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jst



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 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey
2.4 engine change, to what?
Iets say you had a 90 for general short trips around 20miles on country roads, that towed 30% of its mileage, did the occasional motorway trip(twice a yea) and was off road 10% of its mileage, circa 3k miles a year.

The engine needed replacing, what would you replace it with as a home conversion, so all parts readily available and why? Ignoring insurance concerns but mindful of overall cost on a vehicle worth £15k ish Cheers

James
110 2012 XS Utility
130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper
90 2010 Hardtop
90 M57 1988 Hardtop
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Naks



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South Africa 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Alpine White
if you have the bucks: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/electric-crate-motor/ --
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Zed



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black
M57 would be my choice. All conversion parts readily available and it suits the Defender so well even in standard tune. Tweak it a bit and you can get ridiculous power. WARNING.
This post may contain sarcasm.
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LandRoverAnorak



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If wanting to keep the costs down then how about a TD5? I saw some pictures of one done recently, albeit with no particular report on how it likes the 6 speed box. That isn't an insurmountable problem either, though. Darren

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BenB8man



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Few companies on instagram showing off their 330d/335d M57 Defenders. It's certainly what I'd go for if my 2.4 gave up the ghost.
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tookaphotoof



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Netherlands 2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Santorini Black
Exactly the same. Least problems along the conversion and therefore the fastest way to get going again. Can’t see what’s wrong with the 2.4.
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Thon



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Pretty much the same usage I have with my 110 and i'd have to be strongly persuaded to do anything other than a used replacement of the same type - lots of them available for sub £2K and the job would be done in 2 days.

Not saying the 2.4 is the best engine in the world, but it certainly isn't the worst.

Just my $0.02
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hank



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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Cummins 6BT Mr. Green > 110 XS Double Cab
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LR90XS2011



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green
2.3 ecotec DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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Caterham



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England 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
with such low annual mileage what about a 2nd hand ls3 or coyote with appropriate gearbox.

15k might just doing using new(ish) second hand parts?

otherwise another tdci 2.4 or 3.2 Thumbs Up
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Mdm



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i would go for something easy to work on.
easy to service and get spares

petrol powered maybe a ls v8 engine.

diesel wise i would merc engines and maybe a bmw

cummins is to heavy for me.

driven one with the ford 3,2 which was nice but hard on the drive train torque wise

wouldn't go back to a td5 from a puma nor a tdi or similar engine .

fancy the 6 pot noise and for the miles your going to do an auto is viable as well.
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South Africa 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Alpine White
How about getting a replacement engine from this outfit: https://www.scs-delta.co.uk/product-page/f...gement-kit --
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2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged



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Mike_E



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Aintree Green
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G4UJS



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Zermatt Silver
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Hairysteve



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United Kingdom 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Barolo Black
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