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Mercedes-Benz OM 300 series Diesel engines

Mercedes-Benz OM 300 series Diesel engines

The Mercedes-Benz OM 300 (small) series comprises several generations of four- and six-cylinder inline engines, which were mainly produced for driving light to heavy trucks. The origins go back to the time around the Second World War.

History

Even before the war, Mercedes-Benz was represented in all market segments for trucks, but its own 3-tonne L 3000 was clearly too expensive and too heavy. Reason for the high weight was considerably the built-up diesel engine OM 65/4 75 bhp at 2250 min -1 . In the class of light trucks with three tons of payload, the Opel Blitz was by far the market leader, this had a six-cylinder gasoline engine with 3.6-liter displacement, was light and cheap to manufacture, and also reliable and robust. For a competitive light truck Mercedes-Benz needed a small and light diesel engine. The engine should therefore with 3000 min -1 an unusually high rated speed This was a risk in many ways at the time.

The development began around 1938 and was completed around 1941. Due to the war, the production facilities could no longer be procured, also Mercedes-Benz was obliged in 1942 to produce the Opel Blitz under license. At the end of the war, the production facilities for the engine of the Opel Blitz were completed and largely undestroyed. The problem was the same as before the war: needed a light truck and a matching engine. Under the deficiency conditions of the early post-war period, the engine and existing production equipment had to be adapted to one another.

Immediately after the Second World War , the medium-duty truck L4500 was initially continued unchanged, d. H. with the pre-war engine OM67 / 4. 1954 received the engine with unchanged displacement (and otherwise unknown changes) the designation OM325; previously, the pre-war engine was already used to derive the larger capacity and more powerful OM315. In 1956, the OM326 was followed by an even stronger engine with four valves per cylinder.

Until about 1963, the engines had prechamber, then direct injection. For normal truck use, the maximum power was 240  hp = 177  kW . From about 1970, the engines were replaced by newly developed OM 400 engines . In Brazil, however, at least the OM355 was further developed and even further developed.

The Blitz engine had only four crankshaft main bearings, two cylinders each because of the lack of main bearing closer together than the cylinder with intermediate bearing. The pre-war R6 engine OM 302 was further developed: The seven crankshaft main bearings remained, the cylinder spacings were adapted to the manufacturing equipment and therefore uneven. The OM 312 was finished. A reasonably thorough test was only possible because the L 3250 vehicle did not finish until one year later than planned.

In 1954, a turbo-charged version of the OM 312 for special vehicles was added. Due to the then poor reliability of turbochargers and the low level of acceptance among customers, the more powerful OM 321 based on the OM 312 was introduced at the same time for normal freight traffic, followed by two turbocharged versions two years later.

The OM 322 was later the last version of these engines with prechamber injection , a variant of the OM 321 with modified bore and modified stroke. The tight space associated with the pre-chamber caused significant thermal problems in the engine, so that at the end of its production period, the loss ratio was still more than ten times higher than the direct injection in the first year of production.

With the OM 352, the era of direct injection was heralded in 1964 for this engine series. There have already been tests for over ten years. He replaced all his predecessors, and it therefore also reduced his performance. After a quarter of a century before the development work on this series had begun with a four-cylinder, followed in 1965 with the OM 314, the first four-cylinder diesel engine in the sales program. This was identical except for the number of cylinders with the OM 352 and for the new light trucks with Cubic cabin easily . The four-cylinder were very uncultivated, but the engines were very reliable and for the first time this was also true for the following turbo engines.

In 1983, OM 314 / OM 352 was thoroughly reworked and launched as OM 364 / OM 366. This was made necessary by the tightened environmental legislation, which promoted the transition to smaller numbers of cylinders with turbocharging and intercooling . Further tightened emissions limits then made in the 1990s finally a new development necessary, the 900 series.

Technical Description OM 312

The OM 312 is a standing rows - six cylinder - four cycle - Two valve - diesel engine with indirect injection and water cooling . The cylinder block of the engine is potted with the split crankcase and made of nickel alloyed cast iron . The cylinder liners are cast in the block. With a cylinder bore of 90 mm and a piston stroke of 120 mm, the engine has a total displacement of 4580 cm³. Forged in the cylinders are forged pistons made of light metal from Mahle with four compression rings and two oil scraper rings, The power is transmitted via slanted connecting rods with bearings made of lead bronze with steel support shells on a forged and hardened at all bearings crankshaft, which is stored seven times in lead-bronze plain bearings, also with steel support shells in the crankcase. It is equipped with six counterweights and a vibration damper.

