I am only asking $500.00 for this good used OM617 piston and rod.

Seriously:
This is what happens inside your engine when the oil pump fails...

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ooo ouch! I take it this is why they call some of these engines Rod benders..

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hum.....
1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Roy,
A very exquisite piece ! I hear its called 'Pistonbroke' or you could say the owner is very pissed (off) and will be broke by the time he pays the repair bill!!!

I take it you have a matching set of 5 ?

I suspect that some idiot would actually pay good money for some thing like that. Maybe punk jewelery if you had the other half of the bearing & the bolt, some kid might want it for a piercing, imagine one of them hanging from each ear!!!
They may make interesting ash trays.
Did it exit the side of the block?
Is the crank still in one piece?
More pics would be good!
If you put it on ebay say as a collectors piece, please post the item number so we can keep track of it. Dont expect to give up your day job on what you get for it though!!

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

The engine was used at the
OFFICIAL 3rd Annual Shop Forum GTG and Tech Session (TX, OK, LA, AR)
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=261928
then sent to scrap.

Sorry, everyone forgot their cameras, and I only saved the piston/rod assembly.

It demolished the crankshaft, the rod journal was friction welded to the rod.

The engine block and upper oil pan where broken by the rod punching out from the force of the crank rotation.



THE STORY:
The oil pump failed, previous owner kept driving.
Clanking, Smoking, previous owner added more oil and kept driving.
Severe power loss, previous owner kept driving.
Engine STOPPED, previous owner had it towed to a good MB shop.
The good MB shop found the rod sticking through the block/pan.
The previous owner gave the title to the shop, and walked away.

thats pretty impressive

Aww c'mon. That piston is in fine shape compared to the one I melted!

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=137689

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Rick Miley
2014 Tesla Model S
2018 Tesla Model 3
2017 Nissan LEAF
Former MB: 99 E300, 86 190E 2.3, 87 300E, 80 240D, 82 204D Euro
Chain Elongation References

Hey, I have one just like it. Whunter, better check to see if yours didn't walk away.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

It has been suggested by members of my local MBCA section that I make it a yearly award to be passed on.

What do you think?

Catastrophe of the year award?

......and the driver doesn't notice or, ignores the oil pressure gauge.

Was it a N/A or a Turbo 617....?

What actually failed/caused the oil pump/oil-supply to fail?

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Alastair AKA H.C.II South Wales, U.K. based member

W123, 1985 300TD Wagon, 256K,
-Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog.

W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow,
-Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year....

To be fair:
Say the young lady failed to notice it in heavy Dallas traffic.

300D Turbo, OM617.952.
The oil pump locked, broke the chain and the extreme basic physics lesson followed.

get em polished up,and have nameplate tags attached... bring scriber... to GTG's

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Gold Plate it!

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Your TACH may have a loose connection...I was wondering why your mechanic would be dead one minute then flopping around the next... PanzerSD

i am inspired. i will replace my windsheild... with an intercooler. swedishK

Coffee table sculpture? Attach it to a wooden pedestal with a plaque that says "Bad Day" or something similar and throw it on ebay. I'd bid.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!