Diesel Engine Swap, Discuss...

[CRASH]

The Mercedes would work well, but adapting it to an AW4/AX15 might be a biatch.

If you used the Mercedes trans, you could go with a divorced NP-205 to solve the t-case issues.

CRASH "Where there is a will, there is a way"

 

[juicexj24]

Advance Adapt. Doesn't even make a one for the AW4. They don't recommend it behind anything. Juice

 

[dan f.]

too bad DC can't come up w/ a way to merge mercedes engines with jeep parts. there'd be a ton of ways to make a james bond jeep.

 

[Jerm S.]

I Vote for the B4 cummins. They have the same bellhousing pattern as the B6 (dodge diesel engine) so a NV4500 will bolt right up to it. However you do still have the hieght problem. But it would be worth it because those engine can make up too 300 HP and 500 Ft-lbs. I would like to see it done. keep us informed if you give it a go.

Jerm S.

 

[KarmirXJ]

since you guys talking about I6 diesels well F&*^ that might as well just skip it and go to the Ford POWER STROKE V8 it only weighs in at 1200 lb dry. Common try it its a good engine. with a little hacking im sure it will fit like a glove, and it will have like 10000 lbs of torque, and all the WOW factor.... isnt that what you need? then at the mall people will ask whats that 'clacking' under the hood, then youlll pop the hood and pimp your sh|t, then everybody will be like .

no flamers now

sooner or later some dipstick is going to recommend this. might as well get it out of the way.. and later some moron will even think of doing this

point is.... you say your junk is not a Daily driver... so you dont need a deisel to get you high MPG. IF your anal about a different engine, stick a SBC, its the only way to go for for a unibody, IMHO, people that go with engine swaps in a unibody (XJ) have nothing better to do.

If I where you I build myself a nice budget stroker and enjoy life as it is.

 

[erikrs301]

If I where you I build myself a nice budget stroker and enjoy life as it is.

Probably what I'll end up doing someday, but for some reason a diesel has always been on my mind. Well I could always throw one in the CJ

 

[Drewlee77]

The new Benz CDI motors are supposedly fantastic. If you want to dream - aim for the 4 or 5 cylinder versions of this engine. It supposedly (I'm poor, I've never driven a Benz, much less a brand new one) has a good throttle response and are lighter. They put them in small cars, so they can't be too heavy. They also put them in big trucks and they still get great mileage. no idea on cost or availability though.... just a thought....

 

[KarmirXJ]

2 problems.... 1-its euro motor, not available in US...

2- $... thing is worth more than your rig...

 

[TOZOVR]

http://www.nav-international.com.br/Motores_Menu.asp?Tipo=1&Idioma=2

take your pick...I'd suggest a nice 2.8 POWERSTROKE?

 

[2drezq]

Isuzu diesel & tranny out of a dead LUV, only problem is the LUV t-case is a passenger side unit...

 

[Fergie]

Isuzu diesel & tranny out of a dead LUV, only problem is the LUV t-case is a passenger side unit...

Damn, someone beat me to it. This option would get my vote. The engine bay for a Luv is small, so the engine would fit in the XJ. You could cobble together some Chevy parts and have it that way. Be careful though, it can get expensive. When we replaced the diesel in our Luv, the rebuild kit was more expensive than an engine. We ended up getting an engine from Japan, for super cheap...less than $500. The mechanic that installed it said he would pay us more for the engine alone than the whole truck, and couldnt beleive we found one. Great engine though. 27mpg everywhere, enough torque, and gear driven camshafts. GL in your ponderance.

Fergie

 

[2drezq]

Damn, someone beat me to it. This option would get my vote. The engine bay for a Luv is small, so the engine would fit in the XJ. You could cobble together some Chevy parts and have it that way. Be careful though, it can get expensive. When we replaced the diesel in our Luv, the rebuild kit was more expensive than an engine. We ended up getting an engine from Japan, for super cheap...less than $500. The mechanic that installed it said he would pay us more for the engine alone than the whole truck, and couldnt beleive we found one. Great engine though. 27mpg everywhere, enough torque, and gear driven camshafts. GL in your ponderance.

Fergie

Tell me more about getting the engine from Japan. I've got a 4wd diesel LUV, and an option on an XJ that has no powertrain except the axles.

 

[Fergie]

The engine was bought from an import/export salvage business in CA. The engine was from some wrecked vehicle in Japan that the salvage business had bought. I'd have to ask my father about it to get more info. Keep in mind too that we looked for close to 3 years to find an engine. I'll PM you later when I speak with my father.

Fergie

 

[HossHoffer]

Japanese engines by law have to be replaced or rebuilt every 30k miles. Removed engines are sold here in the US and imported under scrap metal tarriffs, that's why they are so cheap. I have swapped about 20 of them into various cars and they have been great. The import companies are all over in CA, just consult your yellow pages. They can look for a specific engine for you and usually give you a one year warranty.

 

[REDXJ4FUN]

No one has mentioned the nissan oil burner that cam in scouts and CJ-10s. they are similar in size to the 4.0 andmake decent power with very little work most of witch you will have to do just to put it in an XJ.

 

[Heep]

http://www.canev.com/Jeep.html

 

[2offroad]

Maybe you could find a engine out of one of the Sprinters both Dodge and Freightliner sell the MB van in the states now, it is a 5 cylinder inline.