Originally Posted by wulliesxr4i

will b doin the p100 over the winter mate just collectin most of the things al need at the moment, as ur awear the starter on a transit engine bolts in from the side flush against the block and bell housin, but if u fit the sierra gearbox then the bolts for the starter(2.8 v6) go in from the rear of the box through the bellhousin and into the starter that sits down the rite hand side of the engine lookin at it from the front of the car/van

Originally Posted by Austin101

Can anyone tell me if anyone has fitted a diesel engine to a sierra, other than a ford engine? And has pic's to prove it.Not going for 1.8 turbo "too dead" and the 2.3 is shite.

Originally Posted by BON_300

A friend of mine has a Toyota Litace 20 turbo diesel fitted to his sierra. He says it`s from a Carina though. With its original ford type 9 gearbox mated via a custom made adapter plate and custom engine mountings

Originally Posted by BON_300

A friend of mine has a Toyota Litace 20 turbo diesel fitted to his sierra. He says it`s from a Carina though. With its original ford type 9 gearbox mated via a custom made adapter plate and custom engine mountings

Originally Posted by Austin101

2.5 is too big for a sierra.A 2.0TD is big enough like an Audi A4 1.9 PD engine but it matching it to sierra gearbox would be the head scratcher

Originally Posted by chaffe

the gearbox and mechanicals is the easy bit, how will you run your PD/common rail engine? which loom and management will you use? how will you get past the imobliser?

Originally Posted by ally261

got one in sligo

Originally Posted by C8SEE

M3 Motor Company in Bathgate (BMW specialist) built my transit recovery truck and fitted a BMW 325tds, remapped with a bar of boost and a front mount, 170 - 180bhp. It is mounted to the transit gearbox. Not really relevant but anything can be done if you're good at fabricating, wiring etc or you have enough money to pay someone else ha.

Originally Posted by caprizetec170

how about a 1.8 focus tddi engine with twincam sierra box and few old sierra td bits bolt it all together should be handy enought get up your end or country and lot less wiring than tdci engines

Originally Posted by chaffe

he would need the loom, ecu, keys, dash and gearbox speed sensor (as a minimum) to get it running

Originally Posted by caprizetec170

Ah dam thought early tddi's were simpler than that
how about older 1.9 tdi vw engine sure someone does type 9 conversion plate seen one in a caterhem

Originally Posted by chaffe

is that common rail though?

Originally Posted by jiminal

[I]this is my sierra fitted with a bmw 325 tds engine [/