Thread: 2 litre Diesel

Hi there

Its a good question - The only one I have seen was at was a Series 1 109 for sale at Cooma celebrations with a Diesel (just didnt have the time to view everything).

Anyone out there whom can give us a history leason as I am keen to know more - was there many made etc.

All the best

Wayne

I know FCT has an engine in his shed that I drool over but i have not seen any, from what I know they were not popular and only ran in 1957 body. i have a book that says they have two keys to start the engine?????

Originally Posted by lro11

I<snip> ... from what I know they were not popular and only ran in 1957 body. ...<snip>

In the series 1 they were only in the 1957 and 1958 production, however they continued to be fitted to Series II Land Rovers until the 2 1/4 litre diesel was introduced in 1961 with the SIIa.

Originally Posted by lro11

Does anyone here have an original diesel series 1? I have some questions for you.

Ah yes the 2.0L Diesel a horribly noisy rattly engine. Tho very reliable i have heard and rare. Which makes up for its shortcomings.

Here is a video featuring the 2.0L Diesel. If anyone's interested.

Part 1: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=rfEnvzHY9Es
Part 2: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=FzhheR...eature=related
Its a great video! The Land Rover pulling the horse box is an 80" with the diesel sound dubbed over it.

According to Taylor there would have been around 43,000 of these engines made. Rather surprisingly, they were outnumbered by about 5:1 by the petrol in the 88, but only 3:1 for the 109 - except 20:1 for the wagon.

Basically the same as the 2.25 diesel except for the fact that they had wet sleeves and a smaller bore. However, a lot of parts are different, although interchangeable at least as assemblies. Not entirely clear why, but they have the reputation for being very noisy compared to the 2.25. Power and torque were similar to the 2 litre petrol, but the heavier flywheel meant slower acceleration. But with the introduction of the the 2.25 petrol they were well behind the petrol engine.

The 2.25 diesel, as well as having more power and torque, increased the maximum rpm from 3500 to over 4000, and had a lot more parts in common with the petrol engine.

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

According to Taylor there would have been around 43,000 of these engines made. Rather surprisingly, they were outnumbered by about 5:1 by the petrol in the 88, but only 3:1 for the 109 - except 20:1 for the wagon.

Basically the same as the 2.25 diesel except for the fact that they had wet sleeves and a smaller bore. However, a lot of parts are different, although interchangeable at least as assemblies. Not entirely clear why, but they have the reputation for being very noisy compared to the 2.25. Power and torque were similar to the 2 litre petrol, but the heavier flywheel meant slower acceleration. But with the introduction of the the 2.25 petrol they were well behind the petrol engine.

The 2.25 diesel, as well as having more power and torque, increased the maximum rpm from 3500 to over 4000, and had a lot more parts in common with the petrol engine.

John

I was just reading about the power and toque of the 2.0L Diesel.

2.0L Petrol

39Kw@4000rpm
137Nm@1500rpm

2.0L Diesel

39Kw@3500rpm
118Nm@2000rpm

The petrol engine gives 19 more toques all at less revs.

Originally Posted by Seriously_Series

I was just reading about the power and toque of the 2.0L Diesel.

2.0L Petrol

39Kw@4000rpm
137Nm@1500rpm

2.0L Diesel

39Kw@3500rpm
118Nm@2000rpm

The petrol engine gives 19 more toques all at less revs.

I said similar, not the same! Performance of the petrol engine was definitely better, but the difference was not dramatic.

One point worth noting, is that until 1956 Landrovers, being considered a goods carrying vehicle, were limited to 30mph (50kph) in the UK. This of course had a considerable, even if subconscious, influence on design.

John

What specific questions did you have?

Aaron.