Mercedes-Benz OM366 engine

{{Short description|Six-liter diesel engine by Mercedes-Benz from 1983}}

{{use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}The Mercedes-Benz OM366 is a 6.0 liter (5,958cc) Straight-6 (I6) Overhead Valve (OHV) diesel engine with 2 valves per cylinder.{{Cite web|title=Mercedes Benz OM366 Diesel Engine Service Repair Manual|format=PDF|url=http://mbmanuals.com/engines/om366eng.htm|website=mbmanuals.com|access-date=2020-05-08}} It is related to the Straight-4 OM364 engine which has two cylinders chopped off, while the bore and stroke remain unchanged.{{Cite web|title=Mercedes OM366 engine specs, bolt torques, manuals|url=https://www.barringtondieselclub.co.za/mercedes/366.html|website=www.barringtondieselclub.co.za|access-date=2020-05-08}}

It launched in 1983 and had a direct injection system (inline fuel pump) to deliver fuel to every cylinder. It used a twin-scroll turbocharger that was giving ~0.6-0.8atm of boost.

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|+Engine Details

!Power:

|100-150kW (134-201hp) @ 2,600-2,800 rpm

!Height:

| -

Torque:

|402-640Nm (297-472lb.ft) @ 1,400 rpm

!Weight:

| 445-470kg (981-1,036lbs)

Aspiration:

|Twin-scroll turbocharger, intercooler

!Injection:

|direct injection

Compression Ratio:

|16.5-17.25

!Boost:

|0.6-0.8

Bore:

|97.5mm (3.8in)

!Launch Year:

|1983

Stroke:

|133mm (5.2in)

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Displacement:

|5,958cc (364CI)

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Redline:

| 2,800 rpm

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Length:

| -

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Width:

| -

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See also

References

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