The end of my Discovery.

I've always wondered about the possibility of fitting a ford ranger 3.2 engine to one. I know they are not the best engine but can made more reliable quite cheaply and easily. They also tune up well and have a similar 6 speed gearbox. There are heaps second hand and a new (pre dpf ) one is about $8000 delivered ( long engine ).

The hassle these days is how intertwined the electronics are. To get the body to be happy with a foreign engine is no small feat

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The hassle these days is how intertwined the electronics are. To get the body to be happy with a foreign engine is no small feat

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I gather that, but both being Pommy Ford motors there may be some similarity. I know nothing about such things but I thought it wouldn't hurt to throw it out there. If a suitable replacement motor could be found it would be great.

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I know that the 3.0l replacement is about $30,000 but is there a cheaper option? From Dazza's comment it seems that the 2.7L isn't much cheaper than that, if at all.

But given that the 2.7l was used in a variety of vehicles (Ford and Jaguar), so presumably there's a few available, why aren't they cheaper?

Also, why hasn't someone engineered a swap of some other non-JRA engine? Cummins have a 2.8l engine that comes complete with all peripherals ...

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The 2.7 is cheap used, anywhere from $1500 plus.

Interestingly still available brand new

Genuine Ford SZ Territory 2.7L Lion V6 Diesel Engine 276Dt

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Interestingly still available brand new

Genuine Ford SZ Territory 2.7L Lion V6 Diesel Engine 276Dt

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I gave a garage full of "just in case" parts. I'm not sure I'd slip that one past the wife.

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I gave a garage full of "just in case" parts. I'm not sure I'd slip that one past the wife.

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I'd suggest giving it a go and then reporting back here as a bit of a guide for others.

Things of interest would be how long you had to sleep on the lawn and what poison you found in your food.


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It would also be good if you could let us know what happened if it DOESN'T go well.

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I'd suggest giving it a go and then reporting back here as a bit of a guide for others.

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If I did have that in the garage I might feel a bit more confident spending a couple of grand having the roof resprayed.

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[emoji638][emoji640][emoji637][emoji639][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji639]]]If I did have that in the garage I might feel a bit more confident spending a couple of grand having the roof resprayed.

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I think I’ll write to them and suggest that marketing a product that’s worth more than the car itself going into could be tricky.

Suggest they run a mini lottery at one hundred and fifty per ticket and only a hundred tickets

London to a brick, if you lobbed up ay spare parts, it wouldn't be on the shelf.