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Originally Posted by 123mike
I looked up the part number again and it is for later model 300d or 190d. Are the filters shorter for those models? the number is 601 180 0009. Mike. I will get a correct filter today. Im still curious since it fits in the canister and appears to be the same except maybe an inch shorter
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Similar design but I understand that as the cars got more modern the space under the bonnet / hood was designed to be lower for pedestrian survival rates...
...one of the things due to less height for the engines was a slightly shorter oil filter housing that looks similar to its older cousin.