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so you still want to run k&N filters?
this 500E came in with both filters in this condition.
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Did the previous owner buy the wrong size, or did they shrink from the engine heat? Either way, I'd check the warranty and see about getting my money back. I'd also consider buying a can of MAF cleaner and giving those little wires a thorough spraying.
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Yikes
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Shrinkage...buy a man's aircleaner!
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So dirty it was sucked in?
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Those filters look to be the wrong size,,,
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no they were correct, we had inspected them at his last few services and recommended he get a new set of OE filters, at the last inspection they were intact, and sealing properly.
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1967 250 S 1967 280SE 1968 250S 1971 280 SE 1973 220 1974 280 S 1975 450 SEL 1976 220 D 1979 300SD 1983 300 SD 1985 230 TE euro 1986 280SL 1986 500 SEL euro 1986 190E 2.3 1990 300 SE 2003 C230 K 2004 C230 K 1987 560SEL 1987 300SDL now in canada 2005 C230 1998 C43 AMG Sold to DON 1993 190E 2.6 300TD Former daily driver Totaled current: R320 CDI Ram 2500 Cummins |
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I have been running K & N filters for the past decade. When I installed my filters, they fit fine. Over the years, though, the same shrinkage has occurred as depicted above. Today, I decided to pull the K & N filters out and go back to factory filters. I didn't really notice any loss of power with the newly-installed factory filters. K & N prescribes a high interval for cleaning their filters and I've always been a little bit nervous about that. It seems like 50,000 miles on the same filter is way too long.
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