Good points, no, GREAT points (reminders really as I should know better), to carry a fire extinguisher and spare fuel filters (and necessary tools to change them).

Yeah, the MB filter was $16 cdn, one can order 2 if not 3 OEM filters for that price (in the US I mean, because we get hosed in Canada with prices on this stuff - ex: one Canadian online parts distributor sells the Mann filter for $16 - at that price, I might as WELL get a Mercedes one! :-)

I'm wondering if MB may have designed the diesel filter locations in such a way that a leak like mine would not necessarily cause a catastrophic fire...

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