Drizz Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Im looking at engine choices for my defender, and i happen to have a Mercedes Sprinter, with the more powerful engine that i was selling rather cheap, then thought maybe i could break it and use the engine for the defender. Has anyone seen one in a defender before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Depends on the exact engine, I know Merc diesels have been done before, some chap on Pirate's got one in a 109. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drizz Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Mines a 2000 2.2CDi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti1554 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 IMHO not the best choice as it has very low torque at low revs. I had this engine in my company car (alway had 3.5to) and was not happy w/ it. Also, the Sprinter cdi-engines have lots of troubles with the injectors at low miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSD Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 In South America, Merc Sprinters were available with 300TDi in... so YES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drizz Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Mine pulls like a train from very low down. So im surprised you didnt like it berti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyLee Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Mine pulls like a train from very low down. So im surprised you didnt like it berti I`ll second that , they mercs were always my van of choice when i was driving , pulled better throught range and amazing power and torque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxtherotti Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 i used to work for mercedes commercials and thought the sprinter engine was great my break down van was a 316 lwb all ways loaded to the hilt and that flew along the smaller 4 pots were still good too rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 If no-one's done it yet, it's about time someone did, unless it just won't fit. I remember driving the Sprinter my old employers had when they were pretty new on the scene (mid 90's?). Ours had the 5 pot (2.3?) engine. It pulled like a train, right upto illegal speeds, no matter how loaded up it was and very pleasantly quiet too. I thought at the time what a great engine it would be in a LR. I've no idea about its shape and size, but did consider that its electronics and immobiliser systems could have been a stumbling point for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti1554 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 The 316 is quite ok but this is not the 4cyl 2.2cdi. It has the 5cyl 2.7cdi engine. On our sprinters - they are used as a tool and gear waggon - we always were loaded to 3.5to. On one sprinter we had the clutch gone at 30k km - this was the one that was used most time up in the mountains. And there the low torque at low revs was really a problem (this was the engine before they gut twin-turbo). The one I had before (312D) was the best I ever had because of the 2.8 5cyl engine. Edit: when they were on revs they are quite ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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