jan ken po

but I'm getting no where fast with days of searching.

The Factory Approved Service Product guides states that the fleece filter for an '05 C230 is 000 180 26 09. Well I have bought this filter from the dealer and online. While yes this is a fleece filter, it is the incorrect size for the filter assembly/housing for this car. See pic below.

So does anyone know the correct MB part # for the fleece filter?
Secondly, the MANN (HU 514x) & Hengst (E38H D106) OEM versions listed alll seem to be paper elements. however, are they just as good as using a fleece or no?

robohopar

just take your old filter to pepboys and they'll match it and give it to you...

TruTaing

Have you tried just calling the local MB dealer and asking someone in the parts department?

As expensive as the service at most dealers are, I have found that their parts department gives very accurate information about part numbers...

good luck....

-j0hn

jan ken po

Ummmm you're missing the point. The old filter is a paper filter. I would like to switch to a fleece filter. I highly doubt pep boys carries the fleece version.

Yeah, they are clueless. He kept saying that the 271 180 00 09 is the only filter
they show as a replacement for the car. So I showed him the verbage in the FASP and mentioned the tag on the engine compartment aboutt he fleece. Talk about a deer in the headlights.