Diesel engine - Diesel engine

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Tue 9 Dec 2014 14:01
Diesel engine - Diesel engine - damhead
The Citroen/Peugeot 1.4L Diesel engine has been used for some non motoring uses as it is easy to adapt due to its simple design. Are there any other diesel engines with a similar design.

Mechanical injection.
Normally aspirated.
Light weight. Alloy block and head.

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Wed 10 Dec 2014 00:33
Diesel engine - Diesel engine - Peter.N.

The early XUD engines were all mechanical but they did have an iron block. There should still be a fair few about.

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Wed 10 Dec 2014 06:32
Diesel engine - Diesel engine - mfarrow

Someone on the Internet has put an isuzu 1.7dti engine (16v Y17DT) in their Mk3 astra with the mechanical gubbins from a 1.7dt (8v X17DT). Seems to run well on the video, you might struggle with the language barrier though!

Edited by mfarrow on 10/12/2014 at 06:33

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Wed 10 Dec 2014 22:36
Diesel engine - Diesel engine - damhead
Thanks for replies. Iron block won't work too heavy.

I will see what I can find out about the Isuzu engine. I have thought about mating a newer engine with older mechanical injection but then there are the problems with old indirect injection and new direct injection. Old heads have pre combustion chambers which I don't think newer engines would have.

More google.

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