{"id":63972,"date":"2020-11-24T13:46:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T19:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=63972"},"modified":"2022-03-16T16:57:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T21:57:35","slug":"for-sale-2002-silverado-with-a-mercedes-om606-turbo-diesel-inline-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=63972","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: 2002 Silverado with a Mercedes OM606 Turbo Diesel Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 2002 Chevy Silverado 2WD is for sale on Craigslist<\/a> in Long Beach, California for $13,000. Under the hood sits a turbocharged 3.0 L OM606 diesel inline-six from 1999 Mercedes E300TD installed four years ago. The motor features a Holset 7cm HE221W turbocharger with billet compressor, electronic 6 mm injection pump, and standalone DSL1 ECU. A Mercedes 722.6 five-speed automatic transmission with a OF-Gear standalone TCU sends power to a rear end with 3.42 gears. Some issues with the truck include inconsistent speedometer signal, minor paint flaws, heater and AC plumbing not finished, and front wheels need alignment. <\/p>\n

Update 2020-11-26<\/strong>: Added video of truck
\nUpdate 2021-07-13<\/strong>: Video is no longer available <\/p>\n

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Source: Craigslist (listing gone) via Daily Turismo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 2002 Chevy Silverado 2WD is for sale on Craigslist in Long Beach, California for $13,000. Under the hood sits a turbocharged 3.0 L OM606 diesel inline-six from 1999 Mercedes E300TD installed four years ago. The motor features a Holset 7cm HE221W turbocharger with billet compressor, electronic 6 mm injection pump, and standalone DSL1 ECU.… Read More »For Sale: 2002 Silverado with a Mercedes OM606 Turbo Diesel Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":63977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"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":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-silverado"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2002-Silverado-with-a-Mercedes-OM606-turbo-diesel-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":126845,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=126845","url_meta":{"origin":63972,"position":0},"title":"Mustang with a Mercedes Diesel Inline-Six","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"RJ Sanchez from Gabba Racing built a unique Fox body Mustang for drifting. 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