Thanks! Never having used one of these before, I figured I would ask in case the little card with the graphics they pack with it didn’t make sense.
It definitely makes a point of identifying how far up the spike the filter should go. I did notice that when I looked at it. Dan > On Jun 5, 2015, at 6:04 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> OK, so this is the first one of these fleece filters I’ve ever used. I see >> the little graphic with the filter about how it’s supposed to be positioned >> on the long plastic tube, but what in the heck are all the “O” rings for >> that come with it?? >> I’m sure t will make sense when I pull the old one out, but I want to be >> sure…. > > I'm sure it's just like the V6 version, the lid has a giant tapered plastic > spike on it, like a plastic tent stake. I forget how many o-rings are on that > spike, but you'll use most if not all that come with the filter. > > The biggest one goes on the cap to keep the oil inside the engine, one or two > littlest ones seal the bottom of the spike like the o-ring on a OM617 filter > rod, the mid sized ones go more or less where the filter ends are. > > Make note where the old filter is on the spike, lube up the new one and make > sure it's shoved in as much as the old one was. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com