looking for a good 200 TDI

[scott]

The location of the turbo and different bellhousings. Supposedly Disco 200s will go into a RHD defender, but the turbo interferes with the steering on the LHD.

that's kind of what i heard, the difference is the intake & exhaust manifolds and the positioning of the turbo. i'm doing this to a RHD so maybe the more abundant disco 200 tdi will fit.

[gambrinus]

200Tdi from a Disco has the turbo in a spot that makes it VERY VERY difficult to install in anything other than a RHD Defender. The 200Tdi FROM a Defender can also go into a Series rig with some work....

RW

[SafeAirOne]

200Tdi from a Disco has the turbo in a spot that makes it VERY VERY difficult to install in anything other than a RHD Defender. The 200Tdi FROM a Defender can also go into a Series rig with some work....

RW

There are plumbing kits out there that'll reposition the Disco turbo setup to fit a defender/series, though I can't for the life of me find the one that I thought was the best when I looked at it 6 months ago. Didn't really notice if the conversion kits were LHD or RHD specific...

[gambrinus]

LHD vs EHD makes a HUGE difference in determining what will fit and what won't... LHD Series rig is a tough one to get a 200tdi in to. Another thing is 88 vs 109. The front of the frame on a 109 is WAY "deeper" than an 88.. this also can cause some fitting "issues". Any engine can be MADE to fit into ANY truck. It just depends how much $$ you are willing to spend, and the amount of suffering you're willing to tolerate.

[TeriAnn]

long in the tooth yes, but i'm thinking they will long outlast the frames of defenders and maybe after new rings, bearings & seals one will live on longer than I.

Just a quick side comment or two. The 200tdi cylinder head & Defender manifolds are NLA with no aftermarket source, so you do not want to crack one. These engines seem to be quite susceptible to overheating damage.

I suspect Tata will be discontinuing a lot of 200tdi parts and there may be no third party to pick them up. The 200tdi was only in production for a few years & most folks in the UK are likely just to convert to the 300tdi.

I noticed a number of people active on this thread list Series trucks below their name. If you want to put one in a LHD Series truck you should consider converting to power steering. The current hot set up uses a Range Rover P-38 steering box, steering arm and lower steering shaft. As strong as the Scout II steering box conversion, cheaper & easier to source, you get the arm, box & lower shaft that all work together in one grab so it is much easier to engineer.

Also with Series trucks, The front differential can come in contact to the 200 tdi crank pulley during off road situations where the axle is pushed up to the bump stops s you might want to add the military extended bump stops.

Steve Parker Land Rover Ltd has a front exhaust pipe with tight bends designed to be used when a Discovery 200tdi is being installed into a Defender.

[Maryland 110]

I just sold a good strong running 200tdi engine for $2500. The disco 200tdi engine has a different front timing cover water pump,intake and exhaust manifolds than the defender engine. That said, its super easy to obtain a 300 tdi exhaust manifold and turbo on ebay UK for less than $200 and once bolted to the disco 200 tdi engine has the same configuration as a 300 tdi engine and will easily bolt into a left hand drive 90 or 110. 200 and 300 tdi cylinder heads are also intechangable-in fact most replacement heads now supplied for 200's in the UK are 300 castings. Additionally since the blocks are nearly identical the rear clutch covers can be swapped between 200 Tdi and 300tdi engines so either engine can be used with an lt77 or an r 380.