The OM601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606 engines will all bolt up to both the transmission and engine mount locations on this car. A diesel re-power is a doable project, but is a lot of work. I'm a diesel fan, but it might make more sense to either fix the existing gas engine or consider another decent used engine of the same type.

 

it is not a problem to by diesel engine where i live, my main concern is only can it be just a bolt on job with out moving any factory mounts.
so 611 and 612 have different mounts ?
im not a big fan of old diesel engine 601 - 606 and more interested in a bit more modern
i had w210 om611 and 612. those two engines are just feel and sound better to me.

I dont realy want to restore m103 engine since i want this car to be my daily driver when it is done, and gas prices around here are ludacris.

 

I have no experience or general knowledge of MB diesels after the OM60X range, but I do believe the inline engines found in the early 203 and 211 chassis are essentially the same bellhousing, so I presume they'll bolt up...but, I think you'd need to use the newer electronic transmission anyway. You would need to have the complete vehicle from which you could swap over all the parts, especially the engine/trans wiring and CPUs. Big job

 

I have no experience or general knowledge of MB diesels after the OM60X range, but I do believe the inline engines found in the early 202 and 211 chassis are essentially the same bellhousing, so I presume they'll bolt up...but, I think you'd need to use the newer electronic transmission anyway. You would need to have the complete vehicle from which you could swap over all the parts, especially the engine/trans wiring and CPUs. Big job

i do realize that.
i was thinking about buying wrecked donor.


engine OM606.961 ERE never heard anything regarding OM606, except one dude from Finland use it in his drift car with Scania turbo.
Is it economical ? it does not look very powerfull for 3.0L

 

'88 300CD-T

 

tnx for the link, but not much info, looks like that forum thread was abanded

 

If you look up in the Performance sticky, I have a thread in there about installing a 606.96 into an S124. Bolts right up

 

thank you , you have been very helpful.

i've anyone will be interested, i will post the progress engine swap story later this year,
currently interior under "maintenance"

 

I've spoke to our local mechanics, then convicted me that converting to om612 or any other CDI engine will be to expensive

i've read the performance thread regarding swap to OM606.

Looked some info regarding om606.96X (3.0 24V TD 177 PS (130 kW; 175 hp) 330 N·m)
as far as i can see it is not very economical and a bit pricey to maintain but still it is a best choice for swap.

At the moment i've installed grearbox from om605 to work with my m103.
will my gearbox fit om606.96X or should i search for the engine with oem manual?


to tjts1: sorry i've looked at wrong dates

 

A diesel that's expensive to maintain??? That doesn't sound right.

Please do yourself and the rest of us a favor and fill out your profile so we know exactly what type vehicle you have and where you are located.

 

im not sure what you want to find im my profile, but heres something.

Regarding maintaining, our local MB club says that later Om606, from w210 for example, does not like few types of diesel, especially imported from Russia or Ukraine. This problems results in fuel system malfunctions that is somewhat expensive to fix/replace.


But my main concern at the moment is finding a good donor car with all necessary parts for a "heart transplant".

 

The fuel (injection) systems in any of the 60X engines are essentially the same, whether managed manually or electronically, so the quality of fuel will affect them all equally. I suspect the later common rail engines (CDI) are probably more prone to suffering negative consequences from low quality fuel.

Updating your profile to include location helps us understand better the types of engines available in your market. For example, we have very few diesel engine variations available here in North America.

 

we have all types of engine available here, even the once only for Us market.

 

OEM603 is the engine you are looking for my friend. It's very reliable, not very expensive to buy, simple to maintain (old school diesel), produces great amount of power and you can always upgrade with turbo depending how much you want to sspend. I drive '87 300D sedan for 20 years and would leave on a trip across the globe without a doubt that will take me to my destination.

 

Resurrecting a 10 yo thread....