Def 200Tdi heat shield?

On or around 7 Apr 2005 01:16:24 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@suomi24.fi (-J-) enlightened us thusly:

you're not a marine engineer, are you, by any chance?

breakers, I'd guess. Although the original parts may not be expensive new.

as to whether you need it - what's nearby or above that'll get overheated?

Austin Shackles wrote

Sorry, I've got nothing to do with marine engineering.

Well, that's the problem. L-R is not very common brand here ->

no chance to find one from any breakers. AFAIK defender 200tdi was never officially imported here. I got my (second-hand for this conversion) engine shipped from UK. But I haven't found the shield for sale on any (L-R parts, UK) web-shops. Don't know the part number and so on...

Basically there's nothing that differs from factory defender. I'm a bit worried about my new, shiny paint on the bonnet ;-) and as mine's LHD the exhaust is quite near to the footwell and the loud pedal. Will it get too hot around there on summertime? Then the brake booster/reservoir is next, but it's further. No-one has any experience about this conversion, or engine, on this part of the world, yet.

-J-

Hi,

Ive been running a Defender 200Tdi (in the UK) without either heatshields for about 10,000 miles and no problems so far. OK, the bonnet gets a bit hot but not too hot to touch or to deform the paintwork.

The heatshield around the turbo is approx £40 and the one that protects the start motor / clutch slave cylynder area is about £10.

Should be OK without them...

Jon

From experience with various turbocharged engine conversions I'd be making up an aluminium heat shield to stop it frying anything close by - especially the brake booster (and probably the bonnet paint).

I'll appreciate your advice, this is my first eperience with turbo engine. Another "sensitive area" is the fuel filter, which i forgot to mention. It's still in the original place of SIII diesel -> only ~20 cm from turbo. So far no problems, but temperature is around only +5 C at the moment..

I'm still trying to find the original shield, it might rattle less than self-made one.

Cheers,

-J-

Mine fell off around 80,000 miles, and 160.00 miles later no ill effects are apparent, though it is a lot more vulnerable to getting drenched when wading without it.

Richard