There are engines with reputations for being able to rack up over 500,000 miles with steady maintenance. Among those, Mercedes-Benz and its diesel engines are legendary. Here, we look at one of ...

Will a diesel swap ever pay for itself ... The Mercedes 3.0L OM617 inline five-cylinder diesel engines is considered by many to be the most reliable engine in the world. There are many of the ...

However, the OM617 added more layers of bulletproofing for one of the ultimate historic diesel engines. If you fancy ... be one of the go-to powertrains to swap into the notoriously unreliable ...

northwestdieseloffroad.com], an Idaho-based shop specializing in Mercedes-Benz diesel swaps. The vehicles of choice? Jeep’s Cherokee and JK Wrangler. The engines of choice: ’79-to-’85 OM617 ...

Could the OM617 ... engine ever made? A very good case could be made for it, although its successors haven't been around long enough for us to judge whether they might be even better. Sure, diesel ...