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Budapest
 


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Toyota Engines in Discovery 3

I have noticed a few YouTube channels showing businesses in Russia who are replacing discovery engines with I think 4.2 litre diesel Toyota Engines ??? Has anyone done this in the UK or know of anyone who does it ???  
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darrind
 


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Not seen the Toyota ones but there is a company with a BMW solution using the 335D motor Must stop buying shiny toys....  
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Re: Toyota Engines in Discovery 3

Budapest wrote:
I have noticed a few YouTube channels showing businesses in Russia who are replacing discovery engines with I think 4.2 litre diesel Toyota Engines ??? Has anyone done this in the UK or know of anyone who does it ???


Cant imagine a V8 Toyota engine is going to be cheap, let alone the labour to swap it. 

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Gorilla63
 


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The 4.2D is a straight six. Not a V8.  
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aja4x4
 


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Ive seen one with a Merc V6  
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robpenrose
 


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Gorilla63 wrote:
The 4.2D is a straight six. Not a V8.


Ah sorry, I was thinking of the 4.5!

My old man used to have the 4.2 in a Land Cruiser years ago. Seemed reliable, but agricultural. A lot of the Australian overlanders use them.

I would personally be sticking with a LR engine for the D3/D4. 

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I had the 4.2 diesel Landcruiser Amazon.
It felt like it could take on a tank, but it was pretty agricultural, lazy and thirsty.
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Gorilla63
 


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robpenrose wrote:
Gorilla63 wrote:
The 4.2D is a straight six. Not a V8.


Ah sorry, I was thinking of the 4.5!

My old man used to have the 4.2 in a Land Cruiser years ago. Seemed reliable, but agricultural. A lot of the Australian overlanders use them.

I would personally be sticking with a LR engine for the D3/D4.

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The normally aspirated 4.2 was arguably the most reliable engine ever put in a vehicle which was required to work hard. They are virtually unbreakable. They were carried into the 100 and 105 series LC's and also widely preferred in the 79 and 76 series Cruisers for farming use. Later in the 200 series they favoured smaller capacity twin turbo engines, but the 4.2 remains sought after. Great engines.  
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Hi, i have a Mazda Sl 35 Ti fitted in my Defender 90. it`s a 3.5 l turbo 4 cyl and what a fantastic engine it is. But I could never see it working in a D3 !!  
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