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Lady Rover · 06-18-2008, 08:36 AM

A little tech info, if you would.
2000 Disc 2. Are GEM & Bosc 4.0 engines interchangable?

Elemental · 06-18-2008, 09:58 AM

Yes, with slight modifications.

jmrivera · 06-18-2008, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Lady Rover

A little tech info, if you would.
2000 Disc 2. Are GEM & Bosc 4.0 engines interchangable?

What are you trying to do???

Disco Mike · 06-18-2008, 12:42 PM

Why are you asking, is your Bosch engine in trouble.
Gems are old engines that can be swapped but only by parts, not an entire engine. They completely different management systems.
Mike

Lady Rover · 06-19-2008, 08:41 AM

Yup, nearest dealer is over 100 miles and NOT user friendly. Especially for a female who is at least moderately auto savy. Do all my own minor repairs. Have dealt with other engines, this is my first Rover adventure.
Have a lead on identical engine with fewer miles(decent warrenty-trustworhty yard). Less $ than dealer wants for gasket and head. Any headaches I might expect in advance?

jmrivera · 06-19-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Lady Rover

Yup, nearest dealer is over 100 miles and NOT user friendly. Especially for a female who is at least moderately auto savy. Do all my own minor repairs. Have dealt with other engines, this is my first Rover adventure.

So what problems are you having??? Major or minor?

Lady Rover · 06-20-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jmrivera

So what problems are you having??? Major or minor?

Lots of water in the oil, not a good thing!

KDamericano · 06-20-2008, 05:17 PM

Unless you dropped a sleeve, you should just need a head gasket repair. No sense in buying a whole new engine if that's all that's wrong. Was it severely overheated? The differences in the two engines are listed here

Buick 215 Rover 3.5 Land Rover 4.0 and 4.6 differences

Lady Rover · 06-25-2008, 11:32 AM

Never Overheated - Learned a long time age to shut it down before guage goes much above normal and call a ramp truck. Never made red zone!

roverhouse · 06-26-2008, 06:33 AM

The Basic Difference Between The 4.0 And 4.0 Bosch Is The Crank Sensor Mount. Pretty Easy To Swap. Grind Off The Spot Welds Clean Everthing And Jb Weld It Back In. It Uses A Roll Pin To Align It .

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Lady Rover Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tn Posts: 6 Gallery: 0	Help PLease! A little tech info, if you would. 2000 Disc 2. Are GEM & Bosc 4.0 engines interchangable?

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Elemental Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,153 Gallery: 0	Yes, with slight modifications. __________________ I only worry about myself, screw the others.

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Lady Rover Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tn Posts: 6 Gallery: 0	Yup, nearest dealer is over 100 miles and NOT user friendly. Especially for a female who is at least moderately auto savy. Do all my own minor repairs. Have dealt with other engines, this is my first Rover adventure. Have a lead on identical engine with fewer miles(decent warrenty-trustworhty yard). Less $ than dealer wants for gasket and head. Any headaches I might expect in advance? Last edited by Lady Rover : 06-19-2008 at 08:48 AM. Reason: additional info

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06-18-2008, 12:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Disco Mike Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado Posts: 5,506 Gallery: 0	Why are you asking, is your Bosch engine in trouble. Gems are old engines that can be swapped but only by parts, not an entire engine. They completely different management systems. Mike

06-20-2008, 05:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
KDamericano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 179 Gallery: 0	Unless you dropped a sleeve, you should just need a head gasket repair. No sense in buying a whole new engine if that's all that's wrong. Was it severely overheated? The differences in the two engines are listed here Buick 215 Rover 3.5 Land Rover 4.0 and 4.6 differences

06-25-2008, 11:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
Lady Rover Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tn Posts: 6 Gallery: 0	Never Overheated - Learned a long time age to shut it down before guage goes much above normal and call a ramp truck. Never made red zone!

06-26-2008, 06:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
roverhouse Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 25 Gallery: 0	The Basic Difference Between The 4.0 And 4.0 Bosch Is The Crank Sensor Mount. Pretty Easy To Swap. Grind Off The Spot Welds Clean Everthing And Jb Weld It Back In. It Uses A Roll Pin To Align It .

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