Thinking of picking up an ML.. can a om606 fit it? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

DieselPaul · #12 06-04-2015, 11:24 AM

I don't think an OM606 would fit.

Here is an ML270 OM612 (essentially a stroked OM605 DOHC Inline 5) looks at how close the radiator fan shroud is to the motor and that the radiator hose has to run up and over the top of the fan. A 606 will be 4-5" longer for the 6th pot. OM602 would fit because the OM605/612 fits. However fitting and bolting in and running are two different things.

However I'd think you could get ahold of euro ML270 motor mount arms to get close to bolting an OM602 into the frame rails.

Then comes the transmission.

Also as far as I know the M112 does not share a bell housing with the OM606. So you're stuck there. You could potentially get an M104 722.6 which will bolt to the back of the 602/605/612, but then how will you control it? PCS has a controller but it isn't cheap. Then adapt to the ML transfer case, which I think the tailends of all .6s are the same so that might not be too hard.

Sounds like a ton of engineering and money to build a W163, which the only good thing about W163s were the M112/3 and .6 combo, the rest of the truck is a poorly built electrical nightmare which you will probably only make the electronics more confused by running stand alone trans controllers and a mechanical pump diesel.

$15,000. And save several years of headaches and wasted money.

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Skid is right, ANYTHING can be done with imagination, TIME, and MONEY. Decide what the last two are worth to you and go from there.

You could build a 6x6 ML590 with a Cummins and G63 6x6 axles and a unimog transmission. Why not?