spinn

If you had a choice, and they were both the same price, which oil filter would you choose for your W211?

edwinwalke

Mann. Same one MBUSA sells in their package. About $10 online.

spinn

no added benefit being that it's mobil 1?

edwinwalke

I can't think of any reason I would want a Mobil 1 Oil Filter. Mobil has good oil but I doubt they make any oil filters. I think that I can count on being 100% correct in saying they are made by some other company and who knows where. Go take a look some day at the Fram filters and others at Advance Auto, Autozone and compare to a Mann, Hengst, or Mahle Knecht filter and see the difference.

Mann is made in Germany and is the MB OEM supplier. Hengst and Mahle Knecht have made filters for MB for years and you can count on them to be the top quality that is needed for longer oil service intervals.

lkchris

Never ever use anything with an American brand name on a German car.

100% of the time, it's a step down in quality.

Quadcammer

what an unbelievably idiotic statement.

do you realize how many american parts are already on your car?

220S

Exactly.

Parts from all around the world are lurking inside your car.

grane

Look in your OM. If your engine requires a fleece filter, then buy the oem mb or the fleece Mann.

Then, learn to use the search function on this site.

mikem

"Never ever use anything with an American brand name on a German car.

100% of the time, it's a step down in quality. "

What brand of oil do you use? It's problably refinded in USA.

n0n0tme

I would use the MANN Filter... If you would have to use the Mobil 1 then use it.. I doubt it would affect anything if installed and maitained correctly... Is the Mobil 1 fleece material? If it is it should also work well...