Last week the timing belt went on my 1.8D Escort van. Now to remedy this circumstance, I have the chance of an RS2000 I4 engine which I would love to drop into my van.

Has anybody done anything similar and could maybe give me some pointers as to whether this would be a nightmare to do or not and what parts I would need?

Would I get away with the diesel gearbox, driveshafts, etc...?

Cheers
Scott

 

done this 2 or 3 times ,doin 1 at the moment on an xr3i.ur best bet would be to get on to j.d motorsport in carlisle.they wud have evertin u need.but basically yd want,engine complete.box.subframe shafts and hubs,id say ud need a fuel tank aswell.rs2000 ecu and engine loom.it only took me 2days to do the conversion from start to finish.also jdmotorsport do the conversions aswell

 

What I have available is the engine, ecu, loom, starter, alternator and clutch.

I would get a fuel tank too. What would I have to do by way of fuel pump, going from diesel to petrol?

I am wondering whether the diesel box will mate with the engine and if I can get away with what is already there and upgrade as i go.

What was it you converted from?

Cheers

 

all xr3is.i think the box and shafts u have will fit,but the rs2000 box is stronger and ul need its bigger brakes as the vans wont be good enough to stop u ina hurry.dunno bout the fuel pump as i didnt have to alter any of that on the cars i converted.id say u cud use ur diesel tankand get an inline elec fuel pump like a facet one or sumtin.id give darren a ring in jdmotorsport as theyve done quiet a few and they had a van they wer gona convert heres his number hel answer all ur questions 07986038231

 

Cheers mate, that is a help.

Think i'll go for it, do as much as I can until it's finished or something is needed... Brakes would be on the agenda big time!!! Just want the thing running first, it is doing me no favours being off of the road just now but when offered this engine I couldn't say no.

Was just having a look at JD's website too, could be very handy in my wee project.

Only thing i'm worried about is loom/wiring, I hate wires. See how it goes though...

 

i've a RS2000 4X4 reasonly engine went pop , head cracked 8 places, my michanic has found a 2.3,20,000miles,out of a galaxy,rearender .......
can any one inlighten my in the pro's and con's of doing this?
good thing or bad????????
as the engines coming out will i get loads more hourse power ? than the other 2000 lump,will my insurence go through the roof as its already high for this sort of car, will i have problems with parts like after market exshusts ect ...........................

 

http://www.rs2000-16v.com/

Mark

 

Mate Get it done.





Dont go on rs2000-16v.com dont think they like striping rs2k`s