Om 617 Rebuild
Om 617 Rebuild
12-23-2013, 09:34 AM
#3
Newbie-read this: Cheap Tricks
617.952-220k-Getting built up
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
Simpler=Better
12-23-2013, 09:34 AM #3gorgeous! Mae sure you get a wax coating on the aluminum to keep it from corroding
Newbie-read this: Cheap Tricks
617.952-220k-Getting built up
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
12-23-2013, 10:15 AM
#4
(12-23-2013, 09:34 AM)Simpler=Better gorgeous! Mae sure you get a wax coating on the aluminum to keep it from corroding
interesting...does it stand engine temp nicely?
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500SEC euro gen II powered by OM617a stolen from 84 300SD .... with 280se transmission now
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(12-23-2013, 09:34 AM)Simpler=Better gorgeous! Mae sure you get a wax coating on the aluminum to keep it from corroding
interesting...does it stand engine temp nicely?
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500SEC euro gen II powered by OM617a stolen from 84 300SD .... with 280se transmission now
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12-23-2013, 11:06 AM
#5
(12-23-2013, 10:15 AM)cho(12-23-2013, 09:34 AM)Simpler=Better gorgeous! Mae sure you get a wax coating on the aluminum to keep it from corroding
interesting...does it stand engine temp nicely?
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I've never owned a clean enough engine to use them, but waxoyl is supposed to be one of the super-duperest coatings:
http://www.waxoyl-usa.com/
If the aluminum parts are already painted then you're set, but if they're bare aluminum it won't take long for them to get crusty.
This post was last modified: 12-23-2013, 11:08 AM by Simpler=Better.
Newbie-read this: Cheap Tricks
617.952-220k-Getting built up
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
Simpler=Better
12-23-2013, 11:06 AM #5(12-23-2013, 10:15 AM)cho(12-23-2013, 09:34 AM)Simpler=Better gorgeous! Mae sure you get a wax coating on the aluminum to keep it from corroding
interesting...does it stand engine temp nicely?
.
I've never owned a clean enough engine to use them, but waxoyl is supposed to be one of the super-duperest coatings:
http://www.waxoyl-usa.com/
If the aluminum parts are already painted then you're set, but if they're bare aluminum it won't take long for them to get crusty.
Newbie-read this: Cheap Tricks
617.952-220k-Getting built up
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
12-23-2013, 02:19 PM
#7
(12-23-2013, 11:06 AM)Simpler=Better(12-23-2013, 10:15 AM)cho(12-23-2013, 09:34 AM)Simpler=Better gorgeous! Mae sure you get a wax coating on the aluminum to keep it from corroding
interesting...does it stand engine temp nicely?
.
I've never owned a clean enough engine to use them, but waxoyl is supposed to be one of the super-duperest coatings:
http://www.waxoyl-usa.com/
If the aluminum parts are already painted then you're set, but if they're bare aluminum it won't take long for them to get crusty.
On the more porous aluminum Like the intake and accessory brackets I bead blast them and us a clear coating from POR-15 it works great. On the smooth aluminum pieces like the oil pan and valve cover I soda blast them to get the crud off but doesn't etch the surface. Spray them down with WD-40 once in a while as it soaks into the pores, and pressure wash the engine off once in a while to keep it clean at the car wash.
(12-23-2013, 11:25 AM)OM616 May I ask where you got your pistons from and how much they where? I'm trying to source parts for a 616 turbo build and new 617a pistons and rods are hard to find.
I reuse the pistons as long as they have no scoring and measure out okay. I have new sleeves put in the block and have them bored to the STD. pistons. The rods I have rebushed and resized and balanced.
This post was last modified: 12-24-2013, 12:39 AM by zeeman.
(12-23-2013, 11:06 AM)Simpler=Better(12-23-2013, 10:15 AM)cho(12-23-2013, 09:34 AM)Simpler=Better gorgeous! Mae sure you get a wax coating on the aluminum to keep it from corroding
interesting...does it stand engine temp nicely?
.
I've never owned a clean enough engine to use them, but waxoyl is supposed to be one of the super-duperest coatings:
http://www.waxoyl-usa.com/
If the aluminum parts are already painted then you're set, but if they're bare aluminum it won't take long for them to get crusty.
On the more porous aluminum Like the intake and accessory brackets I bead blast them and us a clear coating from POR-15 it works great. On the smooth aluminum pieces like the oil pan and valve cover I soda blast them to get the crud off but doesn't etch the surface. Spray them down with WD-40 once in a while as it soaks into the pores, and pressure wash the engine off once in a while to keep it clean at the car wash.
(12-23-2013, 11:25 AM)OM616 May I ask where you got your pistons from and how much they where? I'm trying to source parts for a 616 turbo build and new 617a pistons and rods are hard to find.
I reuse the pistons as long as they have no scoring and measure out okay. I have new sleeves put in the block and have them bored to the STD. pistons. The rods I have rebushed and resized and balanced.
12-23-2013, 06:04 PM
#8
If it's not too nosy of me, about how much did it cost to rebuild the thing
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This post was last modified: 12-23-2013, 06:08 PM by Jooseppi Luna.
-Jooseppi
1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues
1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod
. Given to me by JB3, who got it from purplecomputer.Some blasphemous vehicles in the fleet as well -- 2004 Corolla 5-speed and 1994 Buick Century
2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."
Jooseppi Luna
12-23-2013, 06:04 PM #8Oh man, that's NICE! Did you use OEM parts or something else?
If it's not too nosy of me, about how much did it cost to rebuild the thing ?
-Jooseppi
1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues
1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod
. Given to me by JB3, who got it from purplecomputer.Some blasphemous vehicles in the fleet as well -- 2004 Corolla 5-speed and 1994 Buick Century
2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."
12-23-2013, 08:39 PM
#9
'82 300D -3" straight pipe, ALDA deleted, 3in1 glowshift gauge, HX30, egr-less manifold, A/W intercooler
'14 Ram 6.7l cummins -G56 handshaker, wishing it was deleted
12-24-2013, 12:34 AM
#10
(12-23-2013, 06:04 PM)Jooseppi Luna Oh man, that's NICE! Did you use OEM parts or something else?
If it's not too nosy of me, about how much did it cost to rebuild the thing
I buy all my parts from Autohaus in Arizona. They have high quality German parts and are the most reasonable I have found.
I have about $3800.00 in parts and machine work not including my labor to assemble it. This includes all the machine work and balancing, and having the injection pump resealed and recalibrated.
(12-23-2013, 08:39 PM)MFSuper90 Very nice looking rebuild. I bet balancing the rods will make a noticeable difference.
The balancing was $150.00 well spent. I was supprised how far off the crank, pistons, rods and flywheel were off from the factory. Balancing should make a major difference in performance.
This post was last modified: 12-24-2013, 12:37 AM by zeeman.
(12-23-2013, 06:04 PM)Jooseppi Luna Oh man, that's NICE! Did you use OEM parts or something else?
If it's not too nosy of me, about how much did it cost to rebuild the thing
I buy all my parts from Autohaus in Arizona. They have high quality German parts and are the most reasonable I have found.
I have about $3800.00 in parts and machine work not including my labor to assemble it. This includes all the machine work and balancing, and having the injection pump resealed and recalibrated.
(12-23-2013, 08:39 PM)MFSuper90 Very nice looking rebuild. I bet balancing the rods will make a noticeable difference.
The balancing was $150.00 well spent. I was supprised how far off the crank, pistons, rods and flywheel were off from the factory. Balancing should make a major difference in performance.
12-24-2013, 06:29 AM
#11
(12-24-2013, 12:34 AM)zeeman The balancing was $150.00 well spent. I was supprised how far off the crank, pistons, rods and flywheel were off from the factory. Balancing should make a major difference in performance.
As much as I know the balancing in the Mercedes factory was done by part matching, so you could have a "light" piston and a "heavy" rod and both together would be within specification.
When everything was completely assembled the engine block was dynamically balanced on a bench before they did put the cylinderhead on.
Of course the standard balancing from the factory is not the best there ever is.
Did you use a thicker (metall) head gasket for less compression or do you want to keep the engine more in a "standard" range?
Anyway, very nice rebuild!
Gruß
Volker
(12-24-2013, 12:34 AM)zeeman The balancing was $150.00 well spent. I was supprised how far off the crank, pistons, rods and flywheel were off from the factory. Balancing should make a major difference in performance.
As much as I know the balancing in the Mercedes factory was done by part matching, so you could have a "light" piston and a "heavy" rod and both together would be within specification.
