ATT

Is anyone have K&N filter in their E550?

hyperion667

....not unless it came with the car at purchase.......
air filter or something?

BPhillyBenz

I believe FTB has tried them. I just changed my stock ones out this weekend at 10,000 miles.

ATT

I have the K & N air filter on my C63, it works great and now try to put on the new E550 hope come out with the same results, better performance and mileage.

hyperion667

going to look into it......I'm sure the dealer will scoff when presented with it at the check up, lol.........they hate it when it's not there's to earn off of.....lol

such as life

ATT

I have no problem woth the Dealer, I told them do not touch the air filter when I sent in my car for service.

fromthebeginnin

Thanks Philly, I investigated/looked at numerous of the non-oem filter types, from what I have read, observed and used IMO BMC filters clearly appear to be made of the highest quality , K&N which has a large MB support base and a US leader seems to provide a good product. I would personally avoid Green Filters (there are numerous threads on their quality issues here at the forum) I have observed melting of their outside bands as highlighted in those threads in MBWorld (btw they wouldn't even refund my money). Regarding the performance of BMC or K&N filters, I feel the car breaths a little easier and appears more responsive on the low end but I doubt anyone can measure performance improvements of this small a magnitude in a measurable way..

ATT

Advantage on K & N is more noticable on C63

mazin

pls i want 2 change my air filter i open the first half of the engine cover but i couldn't open the second half where the filters under it ...is it screws or clips ....?

BPhillyBenz

As I recall it needed a powerful lift straight up. Then flip the unit over and disconnect the hoses and use a torx wrench to remove the filters from the compartments. Whole process should take 10 - 15 minutes tops. Good luck.

mazin

thanx...

stemags

Ive used K n N filters for 9 yrs ,,just ordered a pair for this ride,,you can actually feel the difference in pedal response,,,go for it.

PHML

From experience...from my other cars, the K&N is great for higher speed (freeway) when the car needs to breathe more....NOT so great from a red light or stop, and when you need to beat the other car next to you (lol), you will loose low end torque....thus, I switched back to my oem air filter.

But if you do go with the K&N filter, don't oil it too much....your mass air flow sensor will be gunked up and may throw a check engine light (CEL), or the throttle body "butterfly" will be sticky.

Pete

mazin

Omg u know I have e350 model 2011 I start up with c200 komprisor model 2012 he beat me 3 times I went to dealer he didn't have answer to me hthe only thing he say go back to the book but on the road things are really different then the number in the book by the way I have green filter on my car and 3000m on it am really down .

PHML

I hear ya...I had a loaner last week...2011 c300...felt much more nimble and quick than my e350...but of course it's a much lighter car.

mazin

[QUOTE=PHML;4906374]I hear ya...I had a loaner last week...2011 c300...felt much more nimble and quick than my e350...but of course it's a much lighter car.[/QUOTE some thing wrong is going on ,,, that's not fair the e350 is 7.1sec and the e200 is 8.2 frm 0 to 60 I think Benz is injustice with us

K-A

Maan, I feel sorry for you guys who are looking for "stop-light burners" and spirited sprints and bought E350's. Talk about buyers remorse.

Don't you guys test drive these things when you buy them? My E never feels underpowered, because I rarely, if ever, call for more than even 3/4's of its peak power output. If I was looking for something that can get my adrenaline rushing, however, I'd be absolutely miserable with the car.

K-A

WHY are you racing cars, with your slow a$$ 7.1 second Sedan? You can never lose a race, if you don't race. My E350 wouldn't lose to a Lambo, because it would never race a Lambo. The second you disgrace your car enough to stop light race it, you give the guy in what could be the cheaper, lower end, lesser, yet simply "faster" car the benefit of looking down on your car.

And the E350 is a 6.5 second 0-60. Something's broke with your car if you're "losing" to a C200.

mazin

The c200 is 4 my brother and we having fun,it's not a $$$ we must think about to win but it's 350 to 200 both r sedan nt lambo every body know that 350 will take off. now I knew that the c200 on 2012 is turbo not compressor and it's less $$$$ so he win
... one more thing the e350 it's not 6.5 it's 7.2 4matic CGI that's in the catalog , well that's life lol and I love my car like every body do if it win or loss so in end we r chatting and changing our experience ...on road things r different then what we read

stemags

Ok some valid points but mostly we dint buy these cars for drag racing.When you know you have a fine top end car that rides on rails and keeps up with ferraris,,,( after all theres a limit to how fast anyone can go on streets and highways)thats when you appreciate what the E can do,,case in point my gone e320 se...I know it takes a while to get there,but when it does it does well.With a K and N there is no question that they pay for themselves over a short time,and never have I expreienced sensor problems.
A wise MB tuner once told me these cars come from Germany with the "avg" driver in mind,,except for the amg versions and a few others.He's right,because the limits of the engines are untapped by most owners. A chip here and an exhaust system there,,and a apir of K n N's and you'll be suprised how much money you can save and the HP boost wont hurt either.
Just my $.02,,

thekurgan

The biggest issue I had with the K&N, and any oiled, "high flow" filter is that they don't filter nearly as well as paper elements and it's just not worth the extra dirt in the engine/oil for WOT power that can hardly be felt.

mazin

I think yr MB tuner he is right ,,,MB they know that they had low HP in the models 2010 2011 268HP so in 2012 they increase to 308HP +_ and 6.5sec when in 2011 it was 7.1sec trust me the 0.6 sec on the road it make different
I wish I could wait coupl of months ,like every body say its sedan car and all look the same no one knows what's under hood only boys lol.

steelgrey

You need to do a little more research. The 0-60 time posted on at least five sites I Googled is 6.5 seconds for the 268hp E sedan. Absolutely nowhere could I find a posted time of 7.0 seconds. If you can tell the difference in normal driving of .6 (six tenths of a second) then you must have exceptional senses.

mazin

I can copy the catalog that I have form the dealer to U if u like ,from other side as I say bf things on the road is different then books, also .6 in acceleration it mean differnts between the 2 cars if u calculated it will coupl of meters on the run , that's logic not senses.

mazin

I love the look of yr car front pumper the black thing it look more sporty ,,,good idea