What do you want to know? I have been looking at this engine for a little
while. I am thinking about purchasing one that is here in the US. The
distributor in Atlanta is currently looking into parts manuals and workshop
manuals. They say they can order parts. The engine appears to be a perfect
fit in a series vehicle. The power and torque rating are also great. I am
working out the transmission adapter and gearing and would be interested in
knowing if they do put those in the Defender in Brazil. I am looking at the
Sprint 2.8 with Bosch mechanical injection. It uses a VE 14 rotary pump and
the local Bosch diesel service place said he can work on it. I like the
gear driven timing. The vacuum pump and power steering pump are gear driven
off the timing gears.
MWM is trying to introduce more engines into the US. They have a new
distributor in Texas and that distributor is currently testing engines for
MWM. MWM has a marketing person just for the US and I have his e-mail but
haven't contacted him.
If luck and time permits, I'll have the engine in a LR in a few months and
can give a full description and impression. I have heard VERY good things
about these engines from everybody I have talked to about them. Ford was
looking at the 2.8L sprint and it is one of those test engines I am looking
into purchasing. VW commercial vehicles in Germany use the electronic
version of this engine in the LT van. It is their premier engine in this
vehicle and they (of course since they are trying to sell vehicles) give it
great praise. In Brazil I know the engine is used in Chevy Blazers, Nissan
Frontiers, Jeeps and other vehicles.
I should have the engine in a few weeks (if everything works out) and
hopefully I can answer more questions once I get my hands on it.
Brad H.
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