The Mercedes-Benz OM642 engine is a , 24-valve, aluminium/aluminium block and heads diesel 72°

V6 engine A V6 engine is a six- cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration. The first V6 engines were designed and produced independently by Marmon Motor Car Company, Deutz Gasmotoren Fa ...

manufactured by the

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division of

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as a replacement for the Mercedes

straight-5 The straight-five engine (also referred to as an inline-five engine; abbreviated I5 or L5) is a piston engine with five cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankshaft. Although less common than straight-four engines and straight-six e ...

and

straight-6 The straight-six engine (also referred to as an inline-six engine; abbreviated I6 or L6) is a piston engine with six cylinders arranged in a straight line along the crankshaft. A straight-six engine has perfect primary and secondary engine bal ...

cylinder engines. The engine features

common rail Common rail direct fuel injection is a direct fuel injection system built around a high-pressure (over ) fuel rail feeding solenoid valves, as opposed to a low-pressure fuel pump feeding unit injectors (or pump nozzles). High-pressure injectio ...

Direct injection and a variable nozzle turbocharger. The injection system operates at , while the compression ratio is 18.0:1. The engine features a counter-rotating balance shaft mounted between the

cylinder bank The engine configuration describes the fundamental operating principles by which internal combustion engines are categorized. Piston engines are often categorized by their cylinder layout, valves and camshafts. Wankel engines are often categorize ...

s to cancel the vibrations inherent to the 72 degree V6 design, and the crankpins are offset by 48 degrees to achieve even 120 degree firing intervals. In some heavy vehicle applications, Mercedes' BlueTec

AdBlue Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF; also known as AUS 32 and marketed as AdBlue) is a liquid used to reduce the amount of air pollution created by a diesel engine. Specifically, DEF is an aqueous urea solution made with 32.5% urea and 67.5% deionized ...

urea Urea, also known as carbamide, is an organic compound with chemical formula . This amide has two amino groups (–) joined by a carbonyl functional group (–C(=O)–). It is thus the simplest amide of carbamic acid. Urea serves an important ...

injection is utilised for

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reduction.Consumer Reports: What is BlueTec?
In lighter vehicle applications, a NOx storage catalyst captures nitrous oxides, which are periodically purged (decomposed) by running the engine slightly rich. A particulate filter lowers soot, making this engine

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certified. Engine mass is . Power output is and of torque. For the 2007 model year, torque is raised to . At the beginning of summer 2017 the engine, together with

Mercedes-Benz OM651 The OM651 is a family of inline-four cylinder automobile diesel engines introduced by Mercedes-Benz in 2008. Design The main goal was to create a common engine design that maximized the parts commonality between the engines manufactured by par ...

was under investigation by the Federal Motor Transport Authority in respect of the alleged emissions cheating scandal wherein the laboratory

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produced a different amount of diesel exhaust fluid usage and lower emissions than in real world operating scenarios. Abgas-Skandal: KBA findet angeblich deutliche Hinweise auf illegale Abschalteinrichtungen in Mercedes-Dieselautos
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Vehicles using this engine include: *

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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light commercial vehicle (van) built by Mercedes-Benz Group AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a large van, chassis cab, minibus, and pickup truck. In the past, the Sprinter had been sold under the Mercedes-Benz, Dodg ...

(2006–Present) *

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WK/WH (2005-2010 (Europe)¹, 2007-2008 (North America)²) * Jeep Commander XK/XH (2006-2010 (Europe)) * Mercedes-Benz C320 CDI (2005–2007) * Mercedes-Benz E280/E300/E320 CDI/BlueTEC (2007–2009) * Mercedes-Benz C320/C350 CDI (2009–2014) * Mercedes-Benz CLK320 CDI (2005–2010) * Mercedes-Benz E350 CDI/BlueTEC (2010–2016) * Mercedes-Benz E 350d (2016–2018) * Mercedes-Benz G320 CDI/G350 CDI/BlueTEC (2007–2018) * Mercedes-Benz GLK 350 CDI (2013–2015) * Mercedes-Benz R280/R300/R320/R350 CDI/BlueTEC (2007–2012) * Mercedes-Benz ML280/ML300/ML320/ML350 CDI/BlueTEC (2007–2011) * Mercedes-Benz ML350 BlueTEC/GLE 350d (2011–2018) * Mercedes-Benz GL320/350 CDI/BlueTEC (2006–2012) * Mercedes-Benz GL350 BlueTEC/GLS 350d (2012–2018) * Mercedes-Benz GLC 350d (2016–2019) * Mercedes-Benz S320/350 CDI/BlueTEC (2005–2013) * Mercedes-Benz S350 BlueTEC/S 350d (2013–2017) * Mercedes-Benz CLS320/350 CDI (2005–2011) * Mercedes-Benz Vito 120/122 CDI/Viano 3.0 CDI (2006–2014) *

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(2006–2011) (Europe, Australia and New Zealand only) ¹

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market ²

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market

Intake System

Air is drawn into the engine through two air filters located above each cylinder head. The amount of the air is measured by two hot film mass air flow sensors B2/6&7. On Sprinter models, a single air filter housing is mounted upon brackets on top of the engine. OM 642 turbo on

The variable geometry Turbine is actuated via a linkage connecting the controller to vanes inside the Turbine housing. In the full-boost position, air is allowed to pass over the Turbine impeller. In the no boost position the vanes block exhaust gasses from acting on the impeller and route them down the exhaust pipe. OM642 turbo off

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Intake System

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