fiting an older 4.2 turbo diesel into a new v8 turbo diesel troopy

[dap]

I am unimpressed with the newer commonrail diesels- good fuel economy but the maintenance $$ ouch (4g for replacement injectors- really???)

Its why I want to find out about retrofitting a 4.2 turbo diesel into a almost new 2013 troopy- due to `contacts' I can get it with less than 90k on the clock with blown (as usual)v8 turbo diesel for a grand (complete with bullbar, h/d hayman reece towbar and twin battery setup)

its not what you know but who you know ;-)

(and the number of the v8 diesels- both single and twin turbo) we got as warranty replacements every week is why I want to retro the good old, solid as a rock 4.2 into one...

a replacement motor is almost 20g- I can get a reco 4.2 turbo diesel for under 4g

I no longer work at toyota so have lost a lot of contacts grrr- but trying to find out what differences there were bellhousing/gbox/transfer case between the v8 and the straight six

as far as I can see visually- its the same manual g/box- but has a different bellhousing, different engine mounts but to same holes in chassis rails

surely it couldnt be that simple....

(not worried about elecs - thats my trade....)

;-)

Edited October 23, 2015 by dap

[Cliffo]

met a guy at a party in Melbourne last xmas who did this swap. He didn't give specifics other than that the V8 sold for almost as much as a "crate" 4.2 six and it's fitting. But he did it, so it's possible. I'm sorry, I was ****** on a xmas eve so didnt get more details. However, he did say that he's now touring Australia with a 30' van and is way happier with the 4.2. I assume that means it has the power, and fuel consumption is way down. So yeh, i'd say it's worth the effort

[trentmeyer23]

You would be lucky to get the swap approved in regards to emissions controls.