> ...'Used my $2 sucker this afternoon to change oil in son's '07 R320CDI. > That > > engine takes/holds 9.5 qts. of oil, but the filter cartridge is only about > > the size of a small Campbell soup can. Filter is right up front on driver > > side and extremely easy to reach, but we had a helluva time unscrewing the > > cartridge holder. Somebody really cranked down on it. Top of the black > > plastic cartridge holder is about 3 inches in dia. We were a bit afraid > we > > may crush it or crack it with one of those filter wrenches that squeezes > > harder as you put more torque on it. 'Didn't put it back quite as > tight... > I think that filter assembly has been used on most models for the last ten years. My friend JB's '99 CLK 430 filter and cartridge is the same as my '01 and '08 models although the fleece filter came along later but is required for long-interval oil changes. I have used the same cap style 1/4 inch drive "wrench' since my 201 days.
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