PZEV W211 E350 Odd Filter...
I'm trying to find a filter for my vehicle, but this is a rather odd one. From what I've gathered from the W211 FB group, this filter is and the housing for the filter is different due to my vehicle being a PZEV car. The problem is, I need to replace this filter and can't seem to find the part number anywhere. So here's what a normal W211 housing looks like for the engine air filter:
And here's mine. See how the tabs are different? The housing in itself is different.
W211 non-pzev filter housing.
my w211 filter housing (pzev version)
Does anyone know where I can find this filter? To be clear, this setup actually DOES have a yellow Mann filter as well, it sits on top of this. Given how the tabs are designed on mine I'm almost positive this is by design. You can tell the housing is different for non PZEV vehicles. Originally I had thought maybe the dealer had messed up, it does appear to be correct.
Last edited by comradeandrew; Jul 7, 2023 at 10:30 PM. Reason: more info