When everything was completely assembled the engine block was dynamically balanced on a bench before they did put the cylinderhead on.
Of course the standard balancing from the factory is not the best there ever is.
Did you use a thicker (metall) head gasket for less compression or do you want to keep the engine more in a "standard" range?
Anyway, very nice rebuild!
Gruß
Volker
12-25-2013, 05:05 AM
#12
(12-23-2013, 11:25 AM)OM616 May I ask where you got your pistons from and how much they where? I'm trying to source parts for a 616 turbo build and new 617a pistons and rods are hard to find.
2 yrs ago when I did my rebuilt ... before measuring the pistons
I asked stealership,...thay were available overhere and price was
somewhat around 3200 USD iirc.
luckily my pistons measured ok and I went with overhaul
described by zeeman...new sleeves...etc...
500SEC euro gen II powered by OM617a stolen from 84 300SD .... with 280se transmission now
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.
(12-23-2013, 11:25 AM)OM616 May I ask where you got your pistons from and how much they where? I'm trying to source parts for a 616 turbo build and new 617a pistons and rods are hard to find.
2 yrs ago when I did my rebuilt ... before measuring the pistons
I asked stealership,...thay were available overhere and price was
somewhat around 3200 USD iirc.
luckily my pistons measured ok and I went with overhaul
described by zeeman...new sleeves...etc...
500SEC euro gen II powered by OM617a stolen from 84 300SD .... with 280se transmission now
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12-25-2013, 02:47 PM
#13
DiseaselWeasel
12-25-2013, 02:47 PM #13I've always rubbed bare aluminium with a rug drenched with weapon oil. Works well and doesn't give colorizsations like waxes usually do. The little dust it collects can be wiped off easily with another oily rug
01-10-2014, 06:29 PM
#15
I'm swapping into an FJ43 Toyota Land Cruiser and have a neutral flywheel at the moment.
addicted56
01-10-2014, 06:29 PM #15Can you tell me how you balanced your engine? Mine is at the machine shop right now and he is an amazing race engine builder (mainly V8's) but he is having a hard time figuring out how to balance the inline 5 cylinder. I've checked to see if there is any difference between the 5 and other inline 5 cylinders and I can not find a direct reference for Mercedes. The only reference I can find for another inline 5 is for the Audi's and they also use a 50/100% rotating to rotational weight for using bob weights.
I'm swapping into an FJ43 Toyota Land Cruiser and have a neutral flywheel at the moment.
01-11-2014, 09:01 PM
#16
(01-10-2014, 06:29 PM)addicted56 Can you tell me how you balanced your engine? Mine is at the machine shop right now and he is an amazing race engine builder (mainly V8's) but he is having a hard time figuring out how to balance the inline 5 cylinder. I've checked to see if there is any difference between the 5 and other inline 5 cylinders and I can not find a direct reference for Mercedes. The only reference I can find for another inline 5 is for the Audi's and they also use a 50/100% rotating to rotational weight for using bob weights.
I'm swapping into an FJ43 Toyota Land Cruiser and have a neutral flywheel at the moment.
They had to use the OM617 5 cyl. crankshaft, and hung the bob weights on it. They weighted the pistons, rings ect. to get the right bob weight. They also matched balanced the OM617 flywheel from each engine to the Jeep and Toyota flywheel on the conversions I am doing. PM me if you need to contact the shop that did mine.
(01-10-2014, 06:29 PM)addicted56 Can you tell me how you balanced your engine? Mine is at the machine shop right now and he is an amazing race engine builder (mainly V8's) but he is having a hard time figuring out how to balance the inline 5 cylinder. I've checked to see if there is any difference between the 5 and other inline 5 cylinders and I can not find a direct reference for Mercedes. The only reference I can find for another inline 5 is for the Audi's and they also use a 50/100% rotating to rotational weight for using bob weights.
I'm swapping into an FJ43 Toyota Land Cruiser and have a neutral flywheel at the moment.
They had to use the OM617 5 cyl. crankshaft, and hung the bob weights on it. They weighted the pistons, rings ect. to get the right bob weight. They also matched balanced the OM617 flywheel from each engine to the Jeep and Toyota flywheel on the conversions I am doing. PM me if you need to contact the shop that did mine.
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