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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: helstejeep on September 01, 2008, 08:31:24 PM

Title: Deisel Engine
Post by: helstejeep on September 01, 2008, 08:31:24 PM
Money is getting very tight  but we love our Jeep can anyone tell us what deisel engine to put into our TJ would prefere auto and to keep it 4WD but ...will go manual and/or 2WD  :-(    

Been told auto gas convertion will be about £2000 this is tooo much money



Helen
See yall on Fri or Sat
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Post by: scrw on September 01, 2008, 09:11:04 PM
paid £1200 for my lpg fitted, diesel will probably cost close to that much to do
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Post by: helstejeep on September 01, 2008, 09:34:07 PM
I would prefere LPG    I think i will have to shop around a bit more   coz this petrol is killing us   him indoors is going 70 miles per day to work then back again  :roll:  we are so fed up with this country and the rip of gov  :-)  on a good note looking forward to seeing a group of ripped off jeepers at the weekend  :P
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Post by: greggmo on September 01, 2008, 11:20:10 PM
oi its cheapfest not price fest :lol:
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Post by: Bishops Finger on September 01, 2008, 11:43:02 PM
Look at cheapo far eastern small cars.......its where think Im going post CF.....

One Jeep seems to need to go...... :roll:
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Post by: PtP on September 02, 2008, 12:32:31 AM
You might find these links of some interest.

http://www.jeep2diesel.org (http://www.jeep2diesel.org)

http://biodiesel.infopop.cc/eve/forums/ ... /784109258 (http://biodiesel.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/frm/f/784109258)

http://www.dieselpowermag.com/features/ ... index.html (http://www.dieselpowermag.com/features/trucks/0610dp_1993_jeep_wrangler_diesel/index.html)

http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct ... ef9ebfc/62 (http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.ef9ebfc/62)

http://www.jeffdanielsjeeps.com/restora ... .php?id=24 (http://www.jeffdanielsjeeps.com/restoration-customization/details.php?id=24)

http://blogs.4wdandsportutility.com/623 ... index.html (http://blogs.4wdandsportutility.com/6232286/editorials/diesel-jeep-swap-kit/index.html)
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Post by: helstejeep on September 02, 2008, 09:12:32 PM
:lol:
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Post by: helstejeep on September 02, 2008, 09:16:01 PM
:-)  Thanks for all the links ptp
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Post by: PtP on September 02, 2008, 11:12:38 PM
It’s the article in the last link which is the most interesting. It sounds like Mopar are on the eve of launching a kit to install a diesel into a TJ. I hate to think of how much it will cost though!

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The wait is almost over! Jeep Performance, a division of Mopar Performance, is working on a stand-alone diesel engine swap kit to drop the 2.8 diesel that first appeared in the Jeep Liberty into your TJ, YJ, CJ, or? While we'll have more details (and maybe a photo or two) after Jeep Safari in Moab, this is the real deal and is going to happen.

Everything needed to install the diesel mill into a Jeep will come with the kit - including a stand-alone wiring harness and non-EGR motor! You may have heard that some Liberty diesels had problems that were caused by a malfunctioning Exhaust Gas Recirculation system. The Jeep Performance diesel swap kit's 2.8 diesel doesn't have the troublesome EGR, so expect it to be problem-free.


(http://http://image.4wdandsportutility.com/f/editorials/diesel-jeep-swap-kit/8437692+cr1+re0+ar1/jeep-diesel-swap-detail.jpg)

(http://http://image.4wdandsportutility.com/f/editorials/diesel-jeep-swap-kit/8437695+cr1+re0+ar1/jeep-diesel-engine.jpg)
Title: Re: Deisel Engine that might fit a TJ
Post by: helstejeep on July 31, 2011, 08:34:28 PM
Hi everyone ... hope you are all well x

I'm back on this bloody diesel engine thing. With LPG having gone up to 79p We didn't think it was worth converting the Tj. BUT we still cant afford to run it as we would like to, and keep the old bugger maintained.

I know some of you will be saying tough if you can't afford it ... get rid, but we do enjoy it.

So here I am again asking if anyone has managed to do this in this country because I have different reactions from different mechanics :017:

Some say OMG it is impossible and others say yeh no problem at all changing to diesel is a piece of piss. 

 :jpshakehead: i don't know which ones to believe... If anyone up there can do it for a reasonable cost we would even bring it up there to someone who knows what they are doing.    :sign0085:   

 :017:

Helen xxx

Title: Re: Deisel Engine
Post by: MOCAJ on July 31, 2011, 08:44:27 PM
go LPG, deisel is wrong and a backwards step

wiring will be a big problem
Title: Re: Deisel Engine
Post by: isle of man on July 31, 2011, 08:57:12 PM
It's a case of economics - go LPG the cost is verified and can be budgeted for break even point!!
Title: Re: Deisel Engine
Post by: Panic mechanic! on July 31, 2011, 09:13:14 PM
if you want to see how hard it is to swap in a diesel , keep an eye out for the tj that keeps popping up on ebay, engine fitment is not a problem  but and its a major but, the wiring is an electricians nightmare.Plus depending on the age you will have to find a diesel the same age or newer than your jeep.
The next and relevant new hurdle is, as jeep never produced a tj diesel, you could fall foul of the new legislation regarding engine swaps so as all have said about it above go for a multipoint LPG installation.
Title: Re: Deisel Engine
Post by: helstejeep on July 31, 2011, 10:13:28 PM
 :010: Thank you everyone