Fitting a Diesel Engine into 280 LWB G

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Fri, 01/10/2004 - 14:19
DMagee
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I hope to put a diesel engine into my 280 G Wagen, any recommendations for the best type for ease of installation.

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Sun, 03/10/2004 - 21:10
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Re: Fitting a Diesel Engine into 280 LWB G

DMagee wrote:
I hope to put a diesel engine into my 280 G Wagen, any recommendations for the best type for ease of installation.

Many Thanks
D

Not got it fired up yet but it does seem the Om 602 from a Sprinter is a goond idea. It is a 2.9 turbo

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~allofus/tanex/om602.jpg

You will have to buy some 461 G 290 bits but apart from that and moving the turbo a little and 2 or 3 other minor items it fints in well and looks like it is meant to be there.
Also I can only assume that Sprinters are quite common in the UK.

I have some guff on this engine on CD . If you choose to go with the OM602 Option let me know

John

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Sun, 03/10/2004 - 21:50
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exhaust

does putting the sprinter engine in need any mods on exhaust system

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Sun, 03/10/2004 - 21:57
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Re: exhaust

bryanf111 wrote:
does putting the sprinter engine in need any mods on exhaust system

It would be wise to replace your entire exhaust and increase the pipe diameter as the Turbo Diesel would benfit from less back pressure.

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Sun, 03/10/2004 - 23:22
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Fitting a Diesel Engine into 280 LWB G

Tanex,

Thanks for posting here, we've had a number of people wondering about the possibility of doing it, but no one had yet tried it.

http://www.gwoa.co.uk/node/480#comment-2464

Thanks.

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Mon, 04/10/2004 - 03:06
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Maxwell Smart wrote:
Tanex,

Thanks for posting here, we've had a number of people wondering about the possibility of doing it, but no one had yet tried it.

http://www.gwoa.co.uk/node/480#comment-2464

Thanks.

Happy to help...Should have taken a photo of the G290D 461 Sump before I swapped it on the Sprinter engine. I also put on a 461/om602 intake manaifold and 461 engine mounts and brackets..

John

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Thu, 07/10/2004 - 13:15
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diesel engine into 280 G

Many Thanks Tanex

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Wed, 20/10/2004 - 06:10
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DMagee wrote:
Many Thanks Tanex

and here for you chaps that ned to see how much room there is when you put a Sprinter OM602 in a RHD 460 LWB here is a pic
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~allofus/tanex/om602rhd.jpg

As you see the hose goes under not over.

JOHN

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