Hello-

I have a 79 300SD and am trying to determine if I have the 111hp or 121hp motor. My motor was replaced with a factory rebuild sometime in the mid-80s. The tag on the rebuild notes it as a 617.950 motor, I forget the other numbers and am out of town, or else I would check.

Is there a way to visually ID the 111hp motor from the 121hp motor from the exterior, or is everything internal?

Thanks-
Rob
79 300SD W116

I didnt think 120hp was avail until .952?

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2,998cc, 90.9 x 92.4mm, 5-cyl OHC, type OM617.951, Bosch diesel pump, 123bhp at 4350rpm (to fall 1983), 125bhp at 4350rpm (to 1986)

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.951 was still in production until 86?

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#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

You don't have a motor, you have an engine that is 110hp.

Wie bitte? Es ist ein "motor"

Thanks for the clarification, from the 116.org board it had both specs listed for the 617.950 engine so I wasn't sure. That and I didn't know if they put a more powerful engine in as a replacement. I think the reman was made in 82, have to check it out when I get home.

Rob

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Rob
1979 300SD W116

potato tank...

a motor = electricity
we have engines.

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OBK #12
1980 300SD 333,XXX miles - Totaled
1986 Mazda RX-7 212,XXX miles - impounded and auctioned off
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited 33,000- SEGR, Provent, Fumoto

IIRC, the 1980 OM617.950 engine was uprated. I'm not sure there are any externally visible differences. I believe the change may have been because of a new , harder camshaft.

Rick

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Terry, its a potatoe motor, aka a grease oil engine!