Not to flame Veedub at all, but MB enigines for trucks are way underbuilt for the application that they are serving, at least in the US. The MBE4000 is essentially the old Detroit diesel series 50...4 bolts per cylinder head, poor gas mileage, shorter life.

The reason that they have sold at all in the US is that they did not have to comply with the concent decree, thus they were $4000 cheaper than competitive engines.

It's interesting how MB compete's as a premium product in the automotive market but is a low-priced, inferior product in the truck market. This is also where the company seems to lose money. I love MB cars but they really need to focus on their stengths and quit screwing around with truck products, or make the investment necessary to have a superior product in the market.

I can supply a detailed competitive comparison of MB truck engines if necessary, they are truly inferior.