KN Filter available for Bluetec & MB 3.0 v6 diesels
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'13 E500 Coupe AMG// '17 E350d // '24 E53 AMG
The AEM filters look better, thought
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03 E500 and Corvette
,, I have been running K&N in my Corvette for 50,000 miles with some of the driving on the race track. At 75,000 miles the car / engine performance is still like new. Of course I don't use MB 229.51 oil I just use that cheap Full Synthetic 10w30 Mobile 1 in the engine with AC filters for the oil as I have in my other cars for the last 400000 miles of driving. I know you probably wonder dang,, why don't I use the KN oil filter. Well it is more convient to use the AC.My MAF still looks new. So for fun I went to the KN website and looked at FAQ's for oil damage MAF. I would guess now many have filed against them and won based on their website advertising claims of not damaging MAF"s with oil.
MY MB still uses MB filters in the E500 due to warranty, but I will use the dual K&N in my E500. I am sure noone will want it when I sell it anyway with 250,000 miles on it and the origional engine after all that dirt has gone throw it.
Aren't we having fun. Now where is that documentation on MAF / Oil damage and what was the results of the litigation.
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I agree with 240D…
You can measure nearly all things around the engine.
And I have measured my engine, a lot.
I am still using original paper filter, and all original air pipes.
Measured vacuum in turbo intake with 2bar boost is around 0,02-0,03bar.
It is very good result, very good.
The quality of original part is surely enough good.
What more can these “aftermarket parts do” ?
Original MAF is adjusted to work properly with original air filter.
In gasoline-engines MAF has very different job, than in MB cdi-diesels.
This is diesel-thread.
Personally, it is same to me, what kind of filters people want´s to use in their cars.
But, it is no need of that.
Or if there are, you can measure it.
I agree with 240D…
You can measure nearly all things around the engine.
And I have measured my engine, a lot.
I am still using original paper filter, and all original air pipes.
Measured vacuum in turbo intake with 2bar boost is around 0,02-0,03bar.
It is very good result, very good.
The quality of original part is surely enough good.
What more can these “aftermarket parts do” ?
Original MAF is adjusted to work properly with original air filter.
In gasoline-engines MAF has very different job, than in MB cdi-diesels.
This is diesel-thread.
Personally, it is same to me, what kind of filters people want´s to use in their cars.
But, it is no need of that.
Or if there are, you can measure it.
