Mercedes-Benz M 189 six-cylinder petrol engine

Daimler Benz
M 189
Manufacturer:	Mercedes Benz
Production period:	1957 to 1967
Style:	Line six-cylinder
Combustion principle:	petrol

The Mercedes-Benz M 189 is based on a series of inline six-cylinder petrol engines that Daimler-Benz produced from 1957 to 1967.

The engine not only replaced its predecessor, the Mercedes-Benz M 186 (the founder of Daimler-Benz 3-liter engines from the 1950s), but also shaped most of the models of the next decade. The M 189 is basically the injection variant of the M 186 and was the longest produced engine in the family. He was in the course of his production time with changes provided, such. B. 1961 by the introduction of a new base alloy of aluminum instead of cast iron.

Properties 

• 6 cylinders in row
• Cylinder head made of aluminum alloy
• Bore and stroke: 85 × 88 mm
• Displacement: 2996 cc
• Single camshaft in the cylinder head
• Two valves per cylinder
• Injection, Bosch, mechanical control
• Crankshaft with seven main bearings

Technical Overview