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Old 06-30-2010, 08:32 PM
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Any recommendations for the 550? Ive heard K&N isnt a good choice.
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Old 06-30-2010, 08:39 PM
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Any recommendations for the 550? Ive heard K&N isnt a good choice.
some use K&N and said its good. others have bad experiences.
try mann filters.
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I have BMC air filters; no complaints!
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Old 07-01-2010, 12:08 AM
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heard good things about BMC, unfortunately i dont think they make filters for the 550's.
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Think i found what i want.. http://www.airfiltersonline.com/index.php?productID=59

Just hope its easy to install.
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All my family cars used K&N.

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All my family cars used K&N.

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K&N, Green Filters, Mann, and BMC. I believe the BMC's are washable.
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Is it anything wrong with the stock Mercedes air filter?

I read that K&N are good but you have to "oil" them. And there is a possibility of over-oiling that may cause damages.
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K&N give some people problems. I had an issue that's why I went with Green. Others find K&N great.
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is this the air filter above the battery? lol
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is this the air filter above the battery? lol
Here ya go, they are in the two side compartments of the air box. When you pull the air box off you should see them

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Thanks! I know my question was funny... it is because when I tried to hookup my motorized plate to the battery I saw a filter above the cover of the battery... so I thought it was that one! hehe...

Thanks for the pics again! You're amazing!
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I think that might be the cabin filter, I might be wrong. I find everything is always easier with pictures
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yah i know its just that Iphone4 pre order sux! I still dont have a good camera phone.... so I dont take picstures yet...

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is this the air filter above the battery? lol
This one is the pollen filter. Mine haven't been changed for maybe 3 years, I should replace it soon.

dynomite05: I, too, have a 2004 CLK320 and I did not know there are 2 air filters. I did buy one a few months ago and asked the guy to replace it when he changed my oil. I wondered which one he replaced. How did you find the Green air filter, as compared to stock?
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yah i know its just that Iphone4 pre order sux! I still dont have a good camera phone.... so I dont take picstures yet...

sorry...
Yea, I'm waiting for the white one. Using the 3Gs for now

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This one is the pollen filter. Mine haven't been changed for maybe 3 years, I should replace it soon.

dynomite05: I, too, have a 2004 CLK320 and I did not know there are 2 air filters. I did buy one a few months ago and asked the guy to replace it when he changed my oil. I wondered which one he replaced. How did you find the Green air filter, as compared to stock?
I didn't have good luck with the K&N's but the Greens have worked out pretty good. I will be doing the e55 air box swap soon and will be switching to BMC washables.
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I sent a SMS my service adviser and he responded that the OE air filter comes in a set of two. Now this makes sense.
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Originally Posted by mis3
Is it anything wrong with the stock Mercedes air filter?

I read that K&N are good but you have to "oil" them. And there is a possibility of over-oiling that may cause damages.
If you want to be safe, stick with stock. Over oiling for K&N can corrupt your MAF sensor from properly sensing the density of air flow; the oil can also leak into intake and screw other stuff up. A couple of people recommend disposing K&N after the usage mileage than re-oiling the filters. I'm using K&N and I feel definitely a slight power increase as well as a more aggressive tone to the engine. There are many debates for K&N that the reason why you get less restricted air is that the filter doesn't filter the air all the way and allows more unclean air through. But i don't know, it's a judgment call.
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yah i know its just that Iphone4 pre order sux! I still dont have a good camera phone.... so I dont take picstures yet...

sorry...
Haha yeah, they're always out of stock at the stores >_< GO iPads!
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so.....K&Ns or Green filters???
i want to go with Greens...but aahh...

i wonder if i change out my filters to the greens, youll be able to hear the S/C whine a bit more lol
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I was told by a Mercedes dealer mechanic that Mann filters are make the OEM filters and are exactly the same things minus the Mercedes logos. He showed me the two side by side and they sure looked alike other then logos and color. I got my from Amazon

air

http://www.amazon.com/Mann-Filter-36...=331N9E4BFEOZE

cabin

http://www.amazon.com/Mann-Filter-CU...=331N9E4BFEOZE

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http://www.amazon.com/Mann-Filter-HU...=331N9E4BFEOZE
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Also I check my regularly as when I got the car at 30k miles they looked horrible. Lots of dirt, leafs and crap clogging them up. No idea if they were changed before.
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Also I check my regularly as when I got the car at 30k miles they looked horrible. Lots of dirt, leafs and crap clogging them up. No idea if they were changed before.
Me too. When I bought the car the air filters were so dirty I'm **** about that now
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so lemme get this straight, i did a quick search for the k&n filters. seems like they are washable/reusable but ppl nub the re-oiling part which messes with the MAF?

so if i were to go with k&n filters, i could just rebuy them every 50k or every other years (whichever comes first) and i should be fine?

i wonder also if the aftermarket filters give an extra little grunt rofl.
lemme know how your e55 set up goes, i think ima just stick with aftermarket filters and kevlar tubing.
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