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Old 04-02-2012, 01:10 PM
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Well, thanks for trying to get me on the right foot, but turns out I already was. I accidenly typed are, instead of aren't. My Dad and his friends wont touch Fram filters. Neither will I, I go K&N. Slightly spendy, but well worth it.
K&N makes an oil filter for Mercedes vehicles?
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K&N makes an oil filter for Mercedes vehicles?
Well for my truck I use K&N, but I am pretty sure the air and oil filter for my car were K&N. Either that or NAPA's top-line one.
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Old 04-02-2012, 01:21 PM
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Well for my truck I use K&N, but I am pretty sure the air and oil filter for my car were K&N. Either that or NAPA's top-line one.
'Pretty Sure'...'Either that or'...
Maybee you should take a little stroll outside..pop the hood and Look.

Then report back your findings.

These are things you need to KNOW..not suspect.
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'Pretty Sure'...'Either that or'...
Maybee you should take a little stroll outside..pop the hood and Look.

Then report back your findings.

These are things you need to KNOW..not suspect.
Nope. They are top-line NAPA's. K&N doesn't make MB diesel stuff, unfortunately.
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Well, thanks for trying to get me on the right foot, but turns out I already was. I accidenly typed are, instead of aren't. My Dad and his friends wont touch Fram filters. Neither will I, I go K&N. Slightly spendy, but well worth it.
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'Pretty Sure'...'Either that or'...
Maybee you should take a little stroll outside..pop the hood and Look.

Then report back your findings.

These are things you need to KNOW..not suspect.
well, I think I found the filter...but there's this bar...
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Give some people just enough rope...
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well, I think I found the filter...but there's this bar...


Excuse me, but I have replaced the filter, and it is super easy.
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Unless they changed the oil flow path, there was a problem with that 2.3. The oil ran up thru one of the cam support towers and into the cam. The back end of the cam was a dead end--no flow out-- except for the holes in the cam lobes. If dirt obstructed the cam lobe holes, then more dirt could settle out because there was no flow--which caused more solids to settle etc.
( working from memory on this, so forgive me if I remembered wrong)
So, should I be running a high-detergent synthetic oil to clean things up as best I can?

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Long ago my initial foray into auto repair came via John Muir's book VW Repair for the Compleat Idiot. I even ordered the rare narrated cassette tape of John demonstrating various engine ailments, and I recall the one where he let off the gas on a VW, and you could hear a similar tick-tick-tick. I probably should have this looked at before something catastrophic happens, right?

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Was he testing an air-cooled VW motor? The lack of a water jacket attenuates all of the metallic noises inherent in an engine...including the clack-clack-clacking of pushrods and valve tappets...
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So, should I be running a high-detergent synthetic oil to clean things up as best I can?

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My biggest fear in having you do that at this point is potential leaks. As engines age, oil deposits clog some gasket failures.

This is why I always suggest AGAINST changing oil types after 50k miles. If it's always had dino oil, keep it dino oil, same with synthetic.

Just my $0.02 based on past experience.
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For crying out loud, pull the plug on each cylinder and check for an exhaust leak first. You guys got good ideas but the easiest quickest first.

I got K&N recleanable air filters on both my HD's and my Silverado. I never tried their oil filters.
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Buy a MAC!!! oops, wrong thread.
I bought a mac! To keep up with the thread get an oil analysis. It should tell what's wearing abnormally.

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