1.5td stuff

[mowgli]

i'm possibly going down the diesel route, and wondering if anyone has a decent complete engine setup, or even a donor car & how much they'd want for it...

ps. i know about the different mount on the chassis rail.

[bazil]

Got a brand new derv chassis leg for sale, click my sales link,

[mowgli]

i was thinking more like fabricating a new mount bracket to fit where the petrol one goes....

[Count Vaux Alot]

I've got a loom and most of the other bits

[novaboz]

iv got a engine missing a starter and alt.. dont really want alot for it.. its got a new cambelt on it and oil filter. got a derv gearbox too pluss a fuel filter where the fuel line bolt up in the engine bay... maybe have one or to other bits aswell

[Balley]

i was thinking more like fabricating a new mount bracket to fit where the petrol one goes....

not really that possible but you could make something like Gunnys VXR build and use the Astra/Cav Three bolt mount rather than the Nova two bolt what tends to break!

[MK999]

There's a 4 bolt fitting on the front of the block around the alt mounting area that looks prime for an engine mount in the original place.

Were you planning a rebuild? I have my complete engine sat at the moment but it's eaten the business end of a glow plug in one cylinder.

[General Baxter]

mike, i went looking at using the petrol mount to mount a diesel, it cant be done, you need to completly remove the petrol mount as the alt sits smack in the way

as balley said you will have to have a go with something like gunnys vxr or put a new leg in

[MK999]

or mount the alt lower out of the way and use a different V belt.

[Balley]

any lower and it will hit the cross member mark, theres nearly no space

[MK999]

Should be enough space to mount it more forwards and a tad lower though. Or screw the alt and go total loss ignition! lol

[Balley]

You could I guess lol.. I have seen them mounted higher up too ..

[hendrix]

think novalicious may have some stuff left

[MK999]

Through the bonnet and tell chavs it's a supercharger?

[Andy]

Through the bonnet and tell chavs it's a supercharger?
At pvs,you would probably get away with it..........

[Balley]

Craig told me he was goin to scrap it a couple of weeks ago, so it may have now gone :(

[hendrix]

yeah it has gone (I was there) but I know he has some bits left

[mowgli]

mk999, just how complete is it? apart from the piston being whacked, of course..

[MK999]

It's lacking the alt as the only major component, and some water hose bits/thermostat housing on the side and I'm wanting the turbo off of it, but it didn't spool up properly so you'd be wanting to do a scrappy run for one anyway... Other than that it should all be there I think, I don't remember taking too much off of it.

[mowgli]

so i'd need rad etc..

do they fit straight on to a f13 box?

[MK999]

yep, in fact they come with one... WR though, there is one of those sat around as well lol

edit: and you'll definitely be wanting a diesel box as obviously you'll top out at 90 on a petrol box lol

[Count Vaux Alot]

I have a Td rad and fan, nearly new alt and probably all the water pipes MK doesn't have along with the loom clocks etc.

[mowgli]

Next Question...........£££???

[MK999]

James gave me his engine for nothing to get me out of a hole so I'd feel an ass profiting from it tbh, yours if you wanna take it away. You will need the U shaped heater hose that goes from the oil cooler to the block/head, as that did come on the engine but leaked so I re used my old one.

[mowgli]

where is it at??? reading or oxford?

[MK999]

Reading, address on its way via PM :)

[Balley]

Mowgli you will find it hard to get a F13 Diesel box, I sold mine for £50 quid with a half knackered diff! I have been told there ''sort after''

Why not fit the F18 and flywheel and starter from a 1.7 ? Might be better in the long run any way

[MK999]

er, he's found one already? It's sat in my garage lol

[mowgli]

i already own a 3.74 wr f13 box.....

[mowgli]

I have a Td rad and fan, nearly new alt and probably all the water pipes MK doesn't have along with the loom clocks etc.

but where are you at??? i can manage the thames valley quite easily....

[mowgli]

how does the diesel engine trigger the rev counter?? is it out of the alternator?

[MK999]

It is.

[Count Vaux Alot]

the bits are in Bedfordshire at my rents

[mowgli]

and as before £££???

[Mieran]

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