it, do it Twisted Evil

as long as t's not used as a 'tourer'!

wll let you know the benefits hopefully in about a week n a half! diesel manual VS V8 auto

Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Location: brisvagas

min $3500 for fitting seems quite steep??

Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Location: BrisVegas

def90 wrote:

defmec wrote:

they told me today im looking at least $3500 min for fitting so i went and bought a 85 county for $2000 thats in better nik than the defender so im going to try and rebuild the 200 myself or sell the parts and put in a v8 with a auto

wll let you know the benefits hopefully in about a week n a half! diesel manual VS V8 auto

Bwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha #Rofl

That's IF there are any benefits The Finger

Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Location: brisvagas

hey you can't talk, you don't have a diesel anymore Very Happy

Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Location: BrisVegas

def90 wrote:

hey you can't talk, you don't have a diesel anymore Very Happy

True...but I didn't get rid of one of the best diesels ever put into a Rover to replace it with a thirsty, sluggish little V8 Rolling Eyes

Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Location: Yinnar South, Vic

Micka wrote:

def90 wrote:

hey you can't talk, you don't have a diesel anymore Very Happy

True...but I didn't get rid of one of the best diesels ever put into a Rover to replace it with a thirsty, sluggish little V8 Rolling Eyes

Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: gold coast as of 2009

def90 wrote:

defmec wrote:

they told me today im looking at least $3500 min for fitting so i went and bought a 85 county for $2000 thats in better nik than the defender so im going to try and rebuild the 200 myself or sell the parts and put in a v8 with a auto

do it, do it Twisted Evil

as long as t's not used as a 'tourer'!

wll let you know the benefits hopefully in about a week n a half! diesel manual VS V8 auto

i think my defender will become a toy more than anything

Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Location: Brisbane

X2 best thing I ever did

Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Location: brisvagas

Micka wrote:

def90 wrote:

hey you can't talk, you don't have a diesel anymore Very Happy

True...but I didn't get rid of one of the best diesels ever put into a Rover to replace it with a thirsty, sluggish little V8 Rolling Eyes

nothing wrong with 'little V8's' Laughing

! (it's my reverse analogy of the 'bigger is better' syndrome)

Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: gold coast as of 2009

bought a 85 county .nothing wrong with little v8 its got more go than the 200tdi and that managed to push the 35s ok