The Mercedes-Benz OM366 is a 6.0 liter (5,958cc)
Straight-6 (I6)
Overhead Valve
An overhead valve (OHV) engine, sometimes called a ''pushrod engine'', is a piston engine whose valves are located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier flathead engines, where the valves were located b ...
(OHV)
diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-ca ...
with 2 valves per cylinder.
It is related to the
Straight-4 OM364 engine which has two cylinders chopped off, while the bore and stroke remain unchanged.
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
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (often called a turbo) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to pro ...
that was giving ~0.6-0.8atm of boost.
See also
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List of Mercedes-Benz engines
Mercedes-Benz has produced a range of petrol, diesel, and natural gas engines. This is a list of all internal combustion engine models manufactured.
Petrol engines Straight-three
* M160, 0.6 – 0.7 L (1998–2007)
* M281, 0.9 - 1.0 L (20 ...
References
OM366
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