Thread: Defender Toyota engine conversion

What about a merc om605 or 606? Getting really good power out of these and can buy adapter kits from the UK.

Originally Posted by Vern

What about a merc om605 or 606? Getting really good power out of these and can buy adapter kits from the UK.

Like this
https://www.dieselpumpuk.com/shop/co...-transmission/

Nothing wrong with that conversion at all. The d4d 3.0ltr is a good reliable engine.
We drove one around the central qld coalfields for over 3 years and over 300,000km at max permissible weight . The engine was the standout feature of the hilux as just about everything else around it broke and had to be rebuilt ie. strengthened
My defender knowledge is showing though as I didnt know they put a BMW 2.8ltr 6cyl engine in them.

That Tojo engine had heaps of trouble with the injectors,particularly the earlier models.

Destroyed engines were the result.

Once sorted properly, they were OK.

But they still need the injector washers replacing every 40k or so,even until the latest models

GTurbo GLux D4D 12.27sec 1/4mile at the drags - GTurbo

Their workshop hack d4d lolux is certainly entertaining 😎

Pity about the pedestrian nature of the lux (or prado etc etc) but the 1kd engines are very very strong... avoiding the injector washer leaking and subsequent engine failure is the only problem.

Jc

Originally Posted by Forester

Hi

I have a 1999 Defender 90 with the 2.8i BMW engine. As mentioned in my "intro" I've picked up some engine troubles.

It started with faulty ECU thus i changed over to an aftermarket ECU as finding the original was not easy and quite expensive for those i did find,

After the installation and tuning of aftermarket ECU my defender was running awesome and had plenty of power and was a pleasure to drive.

Some months later the power was running low and a compression test showed low compression on no6. pulled the engine apart and found damaged valves and cracked pistons.

So the engine was rebuild by an LR indy and about 2000km later my landy was back in his workshop with a burnt valve (still waiting on final report of what else is damaged)

So now I can either attempt round 2 of engine rebuilding or i can do an engine conversion

For the die hard Land Rover fans... Im sorry for what im about to ask...

So my question is... would a engine conversion using a Toyota 3L D4D "1KD-FTV" engine be possible? I know of a Toyota workshop specializing in Toyota rebuilds that says it can be done!

Anyone with some insight on this?

Thanks
Cheers

M57 engine into Landrover Defender
What about the bmw M57 diesel six? If i remember correstly the bellhousing pattern etc is the same as the petrol 6. They are like the toyota 1hdfte... totally over engineered...😎 and tuneable to gearbox destroying levels...

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

Nothing wrong with that conversion at all. The d4d 3.0ltr is a good reliable engine.
We drove one around the central qld coalfields for over 3 years and over 300,000km at max permissible weight . The engine was the standout feature of the hilux as just about everything else around it broke and had to be rebuilt ie. strengthened
My defender knowledge is showing though as I didnt know they put a BMW 2.8ltr 6cyl engine in them.

The 2.8 was an SA fitment for local market only.

Thanks for the reply guys

I'm considering the Toyota because they are easy to come by in SA for a reasonable price, parts are readily available and I bet quite a bit cheaper than BMW. I also know someone with a Toyota garage who can do the conversion.

I was looking at the BMW M57 conversion as its probably and easier conversion as many have been done before and it will bolt straight in. I just think its a more expensive motor to maintain and repair.