For anyone with an OM617, check (or replace) your air cleaner mounts!
And spend the $60 to get factory ones vs Chinese ones. The ones on my car seemed fine (as in the air cleaner was still firmly attached), but I normally don't have any reason to check things under the hood more than once per tank of fuel, and in less time than that all 3 mounts broke and the air cleaner shook loose and sucked in enough dirt to seize the turbo. It didnt even take that long, only about 1/2 tank of fuel worth of driving 50 miles per day.
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