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Old March 9th 08, 08:35 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
jim beam
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Default European diesel engines in North American CR-Vs

limehand wrote:
> I believe I am correct that there was a 1999 diesel engine option for
> CR-Vs in the UK? Possibly for continental Europe as well?
>
> Does anyone know if this diesel engine will swap into a North American
> CR-V?
>
> Anyone done it?
>
> thanks
>
> Michael Lough


if you can get the mechanicals and electronics, no reason why it
wouldn't work. but you'll also need the transmission because the output
ratios will be different and the control electronics too. it's
definitely a non-trivial conversion. probably much easier to just
import a whole vehicle.
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