People Hi,
I would be grateful if you could provide your input on this.
I seem to remember a discussion related to fitting a Discovery Mpi 2.000 16V engine to a series vehicle.
We are currently considering this option locally (in Greece) for a Series 3,
109" which was originaly fitted with the 2.6 6 cylinder engine which is now fast approaching its death.A reconditioned 6 cylinder engine is way too expensive, a 2.5 petrol engine will also need reconditioning, fitting a nice diesel engine is not permited in Greece (please do not ask why) so the solution of a Rover 2.0 16V engine is very interesting.
Could someone please shed some light? What will be required? Are the parts ready? Will the standard series gearbox and transmission components mate OK with the Mpi engine or do we need a different bellhousing or an adaptor ring?
Fitting new engine to chassis mounts may be required but this is not a very difficult problem to overcome. If there is a ready solution or the engine drops right in place this will be even better though.
Thanks in advance for your kind input Pantelis