The problem is parts, when something brakes and you run down to the LR dealer that are few and far between or pickup the phone and call AB and they will have nothing.
So the Disco will set untill you get parts or can find parts.

My hope is that the New Land Rover Company will see it in their best interest to import a Retro Land Rover with a diesel.

I had a VW diesel for eight years and liked it so much that I sold it and got a E320 CDI Mercedes diesel.

I'm starting to look for a G-wagon diesel so in the next few years I can get one.
The dealers do have parts for them also.

So if Land Rover does not import a diesel I will have a alternative.

 

Okay I don't mean to hijack but..... Has anyone on here tried converting to E85? I have been doing a lot of research in preparation of my conversion (NOT the Disco). It has the decided advantage of liking high compression and running cooler and the bonus of being 108 octane.

I know that the down side is worse fuel economy if the compression isn't raised to the 10-11.5 range. If the compression is there, I understand fuel economy stays the same and power increases 20%.

Any criticism gladly accepted.

 

Thanks for the links. I like that 6000 shipped complete 200tdi. As to the E85 I haven't looked at that at all. Sorry. And it's not really a hi-jack. Alternative fuel sources for these V8's interest me too. I have looked at having a LPG kit shipped to me and converting that way. Won't necessarily improve any of the specs but it is still cheaper than gas for the moment. My worry with that is LPG prices have climbed exponentially over the last 5 years or so.

 

Discomedic - I know that there are a lot of purists on here, the reason I posted the question on this forum relate to the design of the engine. We all know how hot they like to run and that is a decided advantage for E85. As I watch the posts I see people doing rebuilds on their engines and have often wondered if any have questioned the value of switching fuels. There is an ethanol plant 15 miles from home and a bio-diesel plant six miles away, so alternative fuels are readily available to me. I was just looking for input from someone on here if they had any experiences.

As to your original question, I have read on other forums of people doing the conversion. They use an aluminum adapter between the OM617 and the ZF 4HP. The ones that I have seen are usually completed by engineers that want more from their beloved truck.

 

I ran E85 in my '89 Camry, no conversion, just pulled up and pumped it in.
She ran GREAT!
The only downside was it killed the fuel pump after about 2 years, I only paid $500 for the car, drove it 3 years total and I was not about to drop the gas tank and replace the fuel pump.

My wifes '95 Volvo 850 turbo, again with the E85 no conversion, ran great, tons of power, lower MPG but fuel was $1.00 cheaper per gallon.
Again the fuel pump went bust a year in.

E85 makes a great injector cleaner, but thats all.
I ran it in my work van, 2000 E-250, a tank a day for almost a year.
Started hard in the winter time, if it was to cold I had to use starting fluid to get her running.
In the summer when it was hot the fuel would vaporize inside the intake before it even reached the cylinders.
E85 also attracts moisture, lots of it, and pulls it into the cylinders.
Normal gas floats ontop of the water, once the water level in your gas tank gets high enough your fuel pump will start to suck it in.

 

Thanx for the input Spike, it is greatly appreciated.

 

This is not first time that I came across GM 6.2 diesel in Land Rovers.Does anybody know if there is some kit (adapter plate )to do it or GM is direct fit to LR since they are from same family.
http://auto.marktplaats.nl/land-rove...ta_ind=15&fs=1

 

I have a 6.5 diesel Ill put in mine and let yall know how it goes.

Yea right. I do have the engine but aint no way Im messing up anything major in this major POS