6 discussions on MotorsForum about the Mercedes OM617: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.
I have a 97 TJ 4.0/manual thats been great on road and off - the onlyconsistent problem I have with the Jeep is the MPGs, way less thanadvertised, I'm averaging 12-14 in city and about 16 on freeway.I've checked everything out possible, and...
What does eveybody think of the 4 cyl. 2.5 L powerplant? I have seen a lot of good looking Jeeps lately that are exactly what I am after, except the 4-banger. Am I being to hard on a good motor, or is a 4 cyl. to light for a Jeep? I am not...
Everyone knows the six cylinder VW supplied diesel in the RWD Volvosstunk on ice and most are now junked or repowered. Isn't there a Volvobuilt small heavy diesel that would go in there?
I have heard a lot of talk about putting Benz engines in Land Roversbut never have actually seen one. Does anyone out there have onerunning? I am most curious ablut the clearance with the oil sump andalso engine mounts.
It seems my motor is not firing on all cylinders. (misses, lopes atall RPMS.) Rattles at higher RPMS. Also, wet test is showing lowcompression across all cylinders. Can this be fixed with a rebuild? Any good references for parts sources?...
I was talking about Mercedes diesels over at the parts place (the lastlocally owned one in town: I buy everything there I can to supportthem, even though the counterman on days is a retard) and this guysays, I want to show you something....