engine suggestion ?

[kmal]

hi all

have blown up my second van within one week from buying it, i cant afford to scrap this one, so im after an engine to drop into it.

my first choice is an izuzu with gearbox. but what other options do i have ?

i dont want to go down the petrol line as i need something cheap to run.

and the gms are rubbish ( 1st one lasted me 4 weeks, current engine lasted me 5 day)

 

[Andy_Mk3]

Isuzu engine is the best. Although they are big block and the GM ones are small block IIRC, so you'd need to change the front legs too. They are good engines and tunable though.

 

[kmal]

thanks for the reply,

would a dti engine from a mk4 go in ?

 

[Andy_Mk3]

I'm pretty sure the DTi's suffer from fuel pump problems. They're less powerful and much more complicated. No idea if it will fit, the mounts could be different. Completely different management system and all sorts.

 

[kmal]

izuzu is the way to go now then, seem like hens teeth round here tho

thanks for the replies

 

[kmal]

would an ecotec 2ltr v16 fit? are they any good ?

 

[danh]

I dont know what will fit and what wont, but im sure i read somewhere that if you put a Izusu in a gm shell you need to get a engine mount welded in.

Also a mk4 engine will be a fly by wire rather than cable so wont work without going for aftermarket management

 

[rick151081]

the ecotechs are good engines but thy need to be looked after if there neglected thy do start to play up but ive not had many problems with my ecowreck

 

[turbojay]

th ecotec you are referring to is petrol

 

[rick151081]

no im reffering to my deisel vectra mate altho its a newer plate and its fly by wire

 

[kmal]

thanks for the quick replies guys,

i cant find an izuzu car that i could strip, i cant go for a engine only as i dont have a way to transport it.

the ecotec is from a diesel vectra t reg. with loom, pump starter etc

 

[turbojay]

im on about kmal, thought he may be on about a 2.0 16v petrol.

your best off goin with the izuzu engine imo pal.

newer engines are fly by wiring and a pain to get running right unless you use the correct parts

 

[rick151081]

t reg vectra aint that fly by wire aswell

 

[kmal]

so its hold out for izuzu?

thanks guys