Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:38 am Posts: 56
Vehicle: jimny
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:22 pm
2005 liana for sale with m18a engine, running perfectly, (150,000k's car has service log books) can hear running in car, take the lot for $650 or cutting through haggling $500 bottom price. (body hail damaged) in Brisbane ring me on 0459291232
Joined: Fri Mar 04, 2016 3:33 am Posts: 1
Vehicle: Jimny
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 3:42 am
Hi everyone, I've been reading about engine swaps and think that I finally made my mind, i'm looking for a m18 engine. I have a 2009 Jimny and m series engines are pretty hard to come by here in costa rica, and a friend of mine just broke his engine and offered to buy mine, so if I can get my hands on a m18, I think i'm going to sell it. I just have a few questions, clearly there is a difference between rods, crank, etc... but besides that, does the water pump and gaskets from any other m series fit? (m18 aren't available in my country, so i'm worried about spare parts). Has anyone compared a m18 jimny and a m16 one?
Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 9045 Location: Brisneyland
Vehicle: 2006 Jimny JLX
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:16 am
The only thing you'll use is the engine. All the peripherals come from the Jimny (Water Pump, alternator, pulleys, air box, Rocker Cover, Sump/oil pickup, exhaust manifold, wiring harness, etc, etc)
Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 9045 Location: Brisneyland
Vehicle: 2006 Jimny JLX
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 7:46 am
1.8 definitely has more vibration in my case, I put it down to the lighter Jimny flywheel. Next time I have the box out I'll be swapping to Liana flywheel and clutch
Joined: Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:09 pm Posts: 722 Location: Parkes NSW
Vehicle: 2006 Jimny - SOLD
Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 10:41 am
Are you using the M13A or M18A throttle body? I definitely recommend the M18A throttle body as it is much larger diameter.
Try cleaning the IAC valve. Mine was all gummed up and sticky and once I cleaned it out the surging stopped. You'll need a 5 pointed torx driver to remove the IAC motor from the throttle body.
Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 9045 Location: Brisneyland
Vehicle: 2006 Jimny JLX
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 6:31 am
IAC valve on these get stuck if the TB has been shelved for even a short while. If you didn't check it before installing the Liana TB I'd suggest you start with checking that it can move freely
Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 9045 Location: Brisneyland
Vehicle: 2006 Jimny JLX
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 7:17 am
Next time I have the motivation to pull my gearbox I'll be swapping to Liana flywheel and clutch. Below are some comparison shots. Freshly machined flywheel is Liana, Old and rusty is Jimny flywheel. I'm hoping to make it smoother at highway speed and maybe also achieve a bit better highway economy. Of course I'll be sacrificing some 1.8 perkiness but I think I can live with that.
Liana is about 3mm thicker than Jimny
Threaded holes and positioning pins are further from the centre on the Liana flywheel, this is why the flywheel has been swapped when doing the engine swap
The friction surface is raised on the Liana flywheel and recessed on the Jimny flywheel
Teeth are a perfect match so Jimny starter should still work
Didn't end up moving forward with it so it wasn't really helping anyone anymore.... Mates conversion is all sorted now. This thread is by far the best out there.
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