Bernardo,

I bought my dieselengine from a friend in England. It's out of a "freightrover". The engine is identical as the one out of a 90 or 110 but fits better in a series (because of the shape of the distributioncasing).

The freightrover was a light van used by the Post in England. You can find the same engine in a DAF400 light van.

I don't know about DAF's being used in Portugal, but in Belgium you can still find them.

Ring all the DAF-dealers and ask around (the engine is also know as Rover or DAF BN-engine : because of the letters "BN" being part of the chassisnr.) These vans were made end '80's begin '90's.

Expect to pay something between 250-500€ for a good engine.

The 2.5 diesel is ofcourse not as powerful as the tdi but is great in a series and far more reliable then the 2.3 diesel. Easy to work on if somethings happens in the Sahara.

Kar el

hi kal

"The engine is identical as the one out of a 90 or 110 but fits better in a series (because of the shape of the distributioncasing)."


what is the diference in the distribution casing?


what do you think about the 2.5D engine? is it powerful enough? the diference "in the paper" is only 10 bhp


regards
bernardo feio
lightweight

Yo bernardo


>what is the diference in the distribution casing?

The engine out of a 90 or 110 has a sealed distribution casing and the injectionpomp sits lower on the casing : that's why it rubs against the chassis when used in a series. The DAF engine doesn't have a sealed distributioncasing but this can be easily sealed whith a homemade gasket. The injectionpomp sits higher and doesn't touch the chassis of a series.

Indeed the engine is not dramaticaly more powerful then the 2,3 but has 5 main bearings, better injectionpomp : runs smoother, doesn't smoke and is more relaible.

I drove a series 2,3 diesel aswell : the 2,5 is definitely a better engine. If you want to go for power and torque choose the tdi-engines : but then wouldn't it be better to buy a defender in the first place?

LR-greetings


Kar El