Turbo Power

The following pictures will illustrate the internal oil-cooling of the OM352A Turbo-Diesel engine. Please don't attempt to put a Turbo on a standard OM352. There are too many differences and MB assures you in the case of the OM617 (3.0L Turbo Diesel), that if you don't facilitate the internal piston-cooling correctly, "YOU WILL SEIZE THE ENGINE" without it. Agreed that 125 hp with 3.0l and 5 cylinders at 4200 RPMs is a bit pushing the issue, but do you want to bake the rings into the grooves instead ???

Above : The oil-jets dedicated to the cooling of the pistons from the inside, taped into the main oil-galley

Left : The location of two of the internal piston cooling oil-jets. It appears as the main oil-galley has been taped for the oil-supply. This engine has a slightly larger oil-pump than the standard OM352 installed.

Please don't Turbo your standard OM352 without all the upgrades to an OM352A.

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