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Title: Help with Engine Number. 3 or 5 Bearing Crank
Post by: Miniman on September 30, 2005, 17:36:43

I have a engine in my landy which is not the original and was wondering if anybody could help me identify if it is a 5 or 3 bearing crank.

Its a diesel and the No is 90669149 C or G its hard to notice if its a c or a g

Title: Help with Engine Number. 3 or 5 Bearing Crank
Post by: hobbit on September 30, 2005, 18:08:03

Not on a diesel I cant, there must be a way though, failing that drop off the sump and have a look, bit drastic but the only way I can think of at the mo

Title: Help with Engine Number. 3 or 5 Bearing Crank
Post by: Miniman on September 30, 2005, 18:19:22

Cheers bud. I dont want to have to do that. May be there be someone out there. I have seen it on the net somewhere before how to but can't find it again for the life of me....

Title: Help with Engine Number. 3 or 5 Bearing Crank
Post by: hobbit on September 30, 2005, 18:22:02

Did they do a 5 bearing engine in a diesel?

Just looking around, in the book there is a supplement for the 5 bearing petrol but nothing for the diesel, here's a pic of the 3 bearing diesel

Title: Help with Engine Number. 3 or 5 Bearing Crank
Post by: The Fat Controller on September 30, 2005, 18:52:58

http://www.fourfold.org/LR_FAQ/Series/Engine.html
 try this it may help
they also show chassis numbers

Title: Help with Engine Number. 3 or 5 Bearing Crank
Post by: Miniman on September 30, 2005, 19:05:02

Well if the photo is correct it looks just like mine and it's a 3 bearing crank. Dam was going to fabricate a small turbo to it but its not going to happen now. Cheers guys

Title: Help with Engine Number. 3 or 5 Bearing Crank
Post by: hobbit on October 01, 2005, 09:17:18

unless you find another engine, a 2,5 tdi or old defender non turbo to drop in, looks that way. Shame you cant swap the bottom half from a petrol onto your diesel head :wink: