The Best Mercedes-Benz Diesel Engine?

It may not sound all that refined to petrolhead’s ears, but brands like Mercedes-Benz showed us the hidden potential of passenger-car diesel engines. It began with a 2.5-litre 45hp OM138 in 1935 which proved as a more fuel-efficient equivalent to Otto-running engines and with the IDI technology they were made until the early 2000s. - Vlog - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RgHxivhDRREt25nFFXLnQ - Support - https://www.patreon.com/visioracer - Music - epidemicsound.com - Disclaimer - This video is fair use under U.S. copyright law because it is transformative in nature, uses no more of the original than necessary and has no adverse effect on the market for the original work. - Credits - “Mercedes W124 Swap OM606 - Gold Edition” by oldBenzGarage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEJ03tQNy44 “1968 Mercedes 220D” by Eurocars Inc, Fair Lawn NJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AukkLn2lL_M “Mercedes-Benz E-Class W123 To W212 Trailer” by Mercedes-Benz Enthusiast Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQs-Dfg-Jto “Mercedes-Benz 260 D (W138) - Car Collection Steim” by DrGumoLunatic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfin4Y8_6XY “W114 om606 sleeper” bby BaggedBenzUK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydfgIiKDTxk “Mercedes Benz S300 TD engine OM 606 961” by William Benzie - Official https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPWtHj73M_Y “OM604 Turbo [OM604.963] First start” by Andrei Malai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSjAE0VDRk4 “VÄRKSTAN Episode 1 - Engine Teardown” by blomppo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc8gr8MVK4w “om606 Engine Build - Part 1 - Short Block” by MR300D - Mercedes Powered Ramblings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbEyPBD7ihk “New "TURBODIESEL 2JZ" Build! TWIN CHARGED, 7k RPM, INSANE MODS | Om606” by Team Boosted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnbjEQAPSUI “om606 Engine Build - Part 3 - Head and Chain Assemblies” by MR300D - Mercedes Powered Ramblings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoVizUavev4 “om606 Rods & Rings” by MR300D - Mercedes Powered Ramblings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOMcZWIt62o “Mercedes Diesel Engine Pre-Chamber Design, Troubleshooting and Repair” by Mercedessource https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uTuk1RZRjk “Chevy C10 Silverado OM606 Diesel Swap V1” by Luis Cervantes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1mdvLJU1rQ “OM606.910 smooth idle” by Marcin M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXQqk4ChKA4 “W210 om606 0-200km/h” by Daniel Hedberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k33TYreHOik “Blackhans om606 superturbodiesel” by HANSEBANGER77 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=datGmLYtzsQ “OM606 turbo diesel supra” by COALSTANG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ixj4pp-6I “w210 om606 full exhaust and burnout” by Slide51 951 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5FJvbU-igs “Mercedes W140 S300 TD OM606” by E89 Turkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACYq7U57xco “G wagon w463 OM606 swap first start 2021 project” by Scolo Pendra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXTFpClvbgU “Mercedes om605 superturbo w202 burnout. blacksmoke” by siverts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovenFWK4eWI “OM606 First start after assembly” by Willyam Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Aqm62W8wE “W115 OM606 walk around” by big z https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVsPA3vyvO0 “Mercedes w140 om603 turbo helyére om606 turbo” by Albert Nagy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lae4oL8GS_0 “First day with the 606!” by MR300D - Mercedes Powered Ramblings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX8HNVLKNcI “A Mercedes OM603 Bosch M-pump gets some bigger pump elements” by Foffe Fix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZv_wP-QtcI “HOW TO PIPE UP YOUR PUMP IN 4K. OM606 guide to mechanical injection” by DieselPumpUK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1LngG2HOas “Diesel 2jz, s14 om606 powered, superturbodiesel , love it or hate it !” by Thomas Zurawski https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66NRZBbwIQI “Mercedes-Benz W201 OM606+HOLSET HX35 by moscal” by marcin moskal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6C4oC0fkoc “OM606: How To Pin The Intake Cam” by Kramersklassykustoms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v56mqbwAmyw “OM606 skiboat” by EDH_ Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrsZDjEmvVU “Mercedes Benz 190D Super Turbo BurnOut” by MrHemiva https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbShuHhQq6k “190D Dyno run 13.6.2012” by Petehri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7tywICLsVc “500BHP GU PATROL OM606 DIESEL , 4-WHEEL BURNOUT!!!!! SOUNDS SWEET!!!!” by DieselPumpUK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBXCT5MGc6A “Om606 turbo with om603 diesel pump” by ahmad zein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44d3zZMtOvk “OM606 TD Exhaust Manifold comparison... DPUK & The Kangaroos Team” by neverending_projects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-BHorTeZuA “680BHP FROM A SMALL MERCEDES DIESEL ENGINE, MERCEDES OM606 BASICS” by DieselPumpUK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31gM-Q1JSks “Om606 Diesel Charger green 1968” by DieselPumpUK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpiId4xRZfc “Mercedes Om606 Discovery” by Sam Thomas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC9IhFn9T9I

Added 21 Oct 2026