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 petrol to diesel
hi peeps,
after enjoying the summer in olive we have now realised how much petrol the old gal drinks !
we are debating putting a diesel engine in her...we have been told that a ford transit engine would fit?
we have no idea what we are doing so any advice would be greatly received. 
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 Thu 20 Oct 2011 @ 18:10
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HI
Yeah I was thinking the same last year and had a good look about for a suitable engine. I looked at the transit engine thinking that it would be a good match and I had heard about a few people who had done it in the past. However looking at it more closely it was a big job as you would have to replace or cut the front axle to fit the engine also prop shaft etc has to be changed so I just decided to stick with the petrol managed to get 23mph the other day waw lol. I know there are people that have done it and it is a succes however I felt the job was too big for me but it may be different for you I am sure there will be others who reply who can give you some more advice I was just letting you know of my experience because you are right they like a good drink lol
Hope it goes well for you whatever you decide!
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Thu 20 Oct 2011 @ 18:30
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sorry meant 23 mpg lol not mph
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Thu 20 Oct 2011 @ 18:34
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Hi,
there are lots of threads on here where people have made the change - some positive, some ..er..not so!
Will be good deal of work - converting to LPG may be a lot more cost effective, and considerably easier, and will give similar consumption - particularly if you are happy with the condition of the engine you already have.
Craig
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Thu 20 Oct 2011 @ 20:47
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Transit swap is a big job, and TBH, I wish I'd never bothered and just tuck with the crappy MPG.On the bright side though, at least now it will go up hill in 5th :-)
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Fri 21 Oct 2011 @ 12:07
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160665280153 on fleabay might be an idea...
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Fri 21 Oct 2011 @ 14:25
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petrol to diesel
hi mine started life as a 2.3 petrol with autobox,now its a 2.3 diesel manual and it only runs sporadically so it might be more trouble than its worth,
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Fri 21 Oct 2011 @ 19:17
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awww this aint looking good esp as we are NOT engine minded peeps!!
excluding the petrol guzzling she does run well, no probs starting etc...i think we may be better leaving her be 
she is needing a new exhaust so looks like we will do that, forget about the engine swap and get saving our pennies for fuel next summer hols
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Fri 21 Oct 2011 @ 19:57
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There is an interesting thread somewhere on the site where a member has calculated how many miles it would take to pay for a diesel conversion and LPG conversion.
I remember the conclusion being somewhere along the lines of 'only if you use your van a lot or are keeping it for a long time'
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Sun 23 Oct 2011 @ 08:29
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Also with the London LEZ looming if you intend to visit London with a deisel lump in your van, you'll be paying £200.00 perday as well, I'll be writing a blog on the London LEZ this week.
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Sun 23 Oct 2011 @ 19:16
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Very interesting thread. In my last Beddie we had a 2.5 Transit di engine through a type 9 gearbox into a Salisbury axle. On average we covered 15,000 miles a year, never once let us down, returned 34-36 mpg on a long journey. I now have a 2.3 slant with a Laycock overdrive in my latest vehicle, it runs on LPG, returns 19-20 mpg on a run and as LPG is 69.7p a litre this, at the moment, seems to be more economical. The down side being we managed to burn out two valves round about 15,000 miles. So if you do intend to go down the LPG route, hardened seats must be considered.
Having said that, it depends on how many miles you do a year; if you only do 3,000 miles a year it's going to take you five years to burn out the valves.
Rae & Ann
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Sun 23 Oct 2011 @ 23:36
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Rae, did you find your Transit engined van very noisy? what sort of sound insulation did you ahve. I have to wear ear plugs in mine at the moment!
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Mon 24 Oct 2011 @ 09:34
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Hello Phil,
Yes I used quite a bit of insulation; floor and engine bay but I found if you cut and turned the sump round you could get the engine four or five inches nearer the front; depending on what radiator you used.
The first picture is a side view with the sump cut and bent to shape:
This one gives an idea of how much has been removed:
Welded inside:
Welded outside:
Rae & Ann
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Tue 25 Oct 2011 @ 20:28
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rae do you still have the pics of what you done to the sump, as I've been thinking of do this mod to my 2.5 di, as I found out while trying to change the rocker cover gasket the my engine sits to high to be able to remove said rocker cover  , looking to lower it without cutting up the front cross member
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