E 280 Oil filter

[Funky time]

My Saloon has always been to a Stealership before but as I do my own spanners on my Landcruiser and my bikes, I though I'd change the oil.

so, I've found the sump plug and drained the oil out and I know where the filler cap is too! But can I find the oil filter? I imagine that it is hidden somewhere as the replacement is a paper one that needs to be dropped into something.

Can someone tell me where it is please?

Thanks

FT

 

[Will]

Hi FT and welcome to the forums

Your question might have got more response in the Engine section, and you don't say what year your model is - but I'll take an educated guess that it is a mid-late 90s?!? (W210?). You will probably find that the oil filter cartridge is located inside a housing which is covered by a black plastic cap. This tends to be towards the RHS of the engine at the front, and Mercedes do a proper tool to remove this (not overly expensive) and then you can change the filter and 'o' ring very easily

If your model is different then ignore this, but it's the best I can offer at present

Good luck,

Will

 

[Funky time]

Don't bother

Found it.

FT

 

[Will]

Good good

 

[Funky time]

Mix up on the posts here. Last time I looked, there were zero responses. thanks for the advice - you were bang on.

Car is a E280, 2000 model. Which MB variant that is, I don't know.

Using Rock Oil Syntheses 4 and it runs as sweet as a nut! What do you recommend for filters? I got a coopers from the local motorfactors which is made of paper. The one the came off it - original Mercedes - was metal.

Thanks.

FT

 

[Dieselman]

Mix up on the posts here. Last time I looked, there were zero responses. thanks for the advice - you were bang on.

Car is a E280, 2000 model. Which MB variant that is, I don't know.

Using Rock Oil Syntheses 4 and it runs as sweet as a nut! What do you recommend for filters? I got a coopers from the local motorfactors which is made of paper. The one the came off it - original Mercedes - was metal.

Thanks.

FT

Use genuine parts, they're often cheaper than aftermarket anyway.