Ford Transit engine 2.5 TDi

My Transit engine with a T3/T04e turbo, modified injection pump, citroen xantia intercooler. The engine is going into a swb transit for some drifting. It still has 70ps injectors so im going to order yellow spot 130 ps ones and modify the injection pump some more.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• transit
• 2.5
• di
• tdi
• turbo
• diesel
• bosch
• ve
• banana
• york
• drift
• drifting

[carswesty]

hi, you just maybe the man to help me! in the next week I’m swapping the engine out of a 95 transit with the banana non turbo engine to a 99 turbo engine!! now will it be more or less straight forward swap or will it be a pain in the arse? some1 has said something about it needing a ECU conversion as-well as the intercooler & oil cooler! the oil & intercooler i can deal with if needs but not sure about the ECU bit, do i need to sort this?

[rsturbojet]

@carswesty Your easiest option is to bin the ECU and Lucas injection pump. Use the Bosch injection pump and pipes from the banana engine and use the rest of the gear from the turbo engine which includes the oil cooler. Most of them did not have an intercooler. The EGR butterfly flap should be held open with a cable tie.

Overall it's pretty straight forward

[jaggass]

oh i see. The 2.5 DI/TDI is highly reliable engine. The 2.5tdi tranny is quick but the gearing limits its speed.

[rsturbojet]

@jaggass Yes so long as the timing belt is changed regularly and you are not relying on the Lucas EPIC injection pump, they are rock solid. There is a rare differential with better gearing

[jaggass]

I dont understand why manufactuers limit the rpm of a diesel. Even at full rpm its uses less fuel than a petrol engine.

[rsturbojet]

@jaggass I think it's a reliability thing, since all the components are heavier, this Di block is gonna be pushed to the limit, to 6000rpm or more. The TD is quieter because of the lower compression and the turbo quietens it a bit more

[xhi11y]

hi mate i was wondering if you could help me.ive got a transit n reg which ive just put another engine out of a w reg and my van has immobilised itself how do i wire it to bypass as it turns over but wont start unless i spray easy start....hope you can help

[TheConradChannel]

Don't know how i've only manages to see this now it's savage. has it gone into a van by this stage? Just finally got hold of another sierra 1.8td the other day after abotu 4 years of a wait. Has what i think is a T4 on it (not actually properly checked it out.)

[wakawakawuwi]

i love the sound of a transit engine :)

[carswesty]

@rsturbojet thanks! do i have to swap injector pump just because 1 is better than the other or do i need to do it to get rid of the ECU? has believe it or not the turbo engine is brand spanking new with only 1200 miles on it,been in a garage since 1999 on a pallet but its just complete engine on other bit so i have to souce them!!!