The OM616 engine family was a straight-4

Straight-4

The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....

 Diesel

Diesel engine

A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...

 automobile engine from Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz

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 used in the 1970s and 1980s.

OM616.916

The OM616.916 was a 2.4 L (2404 cc) engine with power output of 65 hp (48 kW). In August 1978 the precombustion chamber was updated for more swirl and more efficient combustion. The engine capacity was lowered to (2399 cc) to satisfy engine displacement tax laws in europe, but power output rose to 72 hp (54 kW).

Some Applications:

• 616.916 64 PS (48 kW) and 101fl lb. of torque.
  • 1973-1976 W115 240D
  • 1973-1976 W115 240D Long

• 616.912 72 PS (54 kW)
  • 1977-1985 W123
    Mercedes-Benz W123
    W123 is the internal chassis-designation Mercedes-Benz used for their executive line of cars, manufactured between 1976 and 1985.The W123 models surpassed their predecessor, the W114 and W115 models, as the most successful Mercedes, selling 2.7 million cars before replacement by the W124 after 1985...
    
     240D
  • 1978-1985 W123 240TD
    Mercedes-Benz W123
    W123 is the internal chassis-designation Mercedes-Benz used for their executive line of cars, manufactured between 1976 and 1985.The W123 models surpassed their predecessor, the W114 and W115 models, as the most successful Mercedes, selling 2.7 million cars before replacement by the W124 after 1985...
    
    
  • 1979-1987 W460 240GD
    Mercedes-Benz G-Class
    The original 460-series Geländewagen went on sale for civilian buyers in 1979, after having debuted in February of that year. It was offered with two wheelbases, a short wheelbase of 2,400 mm and a long one of 2,850 mm. One could choose between three body styles: A two-door short...
    
    

The OM616 in India

In 1982, Bajaj Tempo, now Force Motors, signed a deal with Daimler Benz to manufacture the OM616 Mercedes engine under licence in India for fitting on its line of vehicles. This Mercedes engine gave the company a technological edge over other Indian manufacturers leading to the success of several Bajaj Tempo models.

The Mercedes OM 616 or its variants still power the light commercial vehicles of Bajaj Tempo, including the tempo traveller, the new Excel series of trucks and the Trax

Tempo Trax

The Tempo Trax is a series of "Multi Utility Vehicles" built by Force Motors in Pune, India. There has also been an SUV version called the Gama, especially aimed at private buyers, while the vehicle also receives many additional names such as Cruiser, Gurkha, and Judo.The vehicles are of simple...

 range of multi-utility vehicles. At present, Bajaj Tempo is also assembling other Mercedes engines and supplying it to Mercedes Benz India Ltd.

The Bajaj Tempo OM616 engine is configured for different power outputs depending on the intended usage, from a 65BHP version, to the 91BHP Turbo charged version used in the Trax Gurkha (Which is superficially similar to the Geländewagen

Mercedes-Benz G-Class

The original 460-series Geländewagen went on sale for civilian buyers in 1979, after having debuted in February of that year. It was offered with two wheelbases, a short wheelbase of 2,400 mm and a long one of 2,850 mm. One could choose between three body styles: A two-door short...

design)

Specs of the OM616 used in the Trax SUV:
Model OM - 616(D-98)*
Type 4 Cylinder, 4 Stroke, IDI
Bore/Stroke (mm.) 90.9 X 92.4
Displacement (cc.) 2399
Compression Ratio 21:1
Max.Output 43.5 kW (ISO) at 4000 RPM
Max. Torque 130 Nm @ 1800-2000 RPM
Air filter Oil Bath Type
Oil filter Bye pass flow type paper filter
Fuel filter Dual filter
Oil sump capacity (Lts) 6.5