This might be a grenade in the outhouse hole, but a friend bought a 93 190E 2.3. He went to change the oil and proceeded to give me an ear full afterwards about how such a brilliant manufacture of automobiles could design such a crappy spin on oil filter set up. He couldn't believe what a mess it made when you removed the old oil filter.

Soooo, my question to him was, "did you poke a hole in the top of the filter and let it drain back to the crankcase before you unscrewed it?

Answer, ah, no. duh.

So, I thought that would have been obvious to most, but it wasn't after I took a crude survey of 102/103 operators I know.

Alright, throw mr Ego aside lay it out there, how many of you 102/103 oil changers out there drive a screwdriver through the top of the oil filter and drain it first for a dripless change? Or how many of you out there didn't realize that an air hole in top of the filter was no different the a 600 series diesel when you pull the cartridge housing cover or pull the center bold and let the oil run back to the pan?"

Belly up and let's go, I gotta know!

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Mark
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THE WHITE