Is the Cheapest of these filters one to avoid or should i go ahead and buy a few? allso if i choose to run synthetic oil in my 1984dt, how long can i extend the oil-change intervals?

NO!!!!!! Not again!

best oil filter and oil

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80 280SL
85 300SD
87 300TD
92 300D 2.5 Turbo
92 300TE 4Matic

The Made in Turkey Fram is the only one that does not use recycled cotton gin waste.

6000 is a good base for synthetic, only go more if an oil analysis says it's safe.

allright, im staying with dino then. thanks...

You can get a real good filter and not pay a lot for it.

www.fleetfilter.com

I'd skip on the cheap brands.

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1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

AWESOME! Do you know which filter numbers (wix) from that website that the MB diesel uses?

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Tom's Imports of Columbia MO Ruined the IP in changing leaky delivery valve O-Rings - Refused to stand behind his work. Mid-MO MB drivers-AVOID Tom's.

• Wix #33149 Fuel Filter #1, list $16.95
• Wix #33006 Fuel Filter #2, list $14.95
• Wix #51385 Oil Filter Cartridge, list $4.20
• Wix #42194 Air Cleaner Element, list $12.95 **
• **Will not fit CA. equipped cars, 49 state Version OK.

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The site shows Wix #Napa #Description Price Case Quantity Quantity Order 513851385Oil Filter$8.34 12 almost twice that price on the oil filter:

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-E300d '99 350k
-Suburban '93 220k
-TDI Jetta '03 350k
Sold
-F250 '96 7.3
-Dodge Ram 12V
-E320 '95 200k
-E320 Wagon 1994 155k
-300d Turbo '87 187k miles
-E320 1994 200k
-300d Turbo '84 245k (sold to Dan62)
-300d Turbo '84 180k
-300sd '80 300k
-7.3 Powerstroke Diesel 15P Van 500k+ miles
-190d '89 Non Turbo 2.5 5cyl 240k (my first MB)
Tom's Imports of Columbia MO Ruined the IP in changing leaky delivery valve O-Rings - Refused to stand behind his work. Mid-MO MB drivers-AVOID Tom's.

those prices were from a fleabay auction

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wix-Filters-for-Mercedes-Diesel-300D_W0QQitemZ180142176180QQcmdZViewItem

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www.FleetFilter.com shows those same part numbers as:

33149 Fuel Filter #1 for $6.26
33006 Fuel Filter #2 for $1.92
51385 Oil Filter Cartridge for $8.34
42194 Air Cleaner Element for $7.30

One each totals $23.82. The last 51385 I used was a Wix that was "Made in Poland".

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1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

i'm pretty sure it doesn't matter what filter you use in these modern times anymore. or a filter at all for that matter. what are you filtering, really? if your engine is clean then what are you gonna filter out? some .000001 micron - soot?
also, it's too simple to make a good filter. any indian can do it according to bosch. if you are able to make a crap one you'll be kicked out of the market soon enough I'd say.
that cotton story seems to stick. how would cotton threads ever get any further than the filter is a mystery to me, or how they could do any damage to the engine anyway, (scratching cylinder walls with cotton?) but app. the turkish made fram is the way to go..

All this conflicting advice from seasoned members. What's a NUB like me to do?!

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It's not the cotton that is the problem. "Cotton gin waste" (ie: floor sweepings) includes rocks, dirt, sticks, insects, etc. I cut open a STP filter (made in India) sold by Autozone and found all of the above items inside. Others have reported similar findings.

Agreed. We cut open about 1/2 dozen filters back in the thread. Most of them were crap.

For the 603, the OE filter and the Mahle are pretty decent, but, I'm sure there is variability among manufacturing facilities.

I personally use the full-flow only (no bypass section) WIX filter number 51385 since I have an external bypass filter. I also blocked off the bypass oil return hole on the oil filter canister's lid with a small setscrew.