Paulc5

Hi all,
I'm new to the mercedes world. I want to replace my cabin air filter and intake air filter. For intake I was thinking k&n is probably my best bet but I'm having a hard time deciding on the cabin air filter.
Im not a big fan of the crayon or weird chemically smell that I get from Mercedes. Is that due to the carbon air filter that mercedes uses? Is there another type of filter that doesn't have any smell to it?
Sorry if this is a weird question.
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you,
Paul

Funkwagen

Have a look at one of these. Personally haven't used one, not sure on price, but seems to be a more "premium" type of filter than the standard Mann CUK 29 005

edit: I just realized I'll be replacing my cabin filter at the end of summer so I went ahead and pulled the trigger on one for 32.99 USD on amazon.com. If you want to wait, I can let you know how it is. Shipping is 9-15 days, though.

Paulc5

Yea. I came across that and I might consider it. There's also a filter on rockauto that's made up of coconut material..... I might consider that as well. I just hate the smell. And it's mercedes specific cause our other car we got s550, also has the same smell hence why I think it's the carbon filter.

myn8m3is8ndy

Many people on here have said they got a CEL after k&n filters due to the filter being too oily which messes with the MAF sensor. stick with OEM if possible.

Paulc5

Thank you for the heads up. Ive used k&n in most of my cars including all of my BMW and never really had that issue but maybe the benz maf is a little more sensitive.

Josh.A.Hussey

I don't believe there is a MAF on the cabin air side is there?! Hahaha!

He's not changing his intake filter by the sounds of it!

cvx5832

I still have 2 myself. I can assure you oiled air filters are still a problem. The advice to stay away from them is not unfounded.

The crayon smell you're describing is from the sound-deadening material, same as your Bimmer. I personally like it. Reminds me I'm not driving a Toyota Toaster.

Josh.A.Hussey

+1 Good advice guaranteed.

myn8m3is8ndy

he is trying to change both cabin and intake filter

Adi-Benz

I've always liked that signature Mercedes smell.

Then again the new c300's have specific sents you can buy with like, built in air fresheners the car comes with.

Paulc5

OK. No k&n filter for the intake. I'm sure it doesn't make a huge difference anyways over the stock due to the ram air intake on these cars.

I still don't like the smell of the interior lol.

Paulc5

Yes. Sorry for any confusion guys. I was going to change both filters.

Paulc5

Yea, maybe I'll get used to it. I've always owned BMW's and they usually smell the fake leather they use lol. So maybe I've gotten used to that smell.

Paulc5

Thank you!! I guess can't really do anything about it then.

Adi-Benz

You can click the [OFF "] on each reply and then press [POST REPLY] and then respond to the quotes in one post, btw.

Paulc5

Sorry. Still learning. Thank you.

Josh.A.Hussey

Wow.. I totally dropped the ball on that one hey? Not sure how I screwed that up but I sure did! You are 100% correct.

Funkwagen

Got my filter in the mail the other day and installed it, definitely would say it's the best cabin filter you can get for the car.

There's a few parts of town where I live that are pretty stinky - to the point where I usually turn on air recirc - and neither the OE cabin filter or the aftermarket standard Mann CUK 29 005 would filter out the stink.

Driving all over town for a few days with this filter in and I can safely say nothing but clean, fresh air gets into the cabin. Highly recommended!

Colin G

Funk, where did you get it? I can't find that listed on the interwebz from a Canadian seller.

No one here even stocks the regular ones so I bought the regular one off amazon for 1/2 what the dealer would charge.

Paulc5

OK, I'll have to order that and see if it eliminates the crayon smell