Thread: The end of my Discovery.

I think viability is directly proportional to the depth of your pockets...

Originally Posted by veebs

I think viability is directly proportional to the depth of your pockets...

Pockets are fine given what replacement costs are for a decent new 4wd fitting it out
just for rough estimates 100k for replacement 4wd plus at least 40k on fit out to get what I have now as far as comfort and capability with same gear

Originally Posted by discomatt69

Pockets are fine given what replacement costs are for a decent new 4wd fitting it out
just for rough estimates 100k for replacement 4wd plus at least 40k on fit out to get what I have now as far as comfort and capability with same gear

I reckon you should be able to find someone that will fit a V8 to a disco 4 for less than $140k

Engine Conversions - Old Jaguar

Originally Posted by veebs

I reckon you should be able to find someone that will fit a V8 to a disco 4 for less than $140k

Engine Conversions - Old Jaguar

IMO someone needs to have engine mount conversions so the D4 can take Ford Ranger/Everest (& VW's Amorok) V6. One of those short motors is $US6,000, and I wonder what the cost will be for Australia ... but lots of V6s Rangers and Everests are sold each year and some get written off. I must speak to my Indy about why not some conversion engine mounts? But it's so obvious a thing to do that I guess if it was simple it would have been done by now.

Originally Posted by Melbourne Park

IMO someone needs to have engine mount conversions so the D4 can take Ford Ranger/Everest (& VW's Amorok) V6. One of those short motors is $US6,000, and I wonder what the cost will be for Australia ... but lots of V6s Rangers and Everests are sold each year and some get written off. I must speak to my Indy about why not some conversion engine mounts? But it's so obvious a thing to do that I guess if it was simple it would have been done by now.

A hot rod builder / engineer style workshop would do that easily

The mounts would have to be engineered, not just designed and fabricated.

The suspicion with my son's D4 from the electrical faults recorded at the time of failure is that the oil level sensor may have been destroyed, which would account for the normally quiet idling even though the oil pressure light was on. The sump will be removed prior to fitting the replacement engine to check such things as lost bolts but all bearing cap bolts in the replacement engine will have already had thread-locker applied.

Originally Posted by LuckyLes

I was under the impression that the ancilliary bits weren't a direct swap over from the 2.7 to the 3.0 litre..
Too late now, decision has been made and car is gone..
Les

they arent, even the inlet manifolds need to be changed. There is a whole thread on it somewhere.

Originally Posted by discomatt69

What was done to the 2.7?
is it an easy block swap ?
are 2.7 that much more “ structurally sound “?
are 2.7 short motors available new?

i am wanting to keep my D4 but need viable options…
a V8 RR diesel is a nice thought but no idea on if it’s viable

a 2.7 in a 3.0 d4, the biggest issue is labour cost, i note no other business is throwing out a price, for something that is still a used engine.
$20k - $25K ? for a vehicle that is worth $10 - $15K

but I will be doing it again for the next project disco (d4 with a broken engine) as I still have some good 2.7lt left.
Then I will see about rebuilding the old 3.0lt