Hey I was wondering if anyone's ever swapped the petrol engine with a turbo diesel 2.0 engine in an x-type? I don't know how the power would compare, 3.0 vs. 2.0 TD... Seems probably about comparable I would guess. I've heard turbo diesel engines get good gas mileage. I think you would have to swap the ecu out for the diesel version. Might not be something you could do in California with emissions regulations... Not sure though. I was thinking then what if you also put a bigger turbo on it. Could the turbo diesel engine be modified to be more of a sports car engine?

 

No. Just, no. For the cost of just shipping the engine here you could just buy another car.

 

04xtype04, like Justink201 said, you are going to be spending a lot of money just to get the engine too you as this is not something that you can go to your local junk yard and pick up. NEVER!!!! was the diesel variant available in North America. If you find one, it is because someone had their personal car shipped over from Europe to the US. So, finding that car that you can pull the motor from is going to be a needle in a haystack find.

You would be better suited in either finding a diesel engined car and driving that (if you are set on diesel) or taking some money and doing a few things to make your car run a bit more efficient. But, any way you look at it, you are going to be spending more money that you are going to get back in fuel savings. If you make the assumption that you can get an additional 2 MPG (from 24 mpg to 26) out of your current car for a cost of $2000, with premium gas costing $4 a gallon, you are still looking at needing to drive roughly 40,000 miles to make up that difference. This is putting numbers into your favor. Odds are, you are looking at a lot more miles to make up the difference.

 

It would probably be cheaper to move to the UK and buy a nice diesel x type there.

 

Dont get your hopes up...Diesel X types are not that good ...On UK Jag Forums , for every petrol problem post , you will find 10 diesel problem posts... ( Mind you , they did outsell the petrol model )