AJ26 engine into AJ27 car
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AJ26 engine into AJ27 car
Thanks for helping here. I have a good 1998 XJ8L engine(109k) and found a 2002 XJ8 that I am considering to buy to transplant the engine. Can this be done easily? (Plug and play). Or are the year differences too much to bother with? Has anyone done this before?
Thanks Jim
Thanks Jim
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There's a couple of things that need swapping over depending on the spec of the 26
Flex or starter ring gear as the crank sensor slots are different
Cam sensors 27 has 2 26 has 1
Cats O2 sensors, 26 has 2 27 has four pre and post cat so swap the cats.
Throttle body on the 27 is fly-by-wire and will need switching also.
A2B kindly offered to help and can assist on each of these swaps.
Hope this helps and good luck!
Flex or starter ring gear as the crank sensor slots are different
Cam sensors 27 has 2 26 has 1
Cats O2 sensors, 26 has 2 27 has four pre and post cat so swap the cats.
Throttle body on the 27 is fly-by-wire and will need switching also.
A2B kindly offered to help and can assist on each of these swaps.
Hope this helps and good luck!
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There's a couple of things that need swapping over depending on the spec of the 26
Flex or starter ring gear as the crank sensor slots are different
Cam sensors 27 has 2 26 has 1
Cats O2 sensors, 26 has 2 27 has four pre and post cat so swap the cats.
Throttle body on the 27 is fly-by-wire and will need switching also.
A2B kindly offered to help and can assist on each of these swaps.
Hope this helps and good luck!
Flex or starter ring gear as the crank sensor slots are different
Cam sensors 27 has 2 26 has 1
Cats O2 sensors, 26 has 2 27 has four pre and post cat so swap the cats.
Throttle body on the 27 is fly-by-wire and will need switching also.
A2B kindly offered to help and can assist on each of these swaps.
Hope this helps and good luck!
The VVT sensor is different- in timing cover on AJ27 and in cam cover in AJ27
The timing chain cover is different- no VVT in AJ27.
Question to Jim. What is wrong with the engine in the car he is looking at. Did it overheat- dropped valve seats or maybe tensioner failure- valve damage. If this is the case he might not be able to use bank 1 head-need for second cam sensor.
Question to A2B. What is the cost of this conversion to the customer? It would give Jim an idea of what he is looking at.
A2B is a lot more knowledgeable about this since I haven't done it. When I researched doing the swap I figured it would cost about $500 to do the conversion. What I did I waited and watched Craigslist and other sites and found a 99XK8 that was totaled. I got it for$800. I got a good engine, transmission, and luckily the same paint and interior as my XK8. Now selling the rest for parts.
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