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Thinking about a Tercel diesel engine swap

A while back I posted up a ad for a diesel Tercel in Canada that I had found. Ever since, I have been thinking about and now finally looking into what must be done to swap a diesel engine into the a Tercel. It must be a 95 or older Tercel since anything older than 96 is not emissions tested in my area. So, I can't swap this into an echo/yaris which is the intended chassis. Luckily, the Tercel was sold in a 4 door variant that is a requirement for a new car.

Anyway, I finally got a response from an importer who has an engine (pics below). They actually have the next generation engine which is a 1.4 instead of a 1.5. The engine code is 1ND-TV. This engine won't directly mount up to my engine mounts, but the drive shafts will plug right in.

Now, I know next to nothing about this engine, but it comes with everything you see below. I have a hope that some of our overseas people can help me out with knowing what else I might need to get it running? Or perhaps know where I could download a service manual (in english ) or really just any helpful info to ask the importer.

A diesel ecomodded Tercel would be an absolute beast of a car as far as MPGs go... I find my ability to resist this project is quite weak.

















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