AUDI /MERC Engine into Land Rover

[Dave@23]

Hi every body,a friend of mine has got qn 86 Merc 190 d with a 2.500 audi 5 cylinder diesel in with 88000 miles and auto gearbox. it hasnt moved much in 5yrs just shuttled on the drive. has any body any experience with fitting these into Land Rovers I thought about using it in a L/R pick up. :D

[Evilgoat]

If you need any info on that engine or help with it let me know. I know the engine concerned inside out and what I dont know I can find out.

Only think that would bother me would be gearing and size. The 5 cylinder lumps are quite long and are setup for power at high revs. Untweaked NG (2.3) produces most of its power from 3K to 5K. I would imagine from a commercial this shouldnt be too much of a problem.

Depending on the engine code it MIGHT have an ECU you'll need to do battle with. There may be a Gearbox ECU present too if its an engine from the same era as the van.

I have a crated 2.5T spare engine for my Audi that I've often thought would be good in a landie.

Keep us posted, would be curious to know how it goes. I'm still thinking about a 1.8 Turbo lump frm an RS3 or TT in the Suzuki. And I'm sure MrsM can do you some 'Powered by Audi' stickies.