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October 7, 2012
Well, I finally did it. I got my 1972 Mercedes 220D to start and got it out of long-term storage. This is a video to show the sound of the OM615 engine. Check out my blog: mercedesdieselguy.blogspot.com
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read comments (14)
October 7th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Looks like I didn’t answer this… The 615 and 616 are different engines, albeit VERY similar, and they do share some parts, or at least have some compatibility on parts interchange. I think the 616 has replaceable cylinder liners and the 615 doesn’t. I don’t know the internals of either very well. The 615 is an older design, dating back to the 1960s, whereas the 616 dates to the 1970s.
October 7th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
You should probably get in touch with Mercedes in Germany about that. There are probably licensing and patent issues at play.
October 7th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
I have access to engine production facilities complete with reverse engineering and CAD/CAM labotary. Will be interested to reverse engineer and mass product this engine.
October 7th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Could you please tell me what is difference b/w 616 & 615
October 7th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Clicks? Unfortunately, I never got to drive it. I had to sell it in December. But, I did pick up a 1983 240D in April that I’ll be working on soon.
October 7th, 2012 at 11:12 pm
Nice and smooth sound considering its age,how many clicks you got this baby?
October 7th, 2012 at 11:25 pm
It sure did.
October 7th, 2012 at 11:25 pm
sounds like sweet music !!!!!!!!!!!
October 8th, 2012 at 12:25 am
Thanks. It certainly perked up after a valve adjustment.
October 8th, 2012 at 12:47 am
GOd that thing purrs
October 8th, 2012 at 1:09 am
I ran one of my previous Mercedes on WVO. It ran well, but I couldn’t find enough oil to make it worth my while. Plus, with my low-tech filtration setup, filtering took forever.
October 8th, 2012 at 2:01 am
Sweet! I have a 75 or 76 (not sure) W115 chassis MB with a 5 cylinder NA motor. I run 50/50% diesel/veggie and she purrs like a kitten. Wouldn’t trade it for anything.
October 8th, 2012 at 3:00 am
Not sure what to make of your comment. You should have seen how dirty the engine was when I bought the car. I did give it a cleaning then, but it still needs more cleaning.
October 8th, 2012 at 3:14 am
Saw one of these in the salvage yard looked mint the engine was 100 times more nicer than yours