G400 With a 420CDI Engine

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Mon, 29/06/2015 - 22:33
ntipri
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Hello everyone, I'am very new here but here is what's on my mind. i have the following two cars

2004 G400 (LHD) 333km full Merc service history and car drives good
2006 ML420 (RHD) 80k miles, car drives perfectly and pulls amazingly 

i love the G400 and i want to transplant the 420CDI plus turn it into a RHD.
I've already purchased a used 2010 RHD Dashboard and since i have a complete ML420CDI to use any part i need, How hard that will be and for what i should watch out? 

i am mostly concern about the electronics all your answers will be much appreciated

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Tue, 30/06/2015 - 00:02
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Re: G400 With a 420CDI Engine

Watch out for the steering arrangement, and the mounting of the steering box, which may not be so easy to transplant to the right, as well as requiring a new, RHD steering box.

Otherwise, engine transplant sounds like a great idea. BUT I don't think that the ECUs will be a straight swap and you may need the services of someone very proficient with re-coding. Thinking about ESP and instrument binnacle etc.

 

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