Sorensin Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hey I know nothing about mitsi's but flat mate needs to replace engine in his L300, its a 1990 with a 4g63, apparntly has a side dizzy? anyone know which cars engines can be stolen from? or where to source a decent cheapish replacement engine? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 will be SOHC 8V carb. Grab one from a RWD Sigma, or 2WD L200 80s ute. 4WD utes will be wideblock and you want a narrowblock. You could even grab an engine from a FWD Sigma 84-88 or Chariot 83-90 and swap over the manifolds, water pump, crank pulleys etc. If your flatmate wants more power you could try find the 2.4 SOHC 16V from the 93 onwards model L300, just you'll need to swap from carb to EFI, and you would need the gearbox with it as the 2.4 vans are wideblock. To get the engine out from above you'll want to remove the passenger side front door and pull it out that way, otherwise drop it down below if you have access to a hoist. I pulled the engine out, stripped it down, fitted new rings/bearings/gaskets etc and assembled back together in the van running over a weekend. Not overly difficult to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogre Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Not meaning to hijack this, but phil, are those wideblock gearboxes hydro or cable clutch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I think they were cable clutch, but it was a while since I did a clutch on a 2.4 van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorensin Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 will be SOHC 8V carb. Grab one from a RWD Sigma, or 2WD L200 80s ute. 4WD utes will be wideblock and you want a narrowblock. You could even grab an engine from a FWD Sigma 84-88 or Chariot 83-90 and swap over the manifolds, water pump, crank pulleys etc.If your flatmate wants more power you could try find the 2.4 SOHC 16V from the 93 onwards model L300, just you'll need to swap from carb to EFI, and you would need the gearbox with it as the 2.4 vans are wideblock. To get the engine out from above you'll want to remove the passenger side front door and pull it out that way, otherwise drop it down below if you have access to a hoist. I pulled the engine out, stripped it down, fitted new rings/bearings/gaskets etc and assembled back together in the van running over a weekend. Not overly difficult to do. Thanks Heaps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thabo Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Hi, this is a good topic as it relates to what am facing at the moment. I want to to replace the 4G54 2.6l engine from the '97 van with a 4G63 L300 2.0l engine and gearbox. My question would be, do I have to change the Propshaft too or I can still use the 4G54 one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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