Posted by harry Anderson on February 15, 2008, 3:03 pm
Hi Gang Got an OAP`s Daihatsu in with an engine beyond redemption. I had dealt with a company some years back that specialised in S/hand units imported from Japan but I will be burgered if I can remember their name or find them on the net, I remember it as something like adsl or similar .Any body help? Harry
Re: S/H Japanese engines
Posted by Mark Molesworth on February 15, 2008, 3:33 pm, in reply to "S/H Japanese engines" Mark Molesworth
I think the company you are looking for is API engines. www.apiengines.co.uk HTH Mark M
Re: S/H Japanese engines
Posted by sean savage on February 15, 2008, 8:52 pm, in reply to "Re: S/H Japanese engines" Sean Savage
Thanks Mark Thats the one!! Although it is now .com not .co.uk. and thanks Sean Will try them as well. Harry.
Re: S/H Japanese engines
Posted by Shaun Dale on February 28, 2008, 10:57 am, in reply to "Re: S/H Japanese engines" Shaun Dale
Word of warning with imported engines. Many Japanese cars in the UK are built in Europe and as a result often have different engine management systems (local content rules, probably). Example 1; Nissan Terrano II that a customer brought to me that had had a Japanese spec head fitted about 2 years previously. The UK spec was Bosch EDC (going from memory) but the Jap spec was Zexel. The injector threads in the head were a different size and the needle lift sensor signals were completely different between the two systems. Result, the engine light kept coming on. Even worse the Zexel injectors open at about twice the pressure causing premature injector pump wear. Example 2; Toyota Yaris, again two different systems, my customer came to me after he had changed the engine but it would not run. The cam sensor signal is different, I got one sensor machined to fit the head and it then tried to run but was sparking for the wrong cylinder. The index mark on the end of the cam must have been different. It just means that you have to check your system and the one that the replacement engine originally had before you buy. Hope this saves someone from some heartache. Shaun