Has anyone tried a yaris diesel conversion?

[CTScott]

I was in France this past summer and checked out the Yaris D-4D at a dealer on the outskirts of Paris. If my wife would have let me spend a day searching out junkyards, I would have shipped myself home one of the 1NDTV engines. They get paired up with either a 6 speed multi-mode (EC-65A) or a 6 speed manual transmission (EC65). Both of which are different from what gets paired with our 1.5, but the same as what gets paired with the 1.3L.

[Shinare]

Originally Posted by CTScott

I was in France this past summer and checked out the Yaris D-4D at a dealer on the outskirts of Paris. If my wife would have let me spend a day searching out junkyards, I would have shipped myself home one of the 1NDTV engines. They get paired up with either a 6 speed multi-mode (EC-65A) or a 6 speed manual transmission (EC65). Both of which are different from what gets paired with our 1.5, but the same as what gets paired with the 1.3L.

That sounds like quite a business opportunity right there. Export a bunch of junkyard engines/trans from "across the pond", setup a simple e-com website, "refurbish" the engines and sell them as "eco-upgrades" for the Yaris! I'm sure theres some people out there that would be interested in getting 80+ MPG, especially when gas meets or exceeds diesel prices.

I like the spunkyness of the yaris too much to do that to it. I hear what you give up is being able to drive faster than 55MPH and a 0-60 in 45s. (not literally)