Germanfilters on the web sell a four pack of oil fuilters for only slightly more than I paid the dealer for one. Anye experience with this outfit or comments on purchasing oil filtes from sources other than dealers? Thanks.

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1987 300TD; 166,000 mi/267151 Km - had to make room for the dog
1973 220D; mileage ??????
1978 300D; 178,000

What brand?

Sixto
87 300D

Click "Buy Parts" tab at the top of the page...Ask Phil about volume discos

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'84 300SD sold
124.128

Many people won't use Wix on MBs, but I have and do.

www.fleetfilter.com

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- Brian


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

For more info in Oil filters not concernig the cost there is at least 3 long long threads on the different brands of filters.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

Actually you have it the other way around. One of the better filters for the 617 is the Baldwin. One of the worst filters for the 603 is the Baldwin.

Other two good filters for the 617 are the Wix full flow and the Fram that is made in Turkey.

As far as the 603 is concerned, OE and OEM filters are fine. i.e. Mann, Hengst.

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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

Thanks for responses. I did read thru the long merged thread on filters. he consensus was the Baldwin was good for the 617s not the 603s. But the thread died after that. Anyone have more information on filters for the 603s?

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1987 300TD; 166,000 mi/267151 Km - had to make room for the dog
1973 220D; mileage ??????
1978 300D; 178,000

I have bought factory filters (Hengst, Bosch, Mann, etc.) from Fastlane and from ********AZ and have had no problems. Local foreign car parts places should also have such things. Dealer is last resort due to high prices.

Have had no experience with "Germanfilters on the web." If they are selling brand-name filters they might be worth a try. If they are selling Chinese knock-offs, I'd pass.

Even at dealer prices, oil filters are not that expensive and are critical to the health of your engine. Better $20 for an occasional oil filter than $8000 for a rebuilt Metric Motor!

Jeremy

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

AZ******** or Duval in FL for OE in the MBz box


I buy these in bulk and they're cheap, surprisingly so! Don't settle for junk at a high price. Plan ahead!

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1998 W210 diesel (wiped out by a texter)
Baum spring compressor "for rent"

The long thread on filters showed that most filters, even from the dealers, were filled with gin cotton, sticks, bugs, etc. Worse, only a few had a sack around this "stuff" to make sure it stayed in the filter. They did finally find one that used a proper paper filter and rolled cotton with a sock. So sticking with the dealer or OEM isn't a guarantee of well made filters.

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1987 300TD; 166,000 mi/267151 Km - had to make room for the dog
1973 220D; mileage ??????
1978 300D; 178,000