{"id":25206,"date":"2018-06-28T15:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=25206"},"modified":"2018-06-28T09:30:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T14:30:15","slug":"land-rover-defender-with-a-mercedes-om606-turbo-diesel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=25206","title":{"rendered":"Land Rover Defender with a Mercedes OM606 Turbo Diesel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=25208\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-01.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Land Rover Defender with a Mercedes OM606 Turbo Diesel 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Land Rover Defender with a Mercedes OM606 turbo diesel inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-01.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-01.jpg?resize=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Land Rover Defender with a Mercedes OM606 turbo diesel inline-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-01.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-01.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dieselpumpuk.com\">Diesel Pump UK<\/a> specializes in Mercedes diesel engine (OM602, OM603, OM605, and OM606) conversions. The company just finished upgrading a Land Rover Defender with a 3.0 L OM606 turbo diesel inline-six. The company bumped the engine&#8217;s output from 174 horsepower to 300 horsepower with a hybrid version of the stock turbocharger and quickspool exhaust manifold.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDieselPumpUK%2Fvideos%2F999805670201065%2F&#038;width=600&#038;show_text=false&#038;height=336&#038;appId\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25209\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=25209\" 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Defender with a Mercedes OM606 turbo diesel inline-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-04.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-04.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-05.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=25212\" 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960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-06.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25213\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=25213\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-06.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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Defender with a Mercedes OM606 turbo diesel inline-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-06.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-06.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-06.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-07.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=25214\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-07.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Land Rover Defender with a Mercedes OM606 Turbo Diesel 07\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Land Rover Defender with a Mercedes OM606 turbo diesel inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-07.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-07.jpg?resize=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Land Rover Defender with a Mercedes OM606 turbo diesel inline-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-07.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-07.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DieselPumpUK\/posts\/996883867159912\">Diesel Pump UK FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diesel Pump UK specializes in Mercedes diesel engine (OM602, OM603, OM605, and OM606) conversions. The company just finished upgrading a Land Rover Defender with a 3.0 L OM606 turbo diesel inline-six. The company bumped the engine&#8217;s output from 174 horsepower to 300 horsepower with a hybrid version of the stock turbocharger and quickspool exhaust manifold.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=25206\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Land Rover Defender with a Mercedes OM606 Turbo Diesel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[287],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defender"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-Turbo-Diesel-01.jpg?fit=720%2C960&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":86409,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=86409","url_meta":{"origin":25206,"position":0},"title":"Land Rover Defender with a Mercedes OM606","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Sam Townsend built his 2004 Land Rover Defender go off-roading in the UK. It originally came with a 2.5 L Td5 turbodiesel inline-five. Sam opted to replace the inline-five with a 3.0 L Mercedes OM606 turbodiesel inline-six. 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