Saturday, June 28, 2008

Fitting Nissan MR16DE into Renault Kangoo

Form Factor.

One can buy a Nissan Tiida/Latio/Versa with the following engine options:
  • 1.5-litre straight-4 HR15DE gasoline engine
  • 1.6-litre straight-4 HR16DE gasoline engine
  • 1.8-litre straight-4 MR18DE gasoline engine
  • 1.5-litre straight-4 K9K-1.5 diesel engine
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Tiida)

And you can buy Renault Kangoo with the following engine options:

  • 1.0 litre D-series petrol, 59 bhp (8v) / 68 bhp (16v)
  • 1.2 litre D-series petrol, 60 bhp (8v) / 75 bhp (16v)
  • 1.4 litre 8v Energy petrol, 75 bhp
  • 1.6 litre 16v K-series petrol, 95 bhp
  • 1.5 litre dCi turbodiesel, 57/65/68/82/88 bhp
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Kangoo)

The common engine between the two is the 1.5 litre dCi turbodiesel engine (K9K engine).

So is it thus very obvious that one can fit the Nissan MR/HR1xDE engine (together with the gear box) into the Renault Kangoo without much hassle? I mean the form factor is the same for easy fitting ?? If yes, I can then replace my current 1.4 litre 8v Energy petrol engine with the HR16DE engine.

Anyone ?

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