In the crankcase runs a four-fold mounted in plain bearings down camshaft , which is driven by helical spur gears. It operates via plunger , bumpers and rocker arm, the vertically suspended valves. Each cylinder has an inlet and an outlet valve. The valves are suspended in a removable cast-iron cylinder head covering all cylinders. Towards the cylinder block, an asbestos-containing cylinder head gasket is installed.

For lubrication, a pressure circulation lubrication is used, which is maintained by a gear oil pump. The oil filter is installed in the main stream. The oil is cooled by an oil cooler with a temperature controller. The fuel is pumped out of the tank with a fuel pump and cleaned with a felt tube filter. The fuel is then pumped to the Bosch PES 6 A70 B 410 RS 64/7 injection pump, which is supplied via Bosch DNO SD 211 injection nozzlesinjected into the antechamber. A centrifugal speed governor limits the maximum speed. The air is sucked in front of the radiator and cleaned with an oil bath air filter, which also dampens the intake noise of the engine. The motor is cooled with a tube cooler whose warm air is blown away by a fan.

The power output of the engine was initially 66 kW, but was increased from 1956 by an increase in compression, speed and other control times to 74 kW.

Technical Description OM 352 

The OM 352 is a series - six cylinder - four cycle - Diesel engine having two valves , and water cooling , substantial difference from the OM 322 and 321 is the direct injection into the piston recess. The cylinder block of the engine is cast from molybdenum-chromium-alloyed special cast iron, the crankcase is made of alloyed special gray cast iron. With a cylinder bore of 97 mm and a piston stroke of 128 mm, the engine has a total displacement of 5675 cc. The pistons are forged pistons made of light metal from Mahle , each with three compression rings and two oil scraper rings, The power is transmitted via diagonally split con rods of tempered steel with double T-section on a forged and hardened at the bearings, seven-bearing crankshaft. Connecting rod and crankshaft have three-part bearings with steel support shells. The crankshaft is equipped with counterweights and vibration dampers.

The crankcase is fitted with a hardened tempered steel camshaft mounted four times in slide bearings, which is driven by helical gears via helical gears. It actuates the hanging valves via bumpers and rocker arms . Each cylinder has an inlet and an outlet valve. The cylinder head made of molybdenum-chromium-alloyed special cast iron covering all cylinders is sealed with an asbestos-containing cylinder head gasket to the cylinder block.

The pressure circulation lubrication works with a gear oil pump and an oil filter in the main flow and an oil filter in the bypass flow. The fuel is filtered through a felt tube filter and injected into the piston recesses with injection pumps of type Bosch DLLA 150 S 187 using a Bosch PES 6 A70 C 410 RS 2085 injection pump . The injection pump has a centrifugal speed controller. The air is cleaned with an oil bath air filter. The engine is cooled with a tube cooler, whose warm exhaust air blows off a fan.

This engine provides 126 hp / 93 kW at 2800 min -1 , and provides a torque of 36 kpm / 353 Nm at 1600 min -1 . From 1966, the engine could also be supplied with turbocharger as OM 352 A, its performance increased by charging to 150 hp / 110 kW at 2800 min -1 , a further revised variant OM 352 X makes 168 hp / 124 kW at 2800 min - 1

Technical data 

engine type built off design Bore × stroke capacity combustion process Performance 
OM 301 - R4 90 mm × 120 mm 3,052 cm³ antechamber Prototype around 1940
OM 302 - R6 90 mm × 120 mm 4.578 cc antechamber 80 hp / 3000 min -1 , prototype around 1941
           
lightning - R6 90 mm × 95 mm 3,626 cc carburettor 75 hp, L701
           
OM 312 1949 R6 90 mm × 120 mm 4.578 cc antechamber 90 hp / 2800 min -1 later 100 hp / 3000 min -1
OM 312A 1954 R6 90 mm × 120 mm 4.578 cc antechamber 115 hp
M 312 1954 R6 90 mm × 120 mm 4.578 cc carburettor 110 hp / 3000 min -1
OM 321 1954 R6 95 mm × 120 mm 5,101 cm³ antechamber 110 hp
OM 321AM 1956 R6 95 mm × 120 mm 5,101 cm³ antechamber 126 hp
OM 321A 1956 R6 95 mm × 120 mm 5,101 cm³ antechamber 132 hp
OM 322 1959 R6 97 mm × 128 mm 5,672 cm³ antechamber 126 hp / 2800 min -1
M 324 1960 R4 95 mm × 120 mm 3,401 cc carburettor 75 hp, OEM engine for Toyota SUV
             
