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If you are starting on the floor you will need to run the fuel pump anyway , is your inline fuel filter still connected,? If so that will be the line to engine and the other will be the return. I have a first start up video think at the end you get a look at what I did (basically just dumped a pump in a tray of clean diesel) 👍

@@paulbaker7015 need to know colour of inlet going into the engine and colour of outlet the two push on connectors on the engine I fried my starter today too lol

@@graham-martin5847 ah okay , I’ll have a look at mine when I get home for you

What happened to the starter?

@@paulbaker7015 i was cranking it a lot but i think it was already cabbaged so i made it worse i think i had fuel pipes wrong way round lol its 12:41 here so off to kip catch you later dude

Hey mate, I don’t have any diagrams anymore, I used a online free manual which had every bmw wiring diagram on it think it was called tis. But they started charging subscription shortly after. Pretty sure you can still get it somewhere though. House of torque I’m pretty sure they have all the step by step wiring info on their site too. The resistors are a 120ohm CAN terminating resistor between can low and can high I’m not exactly sure which ones I connected but do remember they were the twisted yellow and maybe orange wires?? But pretty sure all this info is online now. Sorry I’m not much more help than that I did mine a long time ago now, but it’s still going strong with no issues and still my daily driver done about 50k kms in it so far. Such a good conversion. Keep going with it and let me know how it turns out 👍👍👍

Ha ha - yup it’s on order

Ha ha found the circlip and everything 😂

Hey mate mine was a 2004 e53 model

Thanks for the prompt reply Paul I'm thinking of doing a similar conversion into a 200 td5disco depending on availability of a conversation kit

@JohnEllis-hf3ng think there’s a load of companies doing kits now mate. Can buy mounts harness even doing transmission wiring now I think. I’m so happy with mine it performs and has been so reliable. I’m still using it as a daily driver. Towing the boat is a breeze too.

Sorry Paul i didn't add I'm in Australia

@JohnEllis-hf3ng ah okay where about are you in aus mate?

Hello mate 👍👍

Yes mate you can convert any of the m57s

I had mine from syncro gearboxes 🇬🇧 they were brilliant

Hi mate - only just seen this. Did you get it sorted?

No problem mate, good luck - where you from?

@@paulbaker7015 soz i am from newcastle upon tyne i always forget to read comments been sorting wires out today pulling harness to bits to figure out what wires i need to go to gearbox as i unplugged all the stuff on the gear selector plastic and it wouldnt start without it

@@graham-martin5847 ah ye. That’s all I did was follow the dealer bmw wiring diagram and pretty much kept 90 percent of the wiring. Didn’t need half of it to be honest but I just labeled and wrapped it if I ever needed it. The harnesses you can buy these days are so much more simple pretty much plug and play. Let us know how you get on hope you get it running 👍👍

Glad you think so - thank you

Hi mate, yes it’s been on rod now almost two years, it’s running great mostly used as a daily to work, so fun to drive and been very reliable

I’ll try upload a update video soon. December it will be on our beach holiday so hopefully will have some vids on the sand

@@paulbaker7015 that would be awesome. What cooling set up did you use (rad, intercooler + transmission)? Coolant overflow location? Any 'learnings' from your experience in converting the M57 to the Defender?

@@nnoddy8161 good question?I want to know myself

Was the m57 tue2 214hp think it was

Sounds like a project mate, but probably not impossible. Would need to find a decent local auto sparky mate to have a look through the disco3 diagrams to see exactly what it’s reading. Why were you needing lower gears? Can’t you just change diff ratios because that would be so much easier, or even try find a good engineering mob to make a different gear set for your 295.

⁠@@paulbaker7015yes, a project it is, and thus far coming up empty handed. Why- I fit 35” tires 7 years ago and the stock 3.73 gears are absolutely neutered with the larger tires. The prevalent terrain in my part of the world is rock. Anything over knee high, especially on an incline the engine just bogs down. I have also not had the torque to turn the wheels in deep sticky mud before. Gears would be the most simple answer; however, I haven’t been able to find a gear manufacturer to show any interest - even understanding that there would be tooling costs, etc. I believe if I can get someone to agree, I can find enough people interested in social media to make it work. The search continues. Currently, I am sourcing a used diff to disassemble to get the measurements off the R&P. The hope is that there is something close enough that can be machined to fit. I do not believe the 295 internals would be able to be modded as it runs on clutches. Many have gone down this rabbit hole, only to give up. I happen to love the vehicle, and want what I want :)

Ye mate I’m in Qld Brisbane and no dramas with engineering, they signed it off no problems ( I fitted cat and egr ). Still going strong in Aussie conditions real good conversion 👍👍

Paul? And how did you launch the 6hp26 abs distributor and anti-skid steering wheel. I put myself from the bmvh5 e53 M57N it will also be on emergency mode?

Hi mate how’s you doing? I’m not sure what that is sorry. The only thing I changed from stock was the dde tune which has speed signal and ews delete. And transmission loom needed the can wires resistors

Hi Paul I finished the m57p 6hp26 on the Nissan patrol gr y60 the car is simple the fire goes without complaints instagram or tiktok do you have a wish to share with you because your video and you surprised me and for that I am happy for you

Thanks mate

Hi mate - ye sorry for no updates I have been working away in the mines on the big diesel’s but home now and looking to do some updates soon. We want to build the channel including trips out hopefully in the defender. M57 is performing superb with no issues and heaps of power 👍👍👍

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Hi mate, I have seen you have sent a lot of messages but I’m not sure what language it is and can’t understand it. If you can read this copy into English translate and I’ll try get back to you 🙂🙂 - cheers 👍👍👍

Меня завут Ернат

У меня М57D30TU 6hp26

Не можем запустить как ты

Я из Kazakhstan 🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿

Thanks mate, makes it a lot harder working from home but rewarding 😀, my engine and gearbox was from a e53 x5 2004

Hi mate, used the standard lt230 out of a td5 manual disco 2

Hi mate - no, never before MAF mine is a lot lower pretty much same as x5 intake position - then Hi mate, no my PCV is blanked then goes to catch can and then to lower side of intake to turbo (After MAF) Also just get contact cleaner to clean your MAF. If it’s not working probably just needs a clean