ncmudbug

I've looked at several vendors including those that sell Genuine MB parts for oil filters and none of them seem to sell fleece oil filters for the 2005 C230K. They seem to start at 2006. Then I looked at the Factory Approved Service Products September 2006 and on page 5 it says:

229.5 or 229.51 engine oils must be
used in conjunction with fleece oil filter
(
page 14) in vehicles with Mercedes-
Benz Maintenance System (as of
MY2005). Using other oil filters may
lead to engine damage which is not
covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty.

Now I'm confused... Am I misunderstanding something. I haven't seen any fleece oil filters for the 2005 C230K. What do I do?

Any comments?

Thanks!

maverik259

they're out there...try napa thats where i got mine 2 changes ago and autozone had one for my model according to their computer that im using...

samaritrey

From my understanding there are no fleece filters in the usa for the c230 I4s. They stopped importing them for some reason

maverik259

hmm thats news to me...when did this happen cuz I know for sure NAPA told me it was the fleece one.

fookoo303

for the c240, Ive seen it either paper or polyester( which i assumed was fleece), I dont know if the 230 has the same options or not.

Xhale707

I went to napa Autozone all over.. They only have paper crap.. You have to wait a few days and they can order you a mann filter which happens to be fleece. But for a few dollars more you can go to the dealer ship and get the real thing.. Honestly its like 10 bucks more or less..

After seeing a thread on here a while back i will never use a paper filter again!

samaritrey

Xhale707 we have the m112 they still have the fleece available in the usa the m271 is the one that i know you can't get the fleece anymore.

ncmudbug

It looks like they aren't available for the 2005 C230K. I guess I have no choice but to get paper.

Glyn M Ruck

Here is the history behind the problem - read carefully:

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...=fleece+filter

The Fleece filter is only available for V6 & greater engines in the US. No more fleece for M271 being imported even though many cars will have stickers etc telling you to use them.

This was a bad move by MBUSA.

maverik259

amazon has them from K&N for $18. They are just the mann filters repackaged though.

maverik259

they also have a mann name brand filter that is yellow and doesn't look like the fleece variant...

LILBENZ230

Yeah there are no fleece filters anymore for the M271. We've covered it a dozen times. My last oil analysis proves that the HENGST filter is fine for 13000 mile intervals, though.

RBM of Atlanta told me that they have never, ever used fleece filters on M271 cars even back during 2003 when the free maintenance plan was still in place.

I don't worry about it. My car's fine.

maverik259

except there are on amazon like i just said...i just ordered 2...

Glyn M Ruck

Mav - please post the link! K&N have deleted from their website

maverik259

http://www.amazon.com/gp/part-finder...7201&carId=001

These are all the oil filters that amazon has to fit our vehicles...the k&n one is the first one for $18

wsw

Maverick259 - the K&N filter is indeed a Mann fleece sold by K&N.
As Glyn M Ruck has already mentioned it's for the V6 C230 - not the 271

samaritrey

HP-7004 is that the one you ordered. if so that is the wrong filter that is for v6.

ncmudbug

wsw is right. K&N doesn't list the 4 cyl engine as an application for the HP-7004, only six cylinder engines.

I'll get the paper filters for my car (2005 C230K) and fleece filters for my wife's (2006 C230) and stop worrying about it.

Thanks everyone for the discussion!

ncmudbug

Oh, in case some of you haven't found out about them, it looks like http://www.germanfilters.com is a great place to get filters. I can get 10 oil filters for my 2005 C230K (Mann HU 5140) for $93.92 - shipping is free on orders over $50. Anybody know about them that should make me concerned?

maverik259

well i guess i'll have to see when it gets here...they list it as fitting the 2005 c230 kompress L4 supercharged...

Glyn M Ruck

HP - 7004 is K&N's number for the M112 V6 engines.



Same as HU 718/5 in Mann + Hummel range

ncmudbug

Yeah, maverik259. They seem to have mislabeled it.

LILBENZ230

As I said before, Mav - NO fleece filters are available for these cars anymore. Just use paper.

maverik259

no i will not use paper...you cant make me!

nickgailloux

So does anyone know where we can get the fleece filters online? I'd like to do my oil change asap. I think I might have to use the paper filter for now. Is there any harm in putting in the paper filter now and putting the fleece one in when I can get it (maybe a few weeks time if ordering online)?

If anyone has links please post them. Thanks.