Hello,

I understand it sounds strange but my L322 4.4L V8 (M62) is sitting in the garage with a hollow engine bay & the garage space is occupied with 2 blown engines (on both engines the block is cracked). Did some home work on M62 and found out that it is a troublesome motor and very prone to breaking down compared to the M57 TD6 D30.
What do you guys think about the idea?
Any LR specialist around to help me pull this through?

Different motor, different gearbox, different electronics.

Sell yours and buy a diesel. Ron B. VK2OTC
2003 L322 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA

Different Motor - Ofcourse
Different Gearbox - Nope - They all used the same Zf 5 Speed gearbox between 2002-2005.
Different Electronics - Only ECU & Wiring harness. Rest all I understand is the same.
Lastly, sell mine and buy a diesel - Would have already done that. But this one is my first and has been special so would like to do all it takes to bring her back to life

I thought the td6 had a gm box, which was at best made of cheese and was not long term durable?

Put another decent V8 in....simples!  2012 Orkney Grey Westminster 4.4TDV8 with Ivory interior.........nice!
Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Just one Montesa now, 349 White Wonder
Austin A40 Farina MK2
1975 Morris Marina 1.8TC
1973 Honda CB250 K4

It’s absolutely not the same gearbox, the TD6 uses a GM gearbox and it’s very much a weak point as the valve body is made from softer aluminium.

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

These specialists may be able to assist with general questions....

http://www.birchmotors4x4.co.uk/#home

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

The TD6 also has the fuel burning heater fitted as standard to help the engine warm up. Hardly any V8 petrols had that.

I’d be tempted to put another V8 back in, or if you really fancy a project, one from an E39 BMW M5. 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

@mjdronfield - Will connect with birchmotors and check with them.
You got me excited on your project idea of of plonking a motor from E39 M5. Please tell me more about it. No harm in exploring the option. However, wouldn’t want to lose out on the functionality of the 4X4 & Air suspension system.

I don’t have any info, just that I know it was derived from the 4.4 V8...... would probably be a pain to do.

If you wanted to go the diesel route, it might be easier to buy a cheap TD6 and just start moving things across.

I know the 4.4 Petrol suffers with oil leaks due to gaskets and perished PCV hoses.... and a few on here have ended up doing timing chains and guides, but I’ve not seen loads with cracked blocks.... maybe a few. Is there any way you can test another engine before you fit it? 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

how about a V12 conversion?

. Cheers, Greg
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2011 Vogue SE 4.4 with lots of toys in Stornaway

Deffo +1 for a V12 transplant

A BMW unit would probably be easier to install than a TD6 to be fair!

Covering petrol to diesel would be a mission. S62 from an m5 would be better or a 4.6 from an X5? Similar engine and the 4.6 has had alpina fettling.

I have a 4.8iS X5 which I plan to convert to rwd manual and just researching that is enough of a mission 1995 4.6 v8, green/tan (long gone)
2005 4.8iS X5, blue/black
2011 4.4 tdv8, black/black (gone)
2003 3.0d X5, Oxford green/black/manual
2021 p575 SVR, BR green/vintage tan

Thank you all for Very tempting suggestions. I definitely lost direction for sometime. However, I will stick to TD6 conversion for sanity sake. Need the conversion to be cost effective.

Excuse my reservations about this, but if you are going to do this engine swap for 'cost effective' reasons, wouldnt you be better trying to get hold of another petrol V8? Surely its going to be cheaper overall than trying to put in a Diesel and all the different ancilliaries?

And why do you need Chassis/VIN numbers from other people?