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WANTED OM617 for sale anyone?
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Well, Lot's of diesel swaps have been made on the forum called mersuforum (www.mersuforum.net) Unfortunately it's Finnish forum so I'd guess that it would be a bit challenging to read it but there are lots of well documented and pictured projects especially in "Turbot" zone. There are also english section and people are quite willing to help if you have something to ask. 
I'm not sure if there are exactly same projects like yours but swapping diesel engines to coupes or gasoline powered cars are quite common (like installing OM606 to 300CE and so on) Therefore I recommend to you to forget that OM617 and installing a bit newer OM603 or OM606. Choosing one of these power plants you can get also a bit more power and potential for those engines are enormous. :twisted:
--jnes
I'm not sure if there are exactly same projects like yours but swapping diesel engines to coupes or gasoline powered cars are quite common (like installing OM606 to 300CE and so on) Therefore I recommend to you to forget that OM617 and installing a bit newer OM603 or OM606. Choosing one of these power plants you can get also a bit more power and potential for those engines are enormous. :twisted:
--jnes
Here is one swap http://www.mersuforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=153591 300CE->OM603 . You need to register to forum to see pictures. This is a short list which parts you have to take and change in your donor car or find
- change the engine, transmission, radiator, full exhaust and ignition lock has to be from the diesel car for switching off the engine
- fuel pump delete and install fuel feed lines
- relay for glow plugs. Easiest is to take whole engine wiring harness from the donor car
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif]- no need to change rear axle but probably the rear axle ratio would be more better when swapping the rear axle. If you decide to change rear axle, take also instrument cluster from the donor car then the speed and rev's are displayed correctly[/FONT]
Sorry for bad translate
- change the engine, transmission, radiator, full exhaust and ignition lock has to be from the diesel car for switching off the engine
- fuel pump delete and install fuel feed lines
- relay for glow plugs. Easiest is to take whole engine wiring harness from the donor car
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif]- no need to change rear axle but probably the rear axle ratio would be more better when swapping the rear axle. If you decide to change rear axle, take also instrument cluster from the donor car then the speed and rev's are displayed correctly[/FONT]
Sorry for bad translate
