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The BMW M57 is a straight-6 diesel engine produced from 1998 up to 2013 in BMW's Upper Austrian engine plant in Steyr.
Description
The M57 is a water-cooled and turbocharged inline six cylinder diesel engine with common rail injection. It was revised twice during its production time. It is based on its predecessor M51. The block and the crankcase of the first M57 engines and the TÜ (Technische Überarbeitung = revision) engines are made of cast iron, whilst the TÜ2 engines are made of aluminium instead.
M57D25TÜ
Bore x stroke:
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External links
- BMW Heaven - The BMW Knowledge Base
- The UnixNerd's BMW M57 engine page with photos, history and common problems.