om642

I want to buy a jeep cherokee with om642 or om612 engine. which aspects should be taken into account when revising? should I look at those two engines? which commonly have problems?

Hi, has anyone fitted a 4.7k Ohm resistor to their inlet port shutoff motor comnection, it fools the ECU into thinking its working ok when it fails, so instead of replacing the motor for £££ you jus add a resistor for 5p :) When the motor fails the flap defaults to its normal position which...

Hi to all, I have a Mercedes sprinter 2010 319 cdi, v6, 190 bhp, om642 engine, its done 155k, which i bought new. It has an intermittent starting issue, which started in November 2012, the engine turns for 20 to 30 seconds before it will start, when hot or cold but not every time, it...

hi all i work for a independant merc specialist and we are starting to notice oil thickening almost like its turning to carbon which leads to oil blockage normally we fit secondhand low mileage engines but even these are coming in short supply so with the second failure this month we are...

A quick q guys when I started my car today after two days the glow plug light stayed on after the engine began to run for 20 seconds. However when I turned the car off and left it for a couple of hours and restarted it this problem did not occur. I have noticed that when I start the car after a...

It currently holds the world endurance record. Im pretty sure my CLS has this engine I can rest easy tonight bar the worry of the recent car jackings :bannana: World record for Mercedes-Benz new V6 turbodiesel OM642 (in E320 CDI) - 100,000 miles at an average speed of 224.823 km/h / 139.696...

Hello, This piece is placed in order to protect the inlet manifold servo. The inlet manifold servo is a well know breakdown in this kind of engines just only consult it on MB forums like this to confirm it. The cause of this failure is the hot oil that falls down in the entry of air in the...

hi l am after advice if it is worth removing muffler and pipe from cat back and replacing it with a sports muffler on my 3.0 cdi .l wish to soften out the turbo lag.l have had a remap and it has helped. l believe it can run better. l am unable to remove my d.p.f so that is not an option so the...

l need advice a on a free flowing exhaust and muffler from cat back.wether it will be a waste of money or will it be beneficial .l have had a remap and fuel economy and hp /nm have improved but the turbo lag is still there ,it has ironed out a bit only a problem around the city. Talking to a...

Having just read the threads on all that can be enabled by the comandonline guys, who know the Star system inside out, my question is .......... Is it possible to enable the electronic oil level check via Star software setting changes? I guess not, perhaps because it does not have the required...

Guys sometimes I get a stutter under medium/heavy load between 3k and 4k rpm. It feels like a lumpy rev limiter/kangaroo feeling and then clears after 5 secs. Am I to thing this is the EGR causing the issue? Any wisdom or past experience/insight would be appreciated. thanks Paul

Hi Guys I am a little out of my comfort zone when it comes to modern Merc Diesels, my car being an e320 couipe w124. Anyway, the wife wants a used R-class for driving the family in. they are looking like a bargain second hand at the moment and we will prob look at getting one in the next few...

There has been some discussion on here about fitting the E320CDi engine into a W124 or other older Mercedes. The factory built a one-off 220 CDi-powered 190E but it had a rack of equipment in the boot. I don't know of anyone who has succeeded in transplanting a newer CanBUS / DAS engine The...

Ive noticed a tapping noise coming from the engine, sounds a lot like a hydrolic tappet going. It sounds louder when im close to another car or wall. I did a little investigation with a stethescope and was sure the tapping was coming from number 1 injector. I replaced the injector today fitted a...

Hi, I realise that vehicles this engine is fitted to, such as 2006 onwards E320 CDI, have computer calculated service intervals. However, if anyone has WIS, please can you let me know what the stated change interval for the 'Poly V-Belt' (serpentine belt at the front of the engine) is? I...

Has anybody any information on what happened to this engine? I remember it being at Geneva in an SLK. Bottom line i'd like to put on in my CLK which has an OM642 or modify it the same way.