Ive been toying with the idea of converting my pathy over to a ZD30TD from a GU but the amount of work required would be heaps, as you would need to have a full doner car to do it(writeoff?) but i would want to upgrade to a 5sp manual box as well if i did it, as going to diesel you need different gear ratios being you need top change the whole fuel systemtanks etc 1 would think an egine swap from a D22 narava would be easier though but the QX45 conversion looks tempting since it has already been done even though its still a petrol but the fuel returns come back better then the VG33 lol. As with any engine conversion, it's possible, but not economical. If you want a diesel R50, the cheapest way into it would be to buy a grey import like Wiz's car, swap your accessories over onto it, and then sell your original vehicle. Much less mucking around, and significantly cheaper in the long run. The only time an engine conversion makes sense if if you're putting in a motor that never came standard (like Ric Duza's v8), or if you're a mechanic/fabricator with access to all the tools for free, material for cheap, and all the parts that you need.

Mini cooper wds wiring diagram system as well as mini cooper rukovodstvo po ekspluatacii as. I have a strange light problem on my r50 mini cooper. With lights off, when i. 2004-2012 Nissan Titan 3Rd Brake Lights: 2004-2007 Nissan Titan/Armada. Fuse Box In Nissan Pathfinder. Fuse Box Of 2010 Ford F 250 Diesel.

Even then you've got to like fiddling, and be happy to give up a heap of time to do it. As OR says - parts-wise you'll need pretty much the entire powertrain of the donor vehicle, including diffs (diesels often run a different ratio, and are possibly strengthened due to the additional torque they need to cope with) and brakes.

So a rolled vehicle can sometimes be a good donor for that. The down side is that you'll pay almost as much for that as a good vehicle. And really, if you're buying a rolled Patrol, the cheaper and better option in the long run I would think would be to put a new cab on it, and then you'll have yourself a diesel patrol. Not saying it can't be done, it's just a very expensive exercise, and that's before thinking about things like engineering, insurance, modplates, etc. It's all the fiddly little things that will take up your time. For instance, I don't know of anyone else here running an SFD front end - most everyone looks into it, then concludes that it's too much work and moves on.

Mr Duza *had* to do one on his car to get the vertical clearance that he needed for the new motor. IE, something that is too complex for most of us was just another step in his process. If you want to have a shot at it, then go for your life. And I'll be the first here cheering you on for having a go yourself and making something different to the norm. But if you're doing it mainly to get the fuel economy benefits of a diesel, then then money that you'll spend to get there will buy a LOT of unleaded. Matto PS - smac's original question - you could actually get the R50 Pathy with the 2.7L turbo diesel, the 3L turbo diesel, and the 3.2L turbo diesel! Why the three motors?

Posts: 777 Joined: Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:53 pm Location: Sunny Cairns, QLD •. Hey George, Reading back, I probably came across a little more cranky than I intended - my apologies for that.

I think it would be possible to do if you were keen enough, but I really wouldn't count on it being an easy run. There's a lot of minor differences between our Aus-delivered R50's and Wiz's imported TDI that aren't immediately obvious. His suspension is a mis-match of bits, and from memory he had a lot of trouble with his front hubs, or steering tie rod ends, or something along those lines? Things that you wouldn't think of anyway (well, I wouldn't at least). If you were to go down that path, I would probably recommend the ZD30 out the a Navara as well.

You could get the Terrano's with a variant of the ZD30 - it was slightly different to what we got in the Nav's, but probably close enough that you could make it work. Nhs activation of sepharose 4. At least then major servicing and parts would be easy to locate. I'm not sure what you could do with the transfer case & gearbox, but I would think it would be much easier to go to a manually-shifted tcase, as opposed to trying to keep the all-mode electronic kit. But then again I've never had a good look at the standard tcase - you might be able to divorce it from the gearbox and run it completely separately, which would be the best outcome. I still don't think it's something that I'd actually want to do myself though - I think you'd get just as good a result by swapping your current car for a grey-import tdi, and then just learning to live with it's idiosyncrasies. It's a bigger up-front cost, but I think in the long run it would end up cheaper.

Have a chat to Wiz anyway, he'll be able to fill you in on the pros and cons of his car. If fuel costs are your concern, then maybe a LPG setup might be worth looking into? I know a lot of the guys here run them, and are happy with the increased mpg they give.