Replacing 1.8 Turbo engine with 2.0 Litre Diesel engine.

Kenneth Smith · 27th July 2015, 18:52

Hi everyone, can anyone tell me the problems involved if I replaced a 1.8 Turbo engine with a 2.0 litre Diesel engine on a Rover 75 Club Tourer. The 2.0 litre would come from a Rover 75 Club Saloon. Would it be possible to start with and who do I have to tell about the engine change. Regards Ken

rrobson · 27th July 2015, 19:31

Oh it's possible, but why you'd want to go through the hassle of it will be beyond many people including myself.

Quickest and easiest way would be to chop your tourer and the donor in half at the b pillar, and weld the tourer back half to the donor front.

If you want to do it properly you'd want the full wiring loom, ecu, front suspension, engine, gearbox, exhaust, fuel tank, pumps and no doubt a plethora of other bits. Then you'd have to completely strip your car and install everything you've just removed from the donor.

An incomprehensible task when you can get nice tourer diesels for £1500

If you go through with it, best of luck

Mike Noc · 27th July 2015, 19:40

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Originally Posted by Kenneth Smith

Would it be possible to start with and who do I have to tell about the engine change. Regards Ken

Can you let us know about the engine change? Just so we can itemise the plethora of other bits mentioned by rrobson.

I've already thought of a quite a few, but there are bound to be others.

T-Cut · 27th July 2015, 19:44

And I've thought of even more.
It would make for an interesting HowTo though.

TC

COLVERT · 27th July 2015, 21:09

The trouble is it would take five years just to read the HOW_TO.---

Stickman · 27th July 2015, 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by rrobson

Oh it's possible, but why you'd want to go through the hassle of it will be beyond many people including myself.

Quickest and easiest way would be to chop your tourer and the donor in half at the b pillar, and weld the tourer back half to the donor front.

If you want to do it properly you'd want the full wiring loom, ecu, front suspension, engine, gearbox, exhaust, fuel tank, pumps and no doubt a plethora of other bits. Then you'd have to completely strip your car and install everything you've just removed from the donor.

An incomprehensible task when you can get nice tourer diesels for £1500

If you go through with it, best of luck

Or you could buy mine

Regards
Chris

marinabrian · 27th July 2015, 21:22

Don't do it

It is of course eminently possible, I even considered this myself at one stage.

So to do it you would need to.........

Change the fuel tank and lines, all of the suspension, the entire wiring loom, obviously the engine, gearbox, and exhaust.

Then comes the fun part, you invite me down to the most southerly part of the UK I have only visited once before when I was eight, I reset the diesel ECM, and the IPK to a virgin state, change your ZCS coding to reflect the new engine type and reprogramme your car.

I then after consuming some fish and chips, load up my car with the 1800T you've removed from your car and head north again.

Definitely doable, but I would stick with the 1800T, so much more civilised than a diesel in any case

Brian

27th July 2015, 18:52	#1
Kenneth Smith Avid contributor Rover 75 1.8T Tourer Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hayling Island Posts: 214 Thanks: 56 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Replacing 1.8 Turbo engine with 2.0 Litre Diesel engine. Hi everyone, can anyone tell me the problems involved if I replaced a 1.8 Turbo engine with a 2.0 litre Diesel engine on a Rover 75 Club Tourer. The 2.0 litre would come from a Rover 75 Club Saloon. Would it be possible to start with and who do I have to tell about the engine change. Regards Ken

27th July 2015, 19:31	#2
rrobson I really should get out more....... 75 tourer cdti, MG ZS 180, nissan terrano & 1.8t rover 25 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pontefract Posts: 2,643 Thanks: 17 Thanked 295 Times in 218 Posts	Oh it's possible, but why you'd want to go through the hassle of it will be beyond many people including myself. Quickest and easiest way would be to chop your tourer and the donor in half at the b pillar, and weld the tourer back half to the donor front. If you want to do it properly you'd want the full wiring loom, ecu, front suspension, engine, gearbox, exhaust, fuel tank, pumps and no doubt a plethora of other bits. Then you'd have to completely strip your car and install everything you've just removed from the donor. An incomprehensible task when you can get nice tourer diesels for £1500 If you go through with it, best of luck __________________ How to view a car - everything you need to help you inspect a used car VIS motor tester avalible to local members Injector removal tool and auto gearbox pressure tester now available

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T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,753 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	And I've thought of even more. It would make for an interesting HowTo though. TC

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COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	The trouble is it would take five years just to read the HOW_TO.---

27th July 2015, 21:22	#7
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Don't do it It is of course eminently possible, I even considered this myself at one stage. So to do it you would need to......... Change the fuel tank and lines, all of the suspension, the entire wiring loom, obviously the engine, gearbox, and exhaust. Then comes the fun part, you invite me down to the most southerly part of the UK I have only visited once before when I was eight, I reset the diesel ECM, and the IPK to a virgin state, change your ZCS coding to reflect the new engine type and reprogramme your car. I then after consuming some fish and chips, load up my car with the 1800T you've removed from your car and head north again. Definitely doable, but I would stick with the 1800T, so much more civilised than a diesel in any case Brian