Most I've had on a OM616 was 340K almost before it kicked the bucket from rust. No mechanical issues, plenty of compression, very little use of oil. Blow by was faint.

Thank you all for the kind words and comments. I wish it was me who put most of these miles on the car. I bought it at about 275k about 6 years ago. Since my daily driver is a municipal pick up, I don't get a chance to drive the Benz much. Taking it to Co. Sprgs next week without worry.
I have put new tires, front pads, replaced glow plugs, rebuilt the A/C, replaced belts after they broke on the highway, just last Sunday finally adjusted the valves... they were all tight.
There is no rust cause it's a NM car.
Everything works including the cruise control.
Its really a good car and I was lucky finding it.

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