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       #Post#: 87451--------------------------------------------------
       2.5 petrol engine questions
   DIR By: lister
       Date: April 22, 2014, 7:49 pm
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       Hi,I find myself the proud owner of a fairly knackered 2.5
       petrol engine (rusty bores) and wonder what my options are with
       the thing.
       I'm thinking that I should sell everything petrol related (I
       only do diesel) and keep the diesel related bits as spares for
       my 2.5n/a engine.
       Will the 2.5 petrol cylinder head fit onto 2.25 petrol 3 or
       5main bearing engines?
       Will the groovy spin on oil filter assembly fit onto my trusty
       3mb 2.25 diesel engine?
       Are the block,crank,camshaft,rockers,pushrods,tappet
       slides,water pump etc the same as those on my 2.5n/a diesel
       (spare engine)?
       #Post#: 87452--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2.5 petrol engine questions
   DIR By: gilbo
       Date: April 23, 2014, 1:52 am
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       Yes to the head - bear in mind some of the threads on it will be
       metric. Oh, and if it is the original head then it is unleaded
       and 8:1
       Yes - to the spin on thing - well I assume so - I only do petrol
       but AFAIK it all fits in the same place.
       And yes (I think) to the rest of the stuff - best double check
       the crank but I think the petrol and diesel were the same.
       HTH
       #Post#: 87455--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2.5 petrol engine questions
   DIR By: Jackual
       Date: April 23, 2014, 5:15 am
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       I'm pretty sure the camshaft and push rods are different,
       Camshaft has slightly different lobes than a petrol, and the
       push rods are shorter.
       #Post#: 87481--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2.5 petrol engine questions
   DIR By: SteamPunk
       Date: April 23, 2014, 1:16 pm
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       I'm fairly sure that the older 2.25's had different crankshafts
       (same dimensions but the diesel was forged and petrol cast). If
       that carried on with the 2.5 petrol into disiesel may not go?
       #Post#: 87486--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2.5 petrol engine questions
   DIR By: gilbo
       Date: April 23, 2014, 2:42 pm
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       There were some differences with the 2.25 3MB I believe but the
       2.5MB petrol, 2.5 Diesel and the 200Tdi all use the same crank.
       HTH
       #Post#: 87531--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2.5 petrol engine questions
   DIR By: lister
       Date: April 24, 2014, 11:55 am
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       Thanks guys,it seems like I'll not have much trouble shifting
       the petrol only bits then,and I'll keep the rest.
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