PO of my 240 said the car had a relatively new air filter and I didn't check it. Looking at it, I can't determine a brand name but it's stamped "oil before use" or something similar. It's clearly been oiled, and as a result I can't really tell if it's dirty or not. Is oiling them first normal in these cars or is it just this particular filter? Any brand recommendations?

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Mine was not oiled . . . I used a Mann C 30 122 . . . bought it from Phil here on the board . . . old was made in Germany, new in Spain . . .


I believe the old 240D's in the 115's had an oil bath type filter . . .

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82 240D Manual 277K and still rolling!
02 Volvo S60 AWD For Sale

I imagine if it says "oil before use" it is K&N or some other "high performance", reusable type air filter.

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84 300D 255K "Mr B" ("Mr Becker")
79 300D 265K "Mrs B"
85 300TD 175K "Mali" (Sold)
74 Ford F-100 74K "Bonnie" (Sold)
67 Jeepster Commando (Sold)

+1. Just order a new one from this site and be done with it.

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

thanks, I'll order now!

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

the W115/OM 615 and early 616 before 1980 used oil bath air filters, according to the owner's manuals in cars of those dates that I have seen.

I own an 83 240D, have replaced the air filter and it is definitely NOT an oil bath air filter

So order a new one, keep the area in the air filter housing clean and happy motoring!

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

To what he said, I'll add: Get a normal paper element filter, and place the K&N directly in the trash where it belongs.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Don't throw away the old one you can sell it on ebay. New they are about $45.

Here is a big long thread on the pro and con of the K&N air filters. I am the one who started the thread asking if there was anything besides the K&N cleaner that could be used to wash out the oil before it was re-oiled so it could be used again.
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=212563

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

Boy, that thread got kinda ugly. I don't know if this filter is a K/N or not. I'll take a pic of it when the kid gets home from school.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

The thread was going pretty well, until post#9. then I think on pg2 all the
heavy artillary came out. the Hatfields and the McCoys going at it .






Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

K&N isn't worthy of the garbage. Burying it in the backyard would be too dignified as well.

If it fits into your Air Filter Housing just like tha Stock Air Filter it almost has to be a K&N; as near as I can tell they are the only ones that make one that goes In the Air Filter Housing.

If it is one of those kind of Cone Shaped Air Filters that has an Intake Tube that attaches directly to the Turbo; there is a bunch of companies that make them.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

By posting the Old Thread I though it might reduce that chance of another long one.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel