I had waffled back and forth on rebuild vs swap several times, I was willing to rebuild the 22RE and even kinda looking forward to it, but I had decided that if I found a 3RZ at the right price that I preferred 150hp from a stock 3RZ to 150hp from a warmed-over 22RE. The audi 5 cyl diesel (commonly found in volvo 700 series cars) used an asian warner transmission which is neer idential to a toyota auto trans. The adapters are not transmission specific, they make the back of the TDI "look" like the back of the engine that the TDI is replacing. The 2lt bolts in place of a 22re, making the swap simple. Being out of work now due to this crisis, I've … Being a master machinist / madman, Jim has spent countless hours perfecting his machining and build process. The 22RE under the hood has had a long life, but it finally crapped out right before the COVID-19 poop hit the fan. Diesel Toys® designs AND manufactures our own proprietary wiring harnesses and mounting systems for each and every one of our conversions. Toyota 22R engine is tired and short on performance, so the owner is installing a Mercedes turbo diesel. 1992 T4R SR5 22re SAR Rig, SAS, 63s, Duals, Twin Sticks, 5.29s, 36" Iroks, 14.5" LED Bar, TJM front Bumper, Marlin Crawler Rear Bumper, Detroit Locked, Trail Gear sliders, Cobra 29gtl CB, Yaesu FT-8800R VHF/UHF, Icom f521, Rola Roof Basket, LCE header w/ Flowmaster 44, LED Rock Lights, Smittybilt 9500k winch. Before he started, he read every online forum about swapping these engines that he could find. Our first source had some experience working on the Kubota and knew it to be a reliable engine. That means you can swap any 4 cylinder VW engine into your Suzuki Samurai, Sidekick, Geo Tracker or even have a Toyota turbo diesel pick-up truck. Building the best 22R engine has been Jim's thing for 15+ years. The 22R engine offered in many classic Toyota trucks and SUVs is a great, durable engine that is relatively easy to work on, but for some … It uses the stock 22RE flywheel and includes a high torque mini starter. It took me about 4 hours to remove the 22re from my truck, about 2 hours of that was trying to figure out how to remove the top two bellhousing bolts. Re: what about a vw 1.9 diesel swap « Reply #16 on: Jul 16, 2010, 10:10:27 PM » I think buying a complete vehicle with a good running motor is the cheapest way to do this swap. Acme Adapters is the place that gives you everything you need to know in order to make a Suzuki Samurai Turbo Diesel, a Suzuki Sidekick Turbo Diesel or a Geo Tracker Turbo Diesel using any Volkswagan 4-cylinder water cooled family of engines. The adapters can be used with standard transmissions. 2WD or 4WD. besides the 3L V6 there are also several diesel options from the 88-92 land-cruisers, such as the 4 cyl 3L and the 2Lii-t, a turbo charged 2.4 L. all of these engines are bolt ons, i dont know about manual to auto or visa versa the 22re was for 89-94 models, its a 2.4L 4 cyl. When Diesel Bombers forum member DetriotDiesel decided to do an engine swap, selecting the enegine was an easy choice. Diesel Ranger. So the Bastard is now officially down while I figure this out. I think a 2lt or Audi 5 cyl diesel would be an easier swap. Can be used with automatic transmissions if the 22R flex plate is used. After years of inspecting, checking, testing and measuring every brand and version of … I finally started my swap last Sunday. This is the result of a monumental amount of research and development implementing electrical engineers and CAD systems designers to achieve an OEM Toyota quality product.