Hi All,
Recently, I managed to break the crank in my 2.5TDI Discovery engine. So when the mechaninc asked if I wanted to have the engine stripped down, I suggested that perhaps a new/replacement engine might be a better option, thinking that the cost would be pretty much the same.
Well, the good news is that they have an engine and were goint to fit it this week. So, I telephoned this morning for a progress report only to be told that they've hit a snag...(hmmmm)
It would appear that my disco at some point in it's history, has had some conversion work done to it. The Garage said that they had done some checking around and it would appear that my car was originally a manual gear box - and of course, I have an auto!
What is even more curious, is that the automatic gearbox that I have is a
3.9 Discovery V8 box and apparently it was a conversion done by Aston Martin!So here is my dilemma; I need an adapter that goes between the engine and the gearbox as the existing one is broken and needs to be replaced, but apparently the company that originally made the adpater is no longer in business.
So can anyone suggest where I can get an adpter plate that will connect a
2.5 TDI engine to a 3.9V8 automatic gear box?Many thanks
Gail