Mu 2.8/3.1 changeover.

[KiwiBacon]

Does anyone know when they changed the Mu's from the 2.8 to the 3.1L diesel?

The ones listed on tardme seem to have a big overlap. But I realise people on tardme don't always know what they're selling.

[Jezza]

I think its 92/93

[KiwiBacon]

Thanks.

How about intercoolers, when were they factory fitted?

[Jezza]

They were only fitted on the bighorns

[KiwiBacon]

They were only fitted on the bighorns

Aha, so the Mu's I've seen with bonnet scoops would have been conversions.
Appreciate the help.

[mudgripz]

The changeover from 2.8 to 3.1 motors in the Mu happened October 1993. There is a very good website (in Russia which imports masses of vehicles from Japan) which gives factory specs for all jap makes and models. It is:

english.auto.vl.ru/catalog

Check it out for detail on every 4x4 etc. Makes interesting reading.

[KiwiBacon]

The changeover from 2.8 to 3.1 motors in the Mu happened October 1993. There is a very good website (in Russia which imports masses of vehicles from Japan) which gives factory specs for all jap makes and models. It is:

english.auto.vl.ru/catalog

Check it out for detail on every 4x4 etc. Makes interesting reading.

It's very similar to the amayama one.
http://specs.amayama.com/

Shame they don't list fuel economy for the diesel vehicles though.
Here's another one I found useful.
http://carinfo.autold.com/

[mudgripz]

Sites look good - the 2.8 will do 30-32 mpg - mine averaged 32 over 120,000ks - and the 3.1 in the range 24-28 - depending on driver and conditions.

[KiwiBacon]

I'm on the hunt for a 2.8L manual one.
It'd be shameful to own a mu that got worse fuel economy than my Isuzu powered rangie. Rangie has averaged 10km/l (28mpg) for the last 5000km.