2 25 Petrol engine strip down. Part 1

[@je6017]

Perfect! As a series owner I'm taking notes! ;-)

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Please do!

[@petermenzies1714]

Best engine Land Rover ever made, they will go on forever with some maintenance.

[@ramp7t]

That little fly wheel trick really works. Just accomplished. Back in the day, if you didn't know the right person things could be frustrating. Keep them coming.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Exactly!

[@deemtube]

Very nice to see video’s on the petrol 2.25. Get to know my little engine better.👍

[@BritannicaRestorations]

More to come!

[@shimsteriom4191]

I look forward to the rest of the videos for this "project" 😀

[@BritannicaRestorations]

More to come!

[@tristanhagerty2006]

Mike, is it wierd to say I love you. I’m currently rebuilding my 2.25 5 main bearing petrol for my 1984 90. I really needed some notes 😁

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Stripping is easy - cleaning and putting back together is the boring/tricky bit!

[@christophersherrington5412]

Doing one of these in the coming months. Looking forward to the next instalment.

[@davidwoods80]

The only thing more fun than taking an engine apart is putting it back together and watching it run.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Dave - just for you - I sand blasted the crank! Coming soon!

[@davidwoods80]

@@BritannicaRestorations Say Whaaaaat? Trying to wrap my brain around this one, Mike!

[@patrickthompson768]

My first encounter with a series Land Rover was a 2.6 NADA in 1971. It wasn't until 1984 when I acquired an 88 when I had my first hands on with a 2.25 engine. Since then I have had 7 of them and loved them.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

They are a pretty good motor - especially the 5 bearing version I have a feeling that the metal used in blocks was a lot better than the 3 bearing ones - they were quit soft needing rebores at an early age Same goes for Tdi - they were quite good blocks

[@machiningbasics1729]

Excellent video I’m very much looking forward to this Series ! I like the 2.25 engines both diesel and petrol ! It’s a lot Lot lot cleaner inside than my 3.5 rover was. Amazing work as ever Mike

[@BritannicaRestorations]

More to come!

[@gibsonethirty2836]

G'Day Mike Matey I only have one word for you about those cylinders, KROWN! lol Have fun matey.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Too late!

[@harveysmith100]

Regarding putting the bolts in a freezer bag so you can loose them all at once. Can I suggest putting your 10mm socket in the same bag to save time later.

[@hammyh1165]

I had one of these in my first 90 , it was well knackered . It was doing about 7mpg when I pulled it out and put a 2.5TD in , couldn't put a TDI in as they were pretty much still brand new then.

[@SiCrewe]

Landies of that era give me the heeby-jeebies. I think Noah had a 2.25 LR engine in his Ark and they used the same basic design for every 4 pot petrol AND diesel engine up until the 200tdi. I had a 90 2.5TD and knowing it was designed as a 2.25 petrol engine (with much lower compression-ratio) didn't inspire much confidence. The crank died after a couple of years and, fortunately, I worked for a company with a fleet of LRs and I was allowed to take a fancy new(ish) 300tdi engine out of a crashed 110 and stick it into my 90.

[@peterjohnson2245]

Hi Mike, Not related to this video but to do with one you had a 'breathing engine' you took the top off the injector pump and it was full of oil. Well I did the same on my 200 tdi and it too was full of oil. Now I also took off the waist gate actuator as the pipe goes in to the top and sure enough that was full too! so that's one worth checking in the future.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Yes it is a sign of too much pressure in the crank cases

[@anzukadotani8953]

ace,! always the unexpected when you take the head off! ive just changed my head on my 5 brg engine ,sent it to turners to get gas flowed, i got a few years ago with 27k on clock ,now 49k,very little wear on the bores,turner head makes big difference ,got high flow "silencer" from ACR , pulls strong ,ive a recon SU HIFF 44 c/w kit from HNJ to go on next,to replace that tiny 34mm weber,nasty thing ...so expecting 90bhp plus?, after its all done, only trouble ,ive just the 235/85tyres to help with gearing ,so think overdrive or 3,54 diffs,what do you think?

[@stalliongarage]

Do you have a video about replacing the camshaft of a 2,25

[@BritannicaRestorations]

no i but I will for re installing

[@yorkchris10]

No aftermarket crossflow alloy heads? Someone made them for B series. Interesting engine history. I'm wondering if this was the engine in my friends P_ Rover, but it was the model before the SD.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Alloy heads and Land Rovers? Not a very good story..

[@TsdekeKifle]

engine mintin

[@jeffreykropp7664]

When did Series LR's start using the 5 bearing 2.25 petrol engine?

[@gomaman2449]

in 1980

[@upscaleshack]

Great project, Mike. Watching this one keenly as a S3 owner with a mighty 2.25. The hp rating fools a lot of people into underestimating them, but these little engines have grunt and just won't quit. Mine has never let me down, even once with a spark issue that had it only firing on 2 cylinders she still got me home. One advantage, the Series 3 is about 500kg lighter than the Defender, so the hp/weight ratio is better. One day I would like to swap in an LT77 or R380 5-speed to improve highway driving. Any tips on doing that, or would an overdrive be a better choice?

[@mattluszczak8095]

Get a roamerdrive overdrive bud.

[@upscaleshack]

@@mattluszczak8095 give me $2000 to buy one plus another $2000 for shipping and duties to import one to Kenya, bud. Does that make economic sense, bud?

[@masontombs]

Rebuilding my 2.5 N/A, same block so I'll be paying attention....

[@rdflo6739]

Ha ha ha, when you pulled the head off, I thought, oops... and you said it... Shame though, the rest looks nice..

[@gregorydobson4307]

How much ??

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Not sure until the end

[@davepearce6359]

Oh yes. Interesting. 👍🏻😊

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Glad you think so!

[@vincentpoole7588]

Mike. Were the last of these 2.25 N/A's rated at about 60Hp at the flywheel ? ? The clutch housing looks gigantic for such a short and stubby engine sir ! ! V.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

75 bhp

[@grahamsmith2039]

Ahhhhh, Bugger

[@SiCrewe]

Typical bloody yorkie! A box of freezer-bags costs about a quid and he's advising people to go to the trouble of washing old ones so they can re-use them!

[@royblackburn1163]

Greetings from Yorkshire we're world leaders in recycling, the trouble with money is you can only spend it once, save the planet etc lol

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Reduce, reuse, recycle, then chuck 'em over next doors fence

[@harveysmith100]

@@royblackburn1163 I came looking for the Yorkshire comment and I wasn't disappointed.

[@hyhgtsssassfilj]

Copper wire was invented by a Yorkshire man and a Scots man fighting over a penny. 😁