Do We Rely On Benz? Well, Here Are The Most Reliable Mercedes-Benz Engines Ever Built

Mercedes-Benz has put out some mighty engines over the years they've also put out some stinkers let's take a look produced between 1974 and 1991. Mercedes loaded their 300D with a cast iron 3 liter inline 5 diesel engine known as the om-617 a new m617 equipped 1979 300td wagon with a whopping 782 000 miles on it was recently sold that's the equivalent of driving around the earth over 30 times Well Done Mercedes in 1992 the M11 2-liter four-cylinder had the impossible task of replacing the om-617 but it did so admirably what the M11 lacks in performance it makes up for with reliability as a result many c200 models sporting the M11 are still on the market today another great engine a year later Mercedes distributed the om60 6 3 liter and line six capable of 174 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque it's not quite a Performance Engine but the stubborn diesel it epitomizes reliability and Tuners love it they can boost it up to 500 horsepower with the help of a Turbocharger more power another reliable diesel is the om-603 inline 6. this robust engine was actually used in various Mercedes luxury sedans like the w124 w125 and w140 series Mercedes produced the m116 V8 between 1969 and 1991 to win over the American markets the Ridgid cast iron block appeared on the longest running S-Class series providing the luxury sedan 228 horsepower mated to a 4G tronic gearbox the m116 engine in 4.2 liter format was the penultimate iteration of the V8 engine block which saw replacement in 1991 with the 4.2 liter dock m119 thanks to its simplistic over-engineered nature The Humble little 2.6 liter inline 6m103 maxes out at 166 horsepower and 128 pound-feet of torque but it can regularly get to 200 000 miles and Beyond maintenance maintenance maintenance curious about the stinkers the entry level cheaply built 2.5 liter m272 V6 should be avoided at all costs the poorly powered problem-ridden 2.1 liter inline 4 om651 is another hard pass the V6 om642 is an emissions Nightmare and the V8 m273 the 1.8 liter m271 and the 6.2 6.3 liter V8 m156 aren't doing themselves any favors with their poor track records be warned this has been hot cars thank you and we'll see you soon

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Keywords: 1.8-Liter Inline-Four M271, 2.0 Inline-Four M111, 2.1 Inline-Four OM651, 2.5 V6 M272, 2.6-Liter Inline-Six M103, 3.0 Inline-Five OM617, 3.0-Liter Inline-6 OM603 Engine, 5.4 V8 M273, 6.3-Liter V8 M156, Mercedes reliability, Mercedes-Benz Engine

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Length: 3min 7sec (187 seconds)

Published: Sat Sep 09 2023