LD28 Engine

jay28

Hi all,

I'm searching for an ld28 engine, its a diesel engine that was found in the nissan Gloria, Cedric, Laurel and 810.

It doesn't matter what condition the engine is in

Cheers

245

I don't think that diesel versions of those engines were ever imported here or the UK. You might try some of the Jap car importers - maybe one of them could ship one over for you. Mind you, I think that most Jap car diesels fro that era were for export but I stand to be corrected...

jay28

Ah ok, I didn't know they weren't sold over here, thanks for the info.
To be honest I just want the crankshaft out of one but they are impossible to find :rolleyes:

dutchcat

API sold them by the dozen for conversions, you should find one handy if you mooch about,they used to be at the red cow not sure if they are stil there

245

There y'are. I was wrong...

Come to think of it, I knew a lad who converted a Volvo 245 to some sort of Japanese diesel about 20 years ago so there must have been some sort of availability over the years...

jay28

I'm sure there must be some lying around somewhere, just a matter of finding one!!

welder

I had a range rover with one in it years ago -v-nice engine

They were popular in rangies and landies then(early-mid nineties)
Also saw some in merc and volvo taxis around then.

You could try Land rover specialists/breakers, I spoke to Robert
Power near Aughrim in Wicklow a few years ago and he had a s/h
conversion kit and thought he could find an engine.

Milners in Derbyshire in UK used to sell the kit and japanese engines
but I think sold out conversion kit side of business to a crowd called
conversion and precision or something similar.

I think mine had been converted by API in Clonmel.

Why do You need a crank ? some jap manufacturers used to say
You could not grind their cranks undersize due to hardening process
used and as such did not supply undersize bearings but I got some
from a crowd in London who I think were called SMS diesel. This was
for an Isuzu trooper engine but maybe You have been told the same ?

Hope this is of some use !

Bitten & Hisses

jay28 wrote: »

I'm sure there must be some lying around somewhere, just a matter of finding one!!

Look for anything RWD and thirsty from the 1980's like Sierras, Granadas, 6-cylinder BMW's, etc. These were all frequently converted to diesel with them Nissan engines. The country must be full of them.

jay28

welder wrote: »

I had a range rover with one in it years ago -v-nice engine

They were popular in rangies and landies then(early-mid nineties)
Also saw some in merc and volvo taxis around then.

You could try Land rover specialists/breakers, I spoke to Robert
Power near Aughrim in Wicklow a few years ago and he had a s/h
conversion kit and thought he could find an engine.

Milners in Derbyshire in UK used to sell the kit and japanese engines
but I think sold out conversion kit side of business to a crowd called
conversion and precision or something similar.

I think mine had been converted by API in Clonmel.



Why do You need a crank ? some jap manufacturers used to say
You could not grind their cranks undersize due to hardening process
used and as such did not supply undersize bearings but I got some
from a crowd in London who I think were called SMS diesel. This was
for an Isuzu trooper engine but maybe You have been told the same ?

Hope this is of some use !

Thanks for the info, ill keep looking around anyway there must be loads of them thrown around somewhere.

I just need the crank as im going to build a 3.2L engine for my 260z, need the crank for the long stroke.

Jay

superboy

try the nissan Patrol too. Same engine, so i am told.

jay28

still on the hunt for a crank!! :rolleyes: