madmart
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hi all,
my mates just got a rangy with a nissan turbo diesel engine in it,
the engine code appears to be F 28 ? its not that clear though its a four pot diesel and looks around the 2.8 cc mark. its suppost to be a export model or something, looks like a conversion to me.
was there any/many rangys with this engine? also which nissan was it a standard fitment in?
many thanks mart
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Last Edit: Dec 7, 2006 4:37:29 GMT by madmart
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Definately a conversion. RR diesels used VM engines (early ones are mega-grim). I would assume this is the lump from a Patrol. 'Briandamaged' is your man on these things: His RR runs a 2.8 Patrol lump  |
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If it's a four-pot turbo Nissan then it's probably a 2.7 that was fitted in the Urvan/Terrano....the 2.8 in mine is a six (RD28T) as fitted in the Patrol (and in some markets, the Maxima)...however the F28 may be misleading as Nissan did a 3.7l four-cylinder in the Cabstar which is finding its way on to the secondhand market.
You got a pic of the engine? Might be able to help you better!
Brian
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madmart
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hi brian ill get a pic up asap, its really wierd the logbook states 3500cc diesel the oil filter part number comes up as a 3.3 patrol?but thats a six pot and this is a four pot, feels like it will drive up a brick wall though ;D
ill get a pic tommrow, its in as found condition at the mo
many thanks mart
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Could very well be out of a Cabstar then....youre right about the 3.3, that was the LD33 6-pot, real old-tech truck engine but would run forever, way better than the RD28 in mine. Having said that, I don't think Nissan have ever made a bad diesel engine...even though mine breathes a bit when it's warm, I've put only about a pint of oil in it in 3000m, and no coolant.
Brian
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Also fitted to many black cabs iirc
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madmart
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hi i know it was a while ago but ive been round to my mates and pressure washed it, the engine code appears to be RD35 and its got a boost pipe right over the top of it
i guess the 35 stands for 3500cc as the logbook says? also it appears the center diff is locked is there a switch/lever? its a 5speed manual lt77 gearbox
many thanks mart
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If its a range rover box and transfer box then it would either have a manually selected diff lock on the low box lever or it could be a viscous coupling centre diff, in other words an LSD these are fairly tight and they actually have a tendenct to become even tighter with time and can end up locking fully.
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madmart
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its the original range rover box, i guess its got a lsd then because there is nothing but the high/low selection.
what threw me was there is a sticker on the heater box saying not to use the diff locked for long periods on road etc and i noticed that on full lock the inside rear wheel seems to lose grip when moving it about on loose ground
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I thought Manuals had diff locks and autos had viscous couples. Or did both get the viscous couple later?
Just a thought, but might it be that LT77 box that is doing it? Might it have lost the centre diff and be just winding up the diffs in full time 4wd?
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Jan 19, 2007 10:44:07 GMT
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The high/low lever should move from side to side. If the lock is engaged, there should be an orange light on the dash. Driving it with the lock engaged will cause damage. Not sure about viscous couples but I don't know them that well.
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Jan 19, 2007 14:38:44 GMT
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If it's an early one, it'll have a small plunger that looks like a dip switch next to the gear lever which is the vacuum operation for the difflock, there should also be a corresponding light on the dash (if it's as old as mine it's the centre of the three above the steering column).
The transfer box lever on these just moves forwards and backwards to select hi/lo.
Sounds like your mate's is a later one with a viscous coupling, which only locks the centre diff, not the axle ones, the only Range Rovers that were ever fitted with a rear LSD were the really early ones. Unless someone's welded it for maximum off-road fun of course......
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Jan 19, 2007 17:53:49 GMT
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When did the viscous coupling come in Brian? Just curious...
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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Jan 19, 2007 18:02:58 GMT
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When did the viscous coupling come in Brian? Just curious... Viscous couplings came in around 87 I think and were standard on autos and manuals. It meant on snow and grass you could drift and powerslide to your hearts content  |
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Jan 19, 2007 18:51:02 GMT
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Thanks Phoenix. I never even knew they went viscous!
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madmart
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cheers it might have a lsd centre diff then as its a bitsa its a b reg but theres no visible lever for the diff lock but has a sticker on the heater for it. just got a new camera so ill get some pics asap of the beast |
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