hello all, a bit odd i know lol but ive just been thinking recently of putting a 1.9 turbo diesel engine from a renault 19 into the little 1.7 340, main reason really is that i can seem to find quite a few around going for pennies, could anyone help me out on what bits and bobs will be required to get the job done?, any help would be brill'

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nate

You are likely to have a few problems fitting this engine in.

Sump will probably need cutting and rewelding to clear the cross member and rack.

Engine mount brakets will need to be made and stronger mounts will be needed.

Change exhaust - the manifold + turbo may or may not clear the steering and servo that could be in the way.

You will need to do something about the clutch

That is the worst of the problems you are likely to encounter.



Why not LPG?

ahhh i thought it was going to be relatively easy to fit in, will just have to fund a little more for a better engine, wasnt thinking of lpg as this engine has given me some grief in past

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nate

What problems have you had with you engine?

car seems to judder slightly when you nail the throttle on warm, not all the time though, theres a wee tappet noise which has started occuring in the last 2 weeks ever since i got fresh oil changed and put it through a mot just over a month ago, was thinking someone may have hidden the noise with thicker grade oil? and seems to be giving out a bit of white smoke on idle and when you rev it on the drive (warm engine) which im suspecting head gasket may be going?, cant really look in oil filler cap for white gunk right now as car had a little aquaplane incident on friday and kissed the curb so its sitting at my local garage right now while i grab some bits to get it fixed up

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nate

Yeah I can see the torque being the main problem as thats what kills drivetrains, if I was going diesel i'd try to cram the D5 engine into a 360, sounds pretty good too! I reckon the insurance would kill you too mate as soon as you change an engine

Here in Portugal there are some 340's running with 1.9 Turbo Diesel engines in it.

But it is easiest to take a 340 1.6 Diesel as starter car.

hi 340cbr, i was getting the impression that 1.6 diesel 340s were a bit of a rare find around the uk if im right?do you know if fitting the 1.9 turbo diesel engine is going to be more work compared to fitting a 1.7 turbo petrol engine?

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nate

Correct, the 1.6 was never available in the UK, only in certain places in Ireland I believe. It makes you laugh when on Ebay and your local motor parts stores they can supply you with everything for the 1.6 dieseel, but try to tell you a 2.0 GLT never existed because it's not listed in their books!

There is a chap from the Friends of the Volvo 300 in Scotland that has a diesel 300.

Pete

Pete , have you not still got your turbo diesel 300 ?

Good point Mick. It's currently not running, we tried a couple of times to get it started. The glowplugs weren't working and compression seemed low. However the hard work on the conversion is done, and if you sourced another engine or got the current one going it would make for a good project.

Pete

Really wish I had the space to take that off your hands Pete! But we've already had comments from my new neighbours about the 4 cars we have at the mo

sump and oilpump won't be a big problem, if needed you can change these over from the 1.7 block!

I was going to say...a number of those problems could probably be sorted using bits from the B172.

Speaking of LPG Dai....I bought that 740 on gas....must give you a quick bell regarding it.

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James

How similar is the 1.9TD found in 400's to the B172? Would that have the correct bellhousing and sump layout for a 300 install?