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I didn't want to cut any unnecessary holes in my console for the bmw gearbox shifter and such. I like this setup. It's not an offroad build, it's a daily driver.

Salut, merci frumos. VM urile nu sunt cele mai fiabile motoare, e adevarat. Eu am avut probleme cu al meu, se incingea dar doar la drum lung. Prin paduri niciodata, dar nici eu nu am facut offroad greu. Eu zic ca daca gasesti unul din 2000 - 2001, intretinut, e ok. Garnitura monobloc la chiulase, radiator marit aluminiu, vasco bun, pompa de apa buna si nu ar trebui sa ai probleme. Poti monta si un electroventilator suplimentar, fie pe termostat sau la buton. Nu o sa rupi autostrada cu ele, dar nici un bălți nu ramai blocat. E modelul meu preferat de Jeep.

Daca vrei, cauta un 2.1 cu motorul de Renault, am inteles ca sunt bune, desi nu au cine stie ce putere. Iar daca nu te deranjeaza consumul, un 4.0 benzina, ala chiar nu te lasa in drum.

@@thegreengoblin76 Mulțumesc pentru explicații!! Caut unul cât mai întreținut și în caz de ceva o să îi fac swap la m57. Și mie îmi place tare cum arată XJ🙉

@@thegreengoblin76 De 4.0 și 5.2 am auzit numai de bine, dar problema e consumul prea mare. Nu rentează la 500-600 km pe săptămână

@@AleAle-ke5rg sincer iti spun, daca ar fi sa o iau de la capat, as opta pentru un swap la 1.9 tdi de vw. Mai mic, mai simplu. Imi place m57 de mor, dar e muuult de munca, multi bani, mult timp si mult stress sa faci masina tipla. Daca o vrei doar de dat prin paduri, e mai simplu, dar daca vrei o masina de strada, de condus zilnic, e altceva. La modul ca oricine se uita sub capota sa nu-si dea seama ca e alt motor acolo. Si ar fi fain daca ar exista o firma macar in Ro specializata pe asa ceva. Sai aiba tot ce le trebuie, kit-uri de conversie, etc. Lasi masina, platesti si o iei inapoi gata de mers.

I used to, now I have a new, bigger intercooler fitted.

@@thegreengoblin76 I’m on the middle of the swap but I’m not sure if there is room for the intercooler and the ac condenser. Was the factory intercooler good enough?

@@cesarsuarez2954 not very good. I fitted mine in the front bumper. Since I made this video I put back the original bumper, I had no real need for the which. So the intercooler I got fitted perfectly inside the front bumper, we had to cut a piece and fit a mesh to allow for the air flow. Hard to explain, I will try to upload a short video

Thanks! I have another video and in one of the comments I posted the link for the stereo.

www.emag.ro/player-auto-9-inch-1-din-android-gps-wifi-fm-radio-touchscreen-rotativ-negru-and-1d/pd/D5FKDHMBM/

Hi. It all depends what you want. But as a minimum, the engine, ECU, adaptor plate, engine mounts and a good electrician :) no two swaps are the same :)

Thanks for the reply. Just trying to get an idea of how much it could cost and how many headaches it'll cause.

@@WillJotner well, just to give an idea, I've been working on mine for a little over two years. Almost everything on the car is new. And I still have a little issue to deal with. The idea is if you are like me and you want a daily driver, something you can take out on the road, not just on a trail from time to time, then be prepared to spend time and money :)

Yeah that's the issue. It's my daily driver, and not being a mechanic myself I'd have to pay someone to do it. So I reckon it could get very expensive. Think I'll have to stick with the VM for now (which tbh is not as bad as everyone says. Could just do with a not more hp and fuel economy).

@@WillJotner ​@user-tm6wg6ub7v have you considered swaping it for a 1.9 td from a wv? You'll get more power, better mileage and it's smaller, an easier swap.