OM 314 1965 R4 97 mm × 128 mm 3,758 cc Directly 80 hp, later 85 hp
OM 314A 1981 R4 97 mm × 128 mm 3,758 cc Directly 85PS, only installed in the MB-Trac 900 & MB-Trac 900 Turbo (until 1987), therefore very small quantities
OM 352 1964 R6 97 mm × 128 mm 5,638 cc Directly 126 hp, later 130 hp, reduced with 100 hp or 110 hp, in the Unimog with 65, 70, 84 or 90 hp
OM 352A > 1965 R6 97 mm × 128 mm 5,638 cc Directly 150 hp, later 156 hp, 168 hp, 172 hp
OM 362LA 1983 R6 97 mm × 128 mm 5,672 cm³ Directly 192 hp, development of the OM352A as a precursor to the OM366 (L (A))
M 352 1966 R6 97 mm × 128 mm 5,672 cm³ carburettor 130 hp
OM 353 ? R6 97 mm × 128 mm 5,672 cm³ Directly Technically identical to the OM352, the renumbering was due to the large variety of variants, otherwise model numbers would have been awarded twice
           
OM 360 - - - - - OM 360 (new) The collective name for OM 364/366, OM 360 (old) is an 8.4 l engine
OM 364 1984 R4 97.5 mm × 133 mm 3,970 cc Directly 90 hp / 2800 min -1
OM 364A 1986 R4 97.5 mm × 133 mm 3,970 cc Directly 115 hp / 2800 min -1
OM 364LA 1994 R4 97.5 mm × 133 mm 3,970 cc Directly 136 hp / 2600 min -1
OM 362 - - - - - shortened for OM 362LA
OM 366 1984 R6 97.5 mm × 133 mm 5,955 cc Directly 136 hp / 2800 min -1
OM 366A 1987 R6 97.5 mm × 133 mm 5,955 cc Directly 136 hp / 2400 min -1 model 366,955, used in the Unimog U 1300 L / truck 2t tmil gl, flatbed version (also with winch / transport of dangerous goods) and patient transport
OM 366LA 1991 R6 97.5 mm × 133 mm 5,955 cc Directly 192-200 hp / 2600 min -1 , later 240 hp / 2600 min -1

engine type built off design Bore x stroke capacity combustion process Power 
OM67 / 4 1945 R6 105 x 140 7.270 l antechamber 82 kW (112 hp) 2250 / min, approx. 1952: 88 kW (120 hp)
OM315 Type 1950 R6 112 x 140 8,272 l antechamber 107 kW (145 hp) 2100 / min
OM325 1954 R6 105 x 140 7.295 l antechamber 92 kW (125 hp)
OM326 1956 R6 128 × 140 10.80 l antechamber 127-147 kW (172-200 hp), 4 valves / cylinder
OM326h   R6 128 × 140 10.80 l antechamber Underfloor engine for buses
OM327 ~ 1969 R6 112 x 140 8.27 l Directly 125 kW (170 hp) 2400 / min
OM346   R6 128 × 140 10.80 l Directly 132 kW (180 hp), 149 kW (202 hp) (154 kW with switchable fan), 2200 / min, 608/706 Nm
OM346h   R6 128 × 140 10.80 l Directly
OM355 1967 R6 128 × 150 11.575 l Directly 169 kW (230 hp), from 1969: 177 kw (240 hp)
OM355A   R6 128 × 150 11.575 l Directly 206 kW (280 hp), only in Brazil
OM355LA 1988 R6 128 × 150 11.575 l Directly 250 kW (340 hp), only in Brazil
OM360 ~ 1969 R6 115 × 140 8.72 l   125-141 kW (170-192 hp)
OM360h   R6   8.72 l    

OM = oil engine = diesel engine 
h = horizontal / horizontal for buses 
A = (turbo-) charged 
LA = (turbo-) charged with intercooling 
~ = year is the year of publication of operating instructions, spare parts list o. Ä. This may differ considerably from the construction period of the engine.

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