Hi all, after one year still not on the road. I want to upgrade my engine to OM617A I was wondering if this is a 1:1 swap with my OM617?



Compression/HG is not looking good on the old engine.

Yes, but if your current engine is mated to a manual gearbox you'll need to check the flywheel balance when swapping engines and get it matched to the new engine.

Exhaust pipe change too, or make new.

Radiator was fine with the extra power in my case, no A/C or auto box though. Oil cooler bolted up fine too

Depending what year you car is, the glow plug system may have been a loop one and while it will still work with standard glow plugs the light doesn't work.

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1978 300D, 373,000km 617.912, 711.113 5 speed, 7.5mm superpump, HX30W turbo...many, many years in the making....
1977 280> 300D - 500,000km+ (to be sold...)
1984 240TD>300TD 121,000 miles, *gone*
1977 250 parts car
1988 Toyota Corona 2.0D *gone*
1975 FJ45>HJ45
1981 200>240D (to be sold...)
1999 Hyundai Lantra 1.6 *gone*
1980s Lansing Bagnall FOER 5.2 Forklift (the Mk2 engine hoist)
2001 Holden Rodeo 4JB1T 2WD