BMW M57 Defender: Preparation for an Engine Swap
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 28. 11. 2020
- In this video, we load up the land rover and preparation starts for the M57 engine. I've got almost all the parts together now and I'm hoping to do this swap over the Christmas holidays as it's the only time I'll have off work this year to do it đ
I hope you all enjoy!! - Auta a dopravnĂ prostĆedky
You make this sound so easy for anyone to do... Thank You.
Great work keep it coming
I've done this conversion and designed and make r380 to m57 adapters. Flywheels can be done too. So reach out if you want some đ
Thanks Ian, Iâll keep that in mind, Iâll see how this set up works out, if itâs not up to it, I may look into a different transmission and adaptor!!
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Good luck brother
Been running the p38 stock clutch set up behind 220hp m57 in my 110 now for 5000 miles now no dramas.
Thatâs what I was hoping to hear đđœ Is it an R380 also? Howâs that faring up?
How heavy on the pedal are you? đŹ
Come on land rover lovers give your man a subscribe can't wait to see some more top content đ
đđ ..thankyou. The next video wonât be as long a wait as this one was hopefully!
Done, love this guy!
Looking forward to see your project progress. I love the M57 engines and cant think of anything better for a Defender. Thinking about doing this myself once all the other project are done that is đ€Ł.
Thank you! Itâs a good match alright.
I know the feeling of finishing projects, Iâm quickly running out of space in my tiny workshop đ
I've got a quick question for you guys, if you was thinking of starting the project from scratch where would you start chassis wise?.
So many options have gone through my head, but what direction is the best start. Because if your chopping the engine mounts about and re welding ones that marry to the M57 lump, what's better?, A 300 110 chassis or Td5 or newer!?.
Or do they physically fabricate a 110 chassis that's designed to drop the M57 straight in giving you a head start, I understand you have to give the gearbox and bell housing a thought in all this?
Sorry to waste your time guys, but was interested in your thoughts!
If I could start again and if I had space, I would do a body off build. Or at least remove the front end completely.
As far as chassis go, it wouldnât really matter to me which one I use as id fabricate new mounts anyways. In fact, my 300tdi mounts are still there, I am using one of them as a ground terminal!
What I would recommend doing though Iâd giving everything a good once over before your conversion, by that I mean wheel bearings, propshafts, transfer cases and transmission, disk breaks, pads and break lines! The m57 will bring up and issues or weak points real fast!! take it from međ
FINALLY, a Land Rover channel where the guy isnât either 12 years old or an old boring fart! And learning more shit in 5 minutes than any other channel
đ đthanks for the kind words. Iâll be fabricating an engine stand and starting the engine in the next video. You can see it running now though on my Instagram or the latest video on CZcams >
BMW M57 Defender First Start: Quick Update
cant wait for this build subbed bro
Thanks mate, me too đŹ
@@KeepitBigBore 4x4 aus here,,the a/c pump,needs to be top of engine,out of water,,as does the turbo,easier to get to & cooler..reverse or make new intake. need a 3or 4" outlet,bigger the better.
@@KeepitBigBore DO NOT,, fit a k&n filter,,they stop rocks..dust will kill your diesel. landrover 90.?. but then,it is u.k., best 4x4 here in aus, is the gu nissan..not,toyota.
Hey mate. Thanks for the advice! You know I was tempted to make a custom manifold for this but time is against me at the moment as it's my daily driver đ I'll definitely try and do that with the AC pump. Even if I do mange to find a good spot for it, my 90 doesn't have AC so it would mean a retrofit which I'm not sure I'll do with this one. The main thing with this build it to test everything out and once I'm happy with everything I will eventually buy a 110 which I'll go all out on....hopefully
I don't see many Patrols here to be honest. I have seen a few FJ40's on youtube which were in aus, now thats a 4x4 I'd love to get my hands on! I hope it comes with 4x4 Australia's seal of approval!?
If the m57 pulls only in high rpm in most cases it only vacuum hose for turbo,egr,vacuum operated engine mounts,swirl flaps.
The hoses werenât the best when the engine was in the 530d but I installed new hoses all round when I dropped it in the defender.
I wouldnât say itâs laggy or anything but adjusted my vacuum actuator recently to experiment with it and I seemed to be getting an over boost or something. I know the ecu will go into limp mode of over boost is detected and it will reset when you start the engine again but it doesnât go into limp mode, it just miss fires for a couple seconds and itâs fine.
Only happened in first or second gear when floored. I thought maybe a boost leak or valve float, havenât looked in to it yet. Iâve just turned the actuator adjustment back to where it was for now!!
Subscribed! wonder how much of a difference the vacuum-controlled engine mounts actually make đ€
Thanks guys!! Weâll find out soon, the only thing I can see it doing is maybe reducing vibrations when itâs idling and not moving but at the same time, itâs a very smooth engine so itâs hard to say. I put a lot of time into fabricating caution engine mounts for them so Iâm hoping they do something đ
grab an e36/e46 318i a/c compressor they are way more compact and bolt right on I've got one on my discovery fits by only a couple of mm
Really? Iâll look into it mate, thank you.
Just brought a M57, what clutch and flywheel do you use, I'm using the R380, so pilot bearing., tbanks for your help in advance... đ.
Great video, I'd be interested in seeing the final product. I'll be doing my defender engine swap to M57 so these videos will come in handy. I'd however like you advice on the best M57D30 engine to get. A friend mentioned that I should get the 2005 engine as it has no computer in it hence making wiring easy. What's your opinion on the same?
Hi Eric, I havenât heard of the 2005 not having a computer. This one is a 1999 and it has an ecu and automatic transmission control, so 2 computers! This is the cast iron block m57, I think the aluminium block come out in 2003, it was a bit more powerful, it was lighter and it had a few more sensors so thereâs a little more wiring but nothing that should turn you off.
Just make sure itâs the 3.0l version, the early ones supposedly came in 2.5 but were still called âm57â.
All in all, the 3.0l (2.926cc) m57 started in 1998 I think and ran all the way up to 2013, they are all great engines so for me, the deciding factor would be whichever year I could get the best deal on đŹ
Good luck with the swap, feel free to send me some pics on Instagram đđœ
I have an M57 manual and it had swirl flaps - when I went to remove them one had half sheared off and was about to fall in!
Your a lucky guy đ So your manual had them but my Auto doesnât....that article I read must have been wrong!!
@@KeepitBigBore yes, or perhaps a previous owner had removed them from yours or it was before them (but fairly sure they were there from the outset of the 57). Who knows but main thing is they arenât there now!
@@volvos60bloke that could well be the case! Agreed. Let me know if you need another swirl flap delete kit.....Selling one for a friend đ€Šđœ
How do you go about fitting a cable throttle to this engine from the defender as I'm sure they are electronic pedal sensors are they not??
Hi Patrick, the cable throttle will no longer be in use, you would have to find a way of mounting the electronic throttle from the BMW in the footwell. You can then mount it directly to the throttle pedal. You other option is to mount the potentiometer from the BMW electronic throttle in the engine bay somewhere an then run a cable to this from the pedal as I have seen others do. The 3rd option I have heard of people doing is to use the throttle pedal from a BMW Mini. I will be using the throttle from the 530d and I will try to mount it to the pedal in the footwell area or on the bulkhead in the engine bay. Good Luck!!
Will the automatic transmission gear/shift to all gear when you do a standalone ? Or do i need abs/speedsensor ? :)
Iâm no expert on the auto conversions as I havenât done one yet but as far as I know there are no external speed sensors needed. There are a few ways of doing the auto, some people Retain the original transmission control unit and others use an aftermarket! I guess it depends on your engine/transmission choice!
Which M57 should be the best to fit in a defender 130
It depends what you want I guess. The 184 is a simple, reliable and easy to get engine but the newer ones are more powerful, slightly lighter, have good automatic and manual transmissions, it all depends one what power and what transmission you want to use đđœ
You don't have swirl flaps because your engine is the first series of M57 with 184hp and 390Nm.
Cheers
I didnât know at the time, I just assumed they all had them, itâs the first thing that comes up in conversation when you mention m57 đ.
Thanks for the tip đđœ
Hi is the r380 still holding up
Hi mate, sheâs holding up just fine!! The only thing I would do different is make a custom fork shaft for the p38 bell housing as the original one Iâm sure has twisted a bit which meant I had to make a custom push rod for the slave cylinder which had to be a bit longer.
Other than that sheâs holding up just fine, Iâve done about 40k miles in it now and I havenât been easy on it đ
Hi I am fitting one of these engines in a discovery 1 I have kept the fuel pump from the tank and from under the passenger floor will the engine run with just the under floor pump or do I need to fit both pumps thanks Richard.
Iâm still running mine with just the underfloor/inline pump and Iâve no issues đđœ
Can you put a snorkel with that engine.
I guess you can, anything is possible. The inlet isnât round but you could fabricate something to fit over the intake.
can this engine go on old pajero 1?
I see no reason why not đŹ if you can get an adaptor to match the pajero transmission to the m57 then it should be easy enough.
The other option is to use a BMW manual transmission and get an adaptor to match it to the pajero transfer case! Get in touch with Max at Wisemans engineering on Facebook. He said he had 2 pajero adaptors about a month ago. Send him a message and see if theyâre still there. Good luck, let me know how it goes đđœ
@@KeepitBigBore thanks..what you think what engine is better m57d25 (525D) or m57d30 (530D) ?
The better engine is 100% M57D30!! The D30 01 (first generation) is a simple, Bullet proof engine. You canât go wrong đđœ
@@KeepitBigBore ok..i have been thinking that they are the same
@@KeepitBigBore it is from bmw e39? 530d ?
Can't work out if your accent is Jamaican or Geordie or a mix.
đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł itâs something between here and Ireland mate đŹ