Engine swaps, emissions, and me

Archdukeferdinand

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So I've found a good donor vehicle (1984 mercedes 300td) for a diesel swap into the XJ, wondering what the repercussions would be when I go to get it inspected?

Don't have an emissions check in my county but what will I need to do to have it legal for the road?
 
correct me if im wrong, but i thought the engine going in had to be newer or the same year as your car in NC? but then again it is diesel so i dont know if that matters. i would like to know too now :)
 
Estonian said:
correct me if im wrong, but i thought the engine going in had to be newer or the same year as your car in NC? but then again it is diesel so i dont know if that matters. i would like to know too now :)
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I thought the same thing, and it was supposed to have all the emissions controls that the newer engine had from the factory...

Should I apply for a custom title? ANyone know what happens changing fuel type, etc?

On a side note, anyone got any advice as far as custom adapter for the aw4 or mercedes tranny to a divorced case like a 205?
 
I looked into this a while back when I had my Benz Diesel

I don't think it would have been a worth while swap MB parts are really $$ and hard to get
No real wheel spinin' power, Anything can be made but again I didn't think it was worth the effort
My .02 but good luck
 
8379qtj10 said:
I looked into this a while back when I had my Benz Diesel

I don't think it would have been a worth while swap MB parts are really $$ and hard to get
No real wheel spinin' power, Anything can be made but again I didn't think it was worth the effort
My .02 but good luck
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Yeah, wouldn't be doing it for the sake of power... The benz 300 is considerably heavier than the XJ, so I think the 3.0 turbodiesel would be do well enough turning the tars.

Really the benz is cheap enough that if I drive it for around 8000 miles it'll have paid for itself. Gonna drive it for the next year and work the swap out, I've seen this engine/tranny dropped into an MJ but it was 2wd.

Seems like oil pan to diff clearance is the main issue with this swap into a 4wd, I already have enough lift for it to clear but I don't want it to just barely clear, i'd like to keep some flex...

But since the 300 is in decent running shape, the MB parts issue isn't much of a concern. I'll either be keeping the old MB on the road or trying to put its power train in the jeep.
 
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