I had a OM617 Pulled from a parts car I have sitting here, It's attached to the Transmission. this engine will be potentially Sitting upwards to a year before the shop that will want it will need it. What are some ways I can have this engine sit without it getting some of the problems I've read about Ie stuck rings etc from sitting? I am also looking at doing the same thing with a spare OM603 Engine as well (it'll be longer storage as it'll be a spare for my wagon.

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

For a year I would not do anything. If you have a strong urge pulling the glows and injecting a teaspoon of motor oil would not hurt, but probably not more than that.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Just the bare engine? Try to run some fresh oil through it first, old oil can turn acidic and eat the bearings. Maybe squirt some oil into the cylinders when you're done with it. Plug the intake and exhaust holes too, whichever cylinders stop with the valve open can rust from moisture in the air.

Drain the oil and replace with fresh. Acid contaminated oil is not the best stuff to leave in contact with metal. On the other hand you have no way to recirculate the fresh oil. So do as the previous reply suggested: nothing.

Thanks,

Zill.

I suspect Florida is very high humidity. Turning the engine over a little once a month by hand should help. Some oil in the bores should not really hurt either.

Just make sure to turn the engine over with the starter with the glow plugs out to blow any oil out that might have remained up there. That is just before the engines go back into service.

The glow plugs can be left finger tight to enable adding a little more oil from time to time. I would seal the intake and exhaust as well. This way you are pretty certain things will be as you left them with little effort.

Overkill perhaps I realise as well. Better safe than sorry also comes to mind. The true length of storage of those engines is possibly going to be far longer than what is thought at this time.

I had an Atomic 4 sailboat engine stored in a barn in upstate NY for about 8 yrs. I had put oil in the cylinders before storage. Sold it last year. Never heard from the guy so I assume it ran fine once he installed it.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

They make something called Fogging Oil or Fogging Spray that you can spray into the Cylinders by way of the Injector or Glow Plug Holes; Spark Plug Holes if a Gasser. (In the case of gassers I have read of them spraying it in while cranking the Engine.)
It has rust inhibiters and evidently likes to spread out and coat the parts.

I had never new about it until I read it in a post on this forum.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

Also make sure the water pathways are dry, and then plug them as well. Little critters like to find thier way in...

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70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

plug all the holes you can, mice can and frequently do inhabit anything with a dime sized hole to get their head through, steel wool where you dont care about rust and stainless wool where rust will hurt.

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)