2003 LDV 2.4 engine differences from Transit

[lse1990]

Hi,

I have recently brought an LDV 400 with the Ford 2.4 engine in it. I am a bit confused ( as I must have been when I thought it was a good idea to save some money when buying it instead of a transit) but that's done now! Basically I am getting the flashing glow plug light, my first instincts was the camshaft sensor, but I cannot find one anywhere on the engine! So I'm guessing there is not one. So I turned to Crankshaft sensor, when I phoned local motor factors and searched online this is where the confusion kicked in as I noticed a lot of places did not have a crankshaft sensor for an LDV but did a transit, which I thought fair enough transits are more popular and maybe they just don't register it as the same engine, but I noticed when I did a search for transit parts it showed that they did stock camshaft sensors for them! Also on GSF the only place I could find a LDV crankshaft sensor, the one for a transit is a different part number also they list a camshaft sensor for a transit but not a LDV. I made sure I searched for the same 2.4 engine as well.

So are the engines more different than I initially thought? Have I got a camshaft sensor and I'm totally missing it? ( can't see how as I even removed the intlet manifold). Or have the motor factors themselves got it wrong?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[ake]

Pretty sure only TDCi have camshaft sensor

[Altransit]

LDV only used the 75 or 90ps TDDi engine in the Convoy which doesn't have a camshaft sensor

It's exactly the same engine as in a 75/90ps TDDi RWD Transit

[cleanit41]

hI,
ldv FLASHING GLOW PLUG LIGHT , common on these is throttle pedal sensor intermitent failure , no go , only tickover
Restart will clear codes.

[ake]

hI,
ldv FLASHING GLOW PLUG LIGHT , common on these is throttle pedal sensor intermitent failure , no go , only tickover
Restart will clear codes.

Reading fault codes first is the only way to proceed with out potentially expensive guesswork.

[andypdq]

If you want cheap, trouble free motoring, I'd suggest removing and selling your Duratorq and gearbox and fitting a 2.5 Di turbo engine and gearbox, from an earlier model, with Bosch mechanical pump conversion. You'd have cash left over, more power than the LDV Duratorq, and a much more reliable, simpler to maintain and cheaper to run vehicle. Easy, nuts and bolts swap.

[lse1990]

Is this seriously a viable option as I have had enough of my Duratorque, I've been working on it on and off for 2 weeks and the thing still isn't running!

To carry out the conversion what will I need other than the engine and gearbox? Are the mounts the same? is it a job a fairly competent home mechanic could do with the right tools and equipment?

Thanks