Since the last update I got the car buttoned up and driving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uty2Z9KsiA
I drove it for maybe six months all together, mostly it sat in a garage as a trophy of sorts. Nice car, but I had/have faster redblock turbo cars and always something to wrench on, so M50B25 never got the turbo it should have gotten.
One day I took the engine out to fix some surface rust in the engine bay, do some front suspension maintenance, etc...
Since, I've put that engine in a BMW E28 and sold it to a friend. It's now at another shop getting some paintwork touch-ups, but this is a couple days before it left me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfGSTkOC3vM
Since the video, I've built an exhaust, got all the gauges working, finished intake piping and wiring, put E32 seats in, etc...
Anyway, my wagon was left without an engine once more.
Recently, my priorities have changed, so instead of wanting a low street/track car with 6-8 cylinder turbo, I now want it to be slightly lifted (more on that later), and to haul stuff and flatbed car trailers, so fuel economy and torque are priority.
I thought about going back to my old D24TIC that I still have but meh, I don't like going back, then BMW M51D25 (TDS) engine since I've done enough BMW engine swaps to make it a one weekend job, but unlike some of my off-roading friends, I don't think too highly of that engine and I want to go as old school as possible - starter and alternator wires must be only engine related wires.
So I went to town and bought this little thing:
IMHO, a jewel of IDI engines, the Mercedes OM606.962, aka the motor out of '99 W210 E-class E300 Turbodiesel.
3.0, 24v, turbo, IDI, 177hp/330Nm stock.
Originally, it's running an EDC (electronic controlled) inline pump, immobilizer and all the things I don't care for and that are going away.
This is as it sits now:
Intake is off, gasket is ordered, EGR pipe off the exhaust is gone, I'll machine a plug tomorrow if I catch some time, also will be doing away with EGR vacuum solenoid that's blocking intake, will make a clean SSteel hose adapter instead.
Since I'm not looking to superturbodiesel it just yet, W124 OM603 N/A pump in which I'll move 6mm elements from the EDC pump will suffice and probably be good for something over 200hp, and I'll slap on a fresh AirResearch T3 from a D24TIC, which is huge compared to D24T turbos, and probably a bit bigger than stock on Merc.
One of these days I have to make adapters for whiteblock auxilliaries - PS pump, alt and a/c compressor. I have no idea why am I doing that instead of just using Mercedes counterparts. No idea at all.
I'll get a SM flywheel (these were all automatics - another thing I don't want.), new clutch and a W124 250D gearbox, which should hold up just fine for moderate power levels. Then it's all about getting engine mounts, final wiring and starting it.
From what I've gathered in my head without looking at any actual wiring diagrams, D24Txx relay should be able to handle Mercedes glow-plugs, but as of yet, I'm inclined to go with a simple push-button and solenoid, since it's even less parts to fail. That idea may change.
Seems like a couple of days work, but considering how much time I have for goofing around with my cars, I guess it'll be a couple of months at least until it starts.
I'll keep you posted.