Thread: A Comprehensive Guide

Originally Posted by garrycol

Sometimes it is just as cheap to buy the entire written off Territory.

I look, but for a complete stat writeoff territory they still go for good dollars more than just an engine.

just some more info...

*My posts early on in this thread, cautioning compatible parts and their interchangeability with examples of the VM engine used in Jeeps, Holden etc is valid BUT its way way easier with the Ford Territory to Land Rover Discovery 3 change.
*Dont get all hung up on engine ECU needs to be reset as boost bluh bluh is different on a Territory, its doesnt matter the engine ECU is still the same one (as in you dont change it). Maybe resetting "adaptive learning" on engine ECU (I and other havent done this).
*I advise NOT to reset auto trans adaptive learning, as this generally causes more problems than it fixes.
*You will need both engines sitting next to each other and strip off the territory bits first and then remove off Discovery engine and fit over to territory engine.
*There are lots of little parts with subtle differences.
*If you Discovery engine died because of an oil pump housing failure and its damaged the timing belt cover, you will need another Discovery one used, or buy a new one at round $300.

If peeps are really interested I could do a full list of what needs changing and what doesnt...

I found that all the plugs were the same thank "beep" just the knock sensors needed to be added on the territory engine. As for a low kms engine, look on gumtree as i found a 65.000kms engine offered for 3 grand plus delivery. Myself i ended up getting all 45.000kms engine for $3200 as it was local and was able to see it in person

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

just some more info...

*My posts early on in this thread, cautioning compatible parts and their interchangeability with examples of the VM engine used in Jeeps, Holden etc is valid BUT its way way easier with the Ford Territory to Land Rover Discovery 3 change.
*Dont get all hung up on engine ECU needs to be reset as boost bluh bluh is different on a Territory, its doesnt matter the engine ECU is still the same one (as in you dont change it). Maybe resetting "adaptive learning" on engine ECU (I and other havent done this).
*I advise NOT to reset auto trans adaptive learning, as this generally causes more problems than it fixes.
*You will need both engines sitting next to each other and strip off the territory bits first and then remove off Discovery engine and fit over to territory engine.
*There are lots of little parts with subtle differences.
*If you Discovery engine died because of an oil pump housing failure and its damaged the timing belt cover, you will need another Discovery one used, or buy a new one at round $300.

If peeps are really interested I could do a full list of what needs changing and what doesnt...

I for one would be really interested in a complete list of parts that need swapping out between the Territory and disco engine. Mine suffered oil tensioner failure. My mechanic brother-in-law ( who's a cruiser man8-}) has a hoist in his shed and is going to do the engine change out (well once I find a suitable engine). So a list would make the job a lot easier and be very very appreciated :-D. It's been a few months since the disco died right in the middle of moving our family to a new Town, so really has thrown a spanner into the works and I'm really missing the disco and just want to get her back on road. Anyway thanks for any help in advance. Pete.

So after 20 hours of frustrating effort, (all on my own) i finally have the engine out of my disco 3 with body still on. This to be honest is by far the most difficult car to work on if you are a diy type like myself. If i ever have to do another engine in a disco 3 it will be body off for sure. Made more difficult by the engine being seized and not being able to remove torque converter bolts.

If you have a 2.7L engine is there the ability to swap it for a 3.0L engine or is that not compatible/legal?

Hi,

I just bought a Discovery D3 2006 about a month ago left for a trip to Fraser Island two weeks ago and got 40 kms from Melbourne and it blew up "not happy jan".
I was reading the forum and discovered that you could swap a Territory 2.7 in long story short picked up an engine out of a 2012 Territory with 67000 kms on it for
$3500. Now to do the swap, I found this thread comp guide to swap a Territory 2.7 into a Discovery 3. The question is is there a guide with pics somewhere or am I being dumb
and just can't find it.

Regards Bob

This thread is the guide.