hi all just wondering how hard it is to put a turbo diesel in to a standard 1.8 diesel van,i have a mk2 mondeo with the cleanest td engine you have seen and a 51 plate escort van and just wondering whats involved in the conversion thanks in advance all

 

someone must know

 

It's been done before not that hard, especially as you have both vehicles there.
tabetha

 

is there any wiring involved

 

Yes a fair amount.
tabetha

 

If your van is the same as mine, it won't have much in the way of engine electronics, and won't even have an ECU. If you can find an old enough TD block from a van, it won't have an ECU or loads of engine sensors and should theoretically be easier to fit. Using a Mondeo engine however makes it much more difficult
I was considering this swap myself, then figured that I have no idea what I'm doing and so I'm just saving for a faster car

 

converting petrol to diesel and vice versa is a PITA because you need to change the fuel tank, sometimes the fuel lines, dash and engine bay looms (to make the instruments work), gearbox/clutch, engine mounts are different also. and the diesel engine is so heavy, you'd need springs off an escort diesel to take the weight

better off starting with a 1.8D escort van, and putting the mondeo 1.8TD into it.

 

one u got a loom at all the mounts form the same van or cat it'll be bolt in job

 

i know someone who put the 2.0 zetec engine into a 1.8TD mondeo, and the engine mounts did line up, but the engine sat at the wrong angle so he had to get the zetec mounts. surely the same would happen when swapping diesel/petrol escort engines?

 

Percy,

I think he wants to swap n/a diesel for turbo diesel.

 

correct mate i have my rst cab i use but my dad has a nice 51 plate escort van which is n/a diesel and a mondeo td with the clutch gone but if you seen the mondeo engine its like its jut come out of the show room

 

doh i missed that bit !

 

i fitted one to my mk3 van so it is possable but alot of hasstle. the wiring is not a problem as you can do away with the ecu. as long as the stop solinoid has got a live it will run. the problems you will face though are... the water pump will need changing to an escort diesel one as the mondeo one will not fit. the problem with this is the water pipe on an escort runs between the engine block & the fuel pump & there is some sort or electric solinod thing on the pump thats in the way. escorts have a mechanical leaver instead of a solinod & this clears the water pipe. to convert a mondeo to mechanical you will need to change all the linkages on top of the pump. this is fiddley & easy to get wrong. also a mondeo has a different intercooler set up to a escort & on a mk4 van the intercooler to inlet manifold pipe will not clear the strut top. you may possibley have more room on a mk5/6. in all honesty you would be much better finding a cheap escort td & just swap the lot (you could easly have it done in a day), i talk for experiance. also if its a mk4 the crank pully will need changing as it wont clear the inner wing. hope this helps