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The first turbodiesel to be fitted in a MB passenger car. From personal experience these are more or less bulletproof. Adjust the valves now and then and be nazi on fluids they can go a million km without problem. Sadly most are abused and poor maintained,and even then refuse to stall. The factory code for the turbo is om617952a. 125hp stock in Europe. With a modified pump and large turbo and intercooler they pump out 300 reliable hp.
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I miss my OM617.952 powered W123. :( Although the M54b25 in my E39 is silky smooth.
MB turbodiesel literally blew up...started smoking profusely. to be fair, we were...