No, I didn't have to cut anything. Only moved the battery on the other side.

And which xj model is this? Do you have some photos during engine swap you can share please?

@@DaVeMalta81 it's a 1996 2.5 TD. I do have some photos, but not with me. I am away from home until July

Mine is a 96 as well. Won’t be starting before July for sure :) still making sure it doable before i buy the engine. Can we keep in touch here or sone where else? 🙏

Yes

@@thegreengoblin76 thanks 🙏🏼 original clutch

​@@enescelik6823no. BMW single mass flywheel with modified XJ clutch disc. I have a video about it

Thanks! The clutch problem was fixed. Seems that the disc was a bit too thick and was not completely disengaging when the pedal was pressed, or something like that. But it's ok now. Unfortunately I had to leave for my job and I only got to drive it once 😢 oh, well..for the next three months I have only memories 😂

Ah, almost forgot. We used only one fuel pump, the BMW's.

​@@thegreengoblin76so you only used the BMW's intank pump in the XJ?

@@miked5789 my donor bmw didn't have an intank pump. I just used the one you can see (I think) on on top left side of my engine.

Thanks! I wish I could take credit for the swap and the welding, but what you see is the work of my very talented friend Alex. I helped with some of the stuff done, not as many as I would have liked, my job keeps me out of the country for months in a row. I was incredibly lucky he had the patience to keep working, my XJ was in a terrible state to begin with.

Despre care rama spui?

@@thegreengoblin76 incerc sa montez motorul dar îmi atinge vacum la turbina

Pot sâ transmit o pozâ?

@@jeniagarabagiu7670 sigur

@@thegreengoblin76 unde sã îti transmit?

It's 63.5mm

@@thegreengoblin76 thanks 👍

Salut. Cine mi-a facut mie nu mai face momentan.

Depends on how well you want the job done. But it's not cheap in any case

Salut. Rotile se pot omologa. Costa, e drept, dar se pot omologa. Altfel, mergi la ITP cu rotile ei de fabrica. Eu o folosesc daily, overlanding cel mult, nu offroad. Piesele se gasesc greu, ce e drept, dar se gasesc. Din 91, deci o ai cu motor de Ranult? Daca nu in tara, piese se gasesc pe Amazon sau site-uri din afara. Chedere gasesti la rockauto.com

Probably they are not great, but what makes you say that?

@@thegreengoblin76 I can see and hear engine at start. You should refurbish injectors.

Looks like something is wrong with the pressure plate. I won't know until we take the gearbox down, but it doesn't really go into gear 😢😢😢

Well, looking at the original hybrid disc seems to have an offset of 'zero' let's say.. The cut down XJ disc has it's friction surface offset to one direction. Sounds like it's not engaging all the way?

@@miked5789 I really don't know yet. Haven't had the time to look into it, but I really want to see it finished :(

​@@thegreengoblin76me too.

Mari si in crestere :)) depinde cat de bine vrei sa fie facut, ce vrei sa faci cu ea. Daca o vrei de sosea sau doar de dat prin paduri

You're right, we had to fabricate a housing for the ECU on the driver side in the engine bay, roght where the battery used to be, and we moved the battery on the other side.

Ahhhh, that's what that box is. Wasn't sure... Thanks.

3 inch lift. But it's about lateral distance to the driveshaft, not the lift. If I drove over obstacles, it would touch.

Was this motor out of an E46 or e39? How much do their oilpans differ? Wanna know if one is a better fit clearance-wise when I start looking.... BTW killin it with the tempo of the update videos. Thx & keep it up!

@@miked5789 it was from e39. I really don't know how the oil pans differ. But if you don't plan to keep the AC compressor, you can move your alternator and T/C and you won't need to worry about the pan touching anything

​​@@thegreengoblin76ok, def not keeping AC. Will be relocating Alt to the AC compressor's spot. What's T/C?

