Hi all, I'm dreaming for almost two years now of a V6 Berlingo. After seeing a video of a kangoo with a megane 225 engine I was immediatly sold of the concept! My uncle has a few Citroen XM's with the later V6 engine, ES9J4 is that. 190bhp. As the XM's are standing in his yard for a few years, some of them are quite rusty, so he offered me an engine if I wanted it. It still has a bit of work because it stood for at least 6 years without running.
When I heard I could have one of the engines I started searching if it would be possible to swap the engine in a Berlingo, which was apparently done before, and with the Berlingo being based on a Xsara/306, it wasn't even that difficult!
So after a long time I finally had the time to get the engine out of the XM, and ship it to me (my uncle lives 800km's from me). Now I'm in the process of a light rebuild (timing belt, spark plugs, starter motor refurb,... The engine has only 125k km's on the clock, so no major work expected.
After I got the engine home, I wen't looking for a Berlingo, which took me half a year. A month ago I finally found the perfect box for the engine!
I was looking for a gray/white one, before BSI introducement in combination with A/C. Wasn't easy to find! Drove 5hrs one way for this gem.
Don't mind the decals, they're soon off. The car is in good condition, 290k km's on the clock, but was good serviced because it belonged to a company. The only thing wrong with it is the head gasket is blown, which ofcourse isn't a problem in this case. A/C should work, rear brakes were replaced last year,...
This really is the perfect sleeper combo imo. Light, fun, practical car, with a powerfull engine, that's reliable and is even quite economically (although the car won't be driven daily it's still a nice bonus when I want to use it for a roadtrip).
When I heard I could have one of the engines I started searching if it would be possible to swap the engine in a Berlingo, which was apparently done before, and with the Berlingo being based on a Xsara/306, it wasn't even that difficult!
So after a long time I finally had the time to get the engine out of the XM, and ship it to me (my uncle lives 800km's from me). Now I'm in the process of a light rebuild (timing belt, spark plugs, starter motor refurb,... The engine has only 125k km's on the clock, so no major work expected.
After I got the engine home, I wen't looking for a Berlingo, which took me half a year. A month ago I finally found the perfect box for the engine!
I was looking for a gray/white one, before BSI introducement in combination with A/C. Wasn't easy to find! Drove 5hrs one way for this gem.
Don't mind the decals, they're soon off. The car is in good condition, 290k km's on the clock, but was good serviced because it belonged to a company. The only thing wrong with it is the head gasket is blown, which ofcourse isn't a problem in this case. A/C should work, rear brakes were replaced last year,...
This really is the perfect sleeper combo imo. Light, fun, practical car, with a powerfull engine, that's reliable and is even quite economically (although the car won't be driven daily it's still a nice bonus when I want to use it for a roadtrip).
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