Diahatsu turbo diesel

johnfireball · Post by **johnfireball** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:46 pm

Hi all,
I am enquiring about a Diahatsu 998 turbo diesel engine only and wonder about the complexities of fitting such into a Dnepr. Are there electrical control boxes which would need to be obtained and is the turbo a problem. I can also buy a complete 1992 car which would have all the necessary engine & gear but non turbo. I have not seen the turbo engine to access its suitability.Anyone any experience with this engine?
John.

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:20 pm

I expect the only electric control is for the glow plugs and you could easily wire something else up for that.

I could get you a suitable proper glow plug relay and explain how to wire one.

The injection pump is a Japanese Bosch VE copy. see
http://wiki.obed.org.uk/index.php?title=Bosch_VE

At that age it is unlikely to have any additional electric control. If it does it will be easy to deal with.

There is at least one bike with this engine - possibly a few.

johnfireball · Post by **johnfireball** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:34 am

Thanks Darren,
still going over my options
Regards John.

jonnyr48 · Post by **jonnyr48** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:55 am

hi john, i have a couple of these engines i've been trying to fit into a bike for a while, gearbox/drive is the major headache - you planning on using the dnepr box? cheers jonny

johnfireball · Post by **johnfireball** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:08 pm

Hi Johnny,
Yeah I have a Dnepr and also a 10hp 650cc engine which I intended running on veggie oil but am also conscidering the power of the diahatsu as one has become available. My original thoughts were based around fuel economy and independance from oil suppliers but maybe I would find it hard to live with the slow speeds but then If I go the diahatsu route would it not be as well to run an ordinary petrol bike as fuel economy would not be markedly different. Decisions decisions decisions!
John

johnfireball · Post by **johnfireball** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:30 pm

Hi all,
looks like I'm going to be the proud owner of a diahatsu turbo diesel in the very near future, I will have access to any of the car parts before scrapping it, any ideas on what might be useful if anything?
John.

jonnyr48 · Post by **jonnyr48** » Thu May 01, 2008 8:38 am

hi john,the tdi is good for 80 mpg in the car, should do 100 mpg if you were to gear it up a bit.what is the 10hp 650 engine you were going to use? obviously you need all the ancillaries off the car - fuel filter,exhaust parts etc - i notice hayden even uses the heavy duty battery on his ratbike! you might look at using some of the guages too as they're sorted for this engine - temp. guage for the radiator (assuming you use the daihatsu one) etc. how are you planning on getting the power to the back wheel? cheers jonny

johnfireball · Post by **johnfireball** » Thu May 01, 2008 9:07 pm

Hi Johnny,
Good idea getting the gauges etc. I'm going to fabricate a bellhousing the same as sumo has and fit the Dnepr clutch to the flywheel.I wont be sure what needs doing until I get the engine,but I've been watching oilburners progress and it seems to be working ok.
John

jonnyr48 · Post by **jonnyr48** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:15 am

good luck mate, let us know how you get on. cheers jonny