Anderzander Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 If (God forbid) my Td5 motor perished - what would be involved in fitting an OM606 beyond just physically getting it in ? Apologies in advance for my ignorance on the subject. We saw that chap build one in a series recently and he'd used the LR gearbox - so if that was the route taken there would be no tunnel mods, just mounts and pipes... ? Going for the mechanical pump I guess we'd swap out the td5 accelerator for a cable one ? I guess we'd end up with loads of superfluous stuff - like clutch switches and that the 10AS wouldn't have a function or work without the ECU ? Would we therefore need an aftermarket kit to have the central locking work ? Im sure there's a raft of things ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challo Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hi have a look at this link. He has fitted an OM606 to a series 3. There is another thread by him on the same forum fitting an OM606 to a Rover P6 with a supercharger! http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/159894 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangy35 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Why would you not rebuild your Td5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 without really knowing what the swap would entail I couldn't say ? Certainly new heads for Td5's run up big bills - those AMC heads from turner are dear - plus everything else you'd want to renew just raises my question what would an alternative involve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Have a look at my thread.http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=89457 Ok its not a LR, but the same challenges apply. I have left it under ECU control with the original IP. The ECU can be de-immoblised and then runs standalone. I made a coupling shaft for the divorced transfer box, and bought an aftermarket controller for the merc 722 autobox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Thank you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Hi have a look at this link. He has fitted an OM606 to a series 3. There is another thread by him on the same forum fitting an OM606 to a Rover P6 with a supercharger! http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/159894 Lots of info in those threads - thank you. Searching has shown he's posted on a few forums with other info coming out. What looks interesting was that he used a Musso bellhousing and a small adaptor to fit the 5 cylinder one to an R380 - and from reading elsewhere the 5 and 6 cylinder engines have the same bellhousing bolt pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Would it require a stumpy R380 to fit the OM 606 in ? I'm guessing not as that chap fitted one into a series without altering the front bodywork.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 I know we've had videos posted before - but wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 That sounds like a spaceship taking off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Glorious isn't it ? I dropped Lloyds an email to ask for a price on an adaptor to fit one to an R380. They warned about the power of a tuned motor exceeding the capacity of the gearbox - but quoted £1200 plus vat. I'm thinking about this because my Td5 is using water and if it turns out to be a cracked head - then I ought to consider one of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Member Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Not that I agree it makes any sense.... But there is a guy in the US that makes all of the conversion parts needed to install an OM617 into a Defender. http://www.defendersource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42132 Even those require a fair bit of custom parts. Can't imagine the 6 cylinder would be very straightforward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Member Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 http://www.gaz-fab.co.uk/node/22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Oooo - thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Stephen.... you can have a ride in my 90 once she's built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Very kind ! I'll take you up on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Stephen.... you can have a ride in my 90 once she's built There may be a little wait involved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Corrected that for you Neil. There may be a long wait involved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 So cruel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 But Ross don't you live near will Warne ok going now........ Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 But Ross don't you live near will Warne ok going now........ Mike Well I don't live close to Warne himself... but I live closer to his car than he does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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