1995 S420 Oil Filter
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1995 S420 Oil Filter
I have located the oil filter for this car. Then, with a 13 mm socket, I removed this 7-inch long bolt. But the cover (which is round, but has star shaped ribs on it) still refuses to come out. It does not twist by hand nor pull out. Do I need a special tool to turn it, and where can I purchase it? Has anyone changed their filter? Thanks in advance.
Y. Chachad
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Originally posted by mbtech208
Insert the bolt a little way into the cover, and rock it back and forth. The cover will pop off, it's just stuck.
Insert the bolt a little way into the cover, and rock it back and forth. The cover will pop off, it's just stuck.
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Originally posted by mbtech208
As long as you have the 13mm bolt loose, it should come off. No special tool is required. Just keep working at it.
As long as you have the 13mm bolt loose, it should come off. No special tool is required. Just keep working at it.
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Originally posted by ychachad
You are absolutely correct. No special tool is necessary. The guys on the Benzworld forum had said a special tool was needed. The dealer got it out with simply a 13 mm socket and elbow grease. Thanks again.
You are absolutely correct. No special tool is necessary. The guys on the Benzworld forum had said a special tool was needed. The dealer got it out with simply a 13 mm socket and elbow grease. Thanks again.
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Thanks MBTech.
Originally posted by mbtech208
You're welcome. The guys on the Benzworld forum obviously don't know what they're talking about
You're welcome. The guys on the Benzworld forum obviously don't know what they're talking about
I got the filter changed at the dealer, as it was stuck the first time, but then I tried it myself, and inserted the long bolt a couple of inches and jiggled it, and pop, the lid came right off. This is actaully easier than removing a filter from a regular car. Thanks again MB tech, you have saved me $150 each time for an oil change. Yes, that's what the dealer charges for a non-synthetic oil change where I live, and nobody else in town will touch this car. MBtech, and you don't even have a Benz??? How come you know? What gives?
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Re: Thanks MBTech.
Originally posted by ychachad
MBtech, and you don't even have a Benz??? How come you know? What gives?
MBtech, and you don't even have a Benz??? How come you know? What gives?
By the way, where do you live that nobody will touch your car?
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Re: Re: Thanks MBTech.
Originally posted by mbtech208
I'm a Mercedes-Benz technician, that's how I know By the way, where do you live that nobody will touch your car?
I'm a Mercedes-Benz technician, that's how I know
By the way, where do you live that nobody will touch your car?
Off topic, BTW, what is your expert opinion on K&N filters? I want them for reuseability, and not any power gains, and right now I can get them for $30 each
. The Mann filters in my car keep disintegrating into flakes in my car after about a year. I was reading several of your valuable posts, and you have answered many of my questions, but you have not addressed anything on K&N. Thanks in advance.Sincerely,
Y. Chachad
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Re: Re: Re: Thanks MBTech.
Originally posted by ychachad
I live in South Bend, IN, and no oil change place other than the dealer will touch it.
Off topic, BTW, what is your expert opinion on K&N filters? I want them for reuseability, and not any power gains, and right now I can get them for $30 each . The Mann filters in my car keep disintegrating into flakes in my car after about a year. I was reading several of your valuable posts, and you have answered many of my questions, but you have not addressed anything on K&N. Thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
Y. Chachad
I live in South Bend, IN, and no oil change place other than the dealer will touch it.
Off topic, BTW, what is your expert opinion on K&N filters? I want them for reuseability, and not any power gains, and right now I can get them for $30 each
. The Mann filters in my car keep disintegrating into flakes in my car after about a year. I was reading several of your valuable posts, and you have answered many of my questions, but you have not addressed anything on K&N. Thanks in advance.Sincerely,
Y. Chachad