@@miked5789 it's the turbocharger :)) If you don't keep the AC, I don't think you'll have a problem with the oil pan

I will be at the garage tomorow and I will take some shots of the mounts

@@thegreengoblin76 thanks man!😄👍🏼

​@@suzukirm85raudiesjust uploaded a short clip with the engine mounts

@@thegreengoblin76thanks👍🏼 I think i build it just Like That

Nice Short of the engine mounts....

Honestly, me too :)) still have some extra jobs to do before I take the XJ out :)

​@@thegreengoblin76 is the BMW pressure plate the self-adjusting kind? Doesn't it require a tool/fixture when installing?

@@miked5789 everything except the FW is now from the Jeep, including the pressure plate.

@miked5789 thanks for the comment. I will upload the next video as soon as I finish. The new flywheel is actually a modified dualmass FW. Here the aluminium ones are way too expensive, going to about 1000 euros, so a big hit to my budget, having sunk a lot of money in my XJ already.

​​@@thegreengoblin76nice, and a shot of the modified dualmass FW in the next video would be great as well... Keep us updated. 👍🏼 And that cutdown disc the XJ 2.5td, right?

Fabricated some adaptor plates so we can use the XJ mounts

In the 3rd, at around 2600rpm, in the 4th at 2000 and in the 5th at around 1600 rpm. This is what it shows on the dash, but I think the actual revs are higher. Tires are not stock, I run 33x12.5 on 16"

​@@thegreengoblin76thanks for the quick repsonse. On the driveline- M57 with i'm assuming DMF019 BMW dualmass flywheel. One needs a custom clutch disc and throwout bearing so the AX15 can be utilized. Is this your setup?

@@miked5789 yeah, that's pretty much it. The clutch is BMW, with the throwout bearing from the XJ mounted onto the clutch disc. I think I have a photo somewhere. But I am planning to switch to a single mass flywheel soon.

Deocamdata nu

I am sure it can, the idea is to make the ECU recognize it. You need a good electrician

Someone did it on youtube if you search enough

Hi! What do you want to know?

Electric harness, engine support and the gearbox ?@@thegreengoblin76

@@Alex-to1ng gearbox is the Jeep's, you will need an adaptor plate to make it work with the M57. You can find already made kits online. Engine mounts have to be fabricated according to what configuration of the engine bay and what you will keep on the engine. Mine had to be modified a couple of times because the engine kept touching something under it, so it's really a trial and error thing. My advice would be to find someone who has done it before to help you. As for the electrical installation, I took mine from the donor BMW, along with the ECU. As I am not an electrician myself, I had to find a really good electrician to do all the work.

Yeah, I have no regrets about doing this swap. I think that only now the XJ drives as it's supposed to, with the M57

Thanks!

The gearbox is the Jeep's. Rear axle and drive shaft is Ford Explorer

It's not original color. I mean it is factory green, but I had it painted Raptor Green

No ☺️

ahh sad! Would be sick to have a look at the swap. 🤙🏼

@@Mausstadt100 I will upload a video with more details from during the swap (hopefully, If I ever get around to edit it 🤦‍♂️)

Salut, multumesc. Se comporta foarte bine in ce priveste motorul, partea mecanica. Nici o problema, M57 este un motor foarte fiabil. Nu este o masina insa de stat in trafic, bara la bara :)) nu stie sa meargă incet :))

@@thegreengoblin76 imi imaginez cam ce poate. :)) Am condus Xj cu motorul 2.5, mi s-a părut acceptabil pentru un daily sau cand e nevoie să mergi și pe asfalt prin orașe. Tot văd swapuri pe Patrol, Xj, însă nu știu cum se simt de zi cu zi, cum se simte ambreiajul, cât de smooth e la schimburi de treaptă, la porniri de pe loc. E asemănător ambreiajului de curse, sacadează la pornirile lente de pe loc? Al tău cum se simte?

@@brasto4589 cam smuceste la plecarea de pe loc, de aia zic ca nu e masina de stat bara la bara, in rest de la a doua in sus schimba lin. Vreau sa trec la o volanta cu masa simpla sau poate o cutie automata de bmw, numai ca la asta din urma nu stiu cat de mult trebuie sa tai din consola si nu vreau sa se vada aiurea inauntru. Altfel, merge de rupe, cu 2.5 nu depaseam coloane si in deal :))

@@brasto4589 mai bine zis nu depaseam nimic cu 2.5, avea prostul obicei sa se supraincalzeasca :))

@@thegreengoblin76 Mersi de informații. Mă gândesc că rupe acuma, e altă mașină. Ăsta și y60-ul cele mai frumoase. Să o folosești sănătos! Am dat subscribe.

And they're capable of much more. This was just a fun drive while walking the dogs. They are great vehicles, as long as you take care of them.

Thanks. I only have photos and a few videos from during the swap. I keep saying that I should do a montage or something, but other stuff keeps getting in the way

I kept the gearbox, transfer case from the XJ, but the drive shaft and the rear axle are from a Ford Explorer.

Как работает машина

@@jeniagarabagiu7670 it's working very well

Why did you use Axel and Drive from an Explorer? And How did you adapt the Engine to the transmission?

@@benedictgrimm5235 I wanted disk brakes on the rear axle, but a conversion kit for the XJ axle was expensive. The Explorer axle together with repair kits for the brakes were half the price of the conversion kit. Plus, the Explorer axle is stronger. I used an adaptor plate to connect the BMW engine to the XJ gearbox.

AX15. The flywheel is BMW single mass, modified XJ clutch disc and BMW pressure plate

Thanks. I'm working on something to that end. I just have to sort through sooo many photos and put them together into something that would make sense.

@@thegreengoblin76 that'd be great! By the way, do you have a link for the stereo unit you have? I have a Phase 1 XJ and I've been looking for something that will clear the front dashboard.

@@saulgilsenan7320 I put a link in another comment, below. But it's from the local shop, here, where I got it. But at least you can see the model.

@@thegreengoblin76 thank you bud!

I believe there's enough room, but why would you swap a 10 year old engine with a 20 year old one? Albeit a great one, like the M57?

Hi. As far as I know, XJs from 1989 to 1996 have Dana 35 axles, but the gear ratio differs. To find out what gear ratio your Jeep has, look under the car, on the transfer case, there shoul be a sticker there. If you are planning to put on bigger tires (like 33" or bigger), some Jeep owners suggest to upgrade the axles. Just make sure you have the same gear ratio front and rear. In Romania, most of the guys who swap their engines use Nissan Patrol axles, they are stronger and very good for offroading. I don't do extreme offroading, only overlanding and I mostly use my Jeep on the roads, but I wanted to have stopping power and looking to convert to disk brakes on all 4 wheels. The cheapest option was to swap the rear axle entirely, so I did. I found a Ford Explorer rear axle with the same gear ratio as my front axle. Now, if you want to buy a 2.1 td, those are better than the 2.5 TD VM, but they lack power. M57 is an excellent engine, so is the Mercedes OM606, but in your case I would recommend to consider a VW 1.9 TDI engine. It will deliver about 150 BHP, it's smaller, so you have enough space in the engine bay, and you won't have to modify the axles. It's easier to swap, you can find parts easily in Europe, and even conversion kits.

Well, I had a really good electrician 😁 so, the flywheel and the pickuo sensor are bmw's. The tacho and the rest of the wiring are XJ's. From what I understand, he had to use a signal adaptor. Honestly, I don't know exactly how, he didn't like to talk much ☺️ It's working, but is not very precise. At idle is ok, but as you rev the engine the difference grows.

Please ask him how it he do😀… Thank you

​@@thegreengoblin76couldnt you use the xj ones since in theory it wouldve gave the correct reading