Thread: FOUND A 2.5 LTR 5 BEARING 4 CYLINDER ENGINE

I used to have a factory turbo kit for a 2.25 but sold it to buy a 4.4V8 with adaptor.One of those things I wish I still had. Pat

G'day Hodgo

Are you sure that is a Landrover motor? as it looks like either a Rover 90 or a BMC 2.2ltre petrol, the Rover 90 had a twin throat solex like that one,and the oil filler at the front of the rocker cover, the 5 bearing Landrover 2.25 is easily ID'ed by the extra web castings just above the sump line to strengthen the block, they had a 36IV Zenith Carby, with fuel cutout switch, the oil filler is/was in the same place as the 3 bearing motor, it looks the same as a 3 bearing, except for that extra web casting, the flywheel and it's bolt pattern differs,as does the rear crankshaft seal,and clutch housing casting,as I have the remains of a 5 bearing motor here, that self destructed at 120kph on the Bruce Hwy a few years ago,(they only came out in the fully imported S3 wagons and some private imports), I did the engine change to a 3 bearing. the 2.2 ltre BMC motor went into the Morris/BMC van of about mid/late 60's from memory (about the same time as Bedford CA vans)

If that centre flat bit has 8 stamped on it it is an 8:1 compression head, all the CKD Landrovers assembled in Aust had 7:1 heads, but an 8:1 head could be had as a special order.


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I will check out what you say tomorrow about the castings this engine came into Aust. in Landrover from New Zealand and the engine says its a landrover 2.5 motor
Go to Utube and type in Landrover 2.5 ltr engine and you will see a couple on there exactly the same as this one .

Cliff

G'day Hodgo

Aah! a 2.5 litre that could well be from a coil sprung model,110/90 which was not marketed here, so that would be why I do not recognise it,what is the engine No? that would give a clue as to it's age.


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