The EPC seems to indicate that my 98 E300D has a power steering filter, the same kind I'm used to on my 124s. But, the reservoir is of a different configuration. Do I have a filter? If so, how do I access it?

Thanks.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

I don't believe there's a filter in the W210 cars. Those days are long passed...

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

No filter; EPC is misleading. No change procedure in the maintenance docs either, only "check and top up." At 249,000 miles, my "new" '96 E300 had its original fluid, black with age and the pump beginning to fail. I flushed the system several times and saved the pump although it still is occasionally weak.

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
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"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

Yep, I bought a filter for my '99 E300D when I first got it figuring that I'd replace the power steering fluid and filter. Turns out there isn't one. Fortunately that same filter works in my 240D.

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Len
'59 220S Cabriolet-SOLD and living happily in Malta
'83 240D 351,500 miles original owner-SOLD
'88 560SL 41,000 miles - totaled and parted out
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'99 E300 turbo 227,500 miles
'03 SLK320 40,000 miles - gave to my daughter
'14 Smart electric coupe 28,500 miles
'14 Smart electric cabriolet 28,500 miles
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The last Diesel if IIRC to have a filter is the 87 300D. The 90's they didn't have them. That's a big mistake on EPCnet.

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Only diesels in this driveway.
2005 E320 CDI 243k Black/Black
2008 Chevy 3500HD Duramax 340k
2004 Chevy 2500HD Duramax 220k

And the 190D

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'98 E300 DT
'87 190D 2.5 turbo RIP
'92 S500 Sold
'03 3.2TL-S A-Spec

No, the 90's 124's all had them. My 91, 92, and 95 all use the exact same filter.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

It's been awhile since I've been under the hood of anything 87 and newer that uses a filter. Like 10 years so excuse the brain fog today.

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Only diesels in this driveway.
2005 E320 CDI 243k Black/Black
2008 Chevy 3500HD Duramax 340k
2004 Chevy 2500HD Duramax 220k

the filter is not a separate part but is built into the plastic reservoir atop the pump, to replace the filter you need to replace the plastic reservoir itself.

be careful in the process - you need to let the internal filter soak up for about 10 minutes before you start the engine, otherwise a filter blowout can occur. My 2000 MY E320 has got clean PSF in it and absolutely no noise. MB dont specify a change interval but in the service records, the rack, pump and reservoir were replaced at 100,000 miles.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

The fluid looks to be perfectly clear....hard to imagine that it's original at 73k miles but who knows?

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

As Z said, filter is integral part of reservoir (just like BMW's). When the filter plugs badly you will hear a noise that sounds just like it is low on power steering fluid but it will be at the correct level.

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Jim