engine swap easy or not

[marky123]

ive got a transit smiley its got a its got a 20 dohc engine. how hard is it to fit a 2.5 turbo diesel engine with lucas epic pump any help would be great thanks

[karl]

Easy be in and out in a day,the only thing is clean tank put filters in all the wiring is their really just have to sort ignition live for the stop solenoid etc

[marky123]

how would i go about the ignition stop i can switch them over im just crap at all the wiring thanks

[karl]

Well the starter wires will be the same

The solenoid I would use your coil live wire which is an ignition live

[marky123]

will i need the full wiring loom and ecu ignition and key etc for the transit turbo

[ake]

will i need the full wiring loom and ecu ignition and key etc for the transit turbo

Yes if you want to keep it fully EPIC
You can still do the whole transplant in a day

[marky123]

sounds good i think i will have ago next week hope it all works out i hate towing things to the garage becouse they wont go lol. so am i right in saying i will need the fill wiring loom transfered over

[karl]

sounds good i think i will have ago next week hope it all works out i hate towing things to the garage becouse they wont go lol. so am i right in saying i will need the fill wiring loom transfered over

yes if you want to

[MinorMatt]

Well the starter wires will be the same

The solenoid I would use your coil live wire which is an ignition live

He's asking about an EPIC not a bosch. The epics do not use +12V DC to keep the ESOS open (they use a variable voltage as far as I can gather), so putting +12V live to it will kill it in short order. The starter wires won't be the same either, the petrol battery is on the other inner wing!

The only way to put an epic transit engine in is to fit the complete wiring loom, additional fuse boxes and the ECU etc. You will also need the radiator from a diesel, the fuel tank, fuel lines, exhaust and the gearbox possibly the engine mounts on the chassis too. So, in reality you need a donor vehicle. You may need to swap the instrument cluster too.

Personally I don't think its a days job... Im not a slow worker, I have swapped a few transit engines (diesel to diesel) and its a long day to swap them over. This will require a bit of thought, wiring works, dashboard out etc etc. In reality unless you are a very good mechanic with all the gear I would think you would be looking at about a weeks work. A good mechanic would probably take 2 days - possibly longer with tea breaks and lunch breaks etc!

[andypdq]

You'd also need the fly by wire throttle pedal. It would be much easier, and far less work to fit a Bosch mechanical pump, especially if you're not too hot with the electrical side of things.

The added advantage is it has much less potential to go wrong, because it's a much simpler system. In the event of future problems, it will be easier to diagnose and cheaper to fix than the EPIC system.

Good luck!