D3/4 from 2014 in a 2011

[Gordo73]

Originally Posted by XC90Mk1

I have had 1 experience of changing an engine with a highly
Skilled mechanic (him not me!) and I will tell you now it will be a nightmare. There will be oil coolers (or not), design changes between this year and that year (or not) and pre heaters etc (or not).

There is also absolutly no guarantee what so ever that the engine you fit will not have a duff injector or glow plug etc etc, even more so as it may have been removed from a crash damaged car or have been sat for some time (or both).

It’s probably too early model to have code looms and ecu problems but maybe not?

I have never taken my 90 to a garage other than for mot and do all work myself to include diagnostics. My advice would be to go into this with your eyes open and pay A N Other professional a lump of money to receive it working again because my experience is that you will more than likely have some difference between a 2011 and another 2011 engine from the same car dependant upon its options let alone swapping years.

I get what you’re saying and that is my biggest concern. When my garage has replaced parts before and even when they sourced new tensioner they said it was a nightmare to get the right part with so many variations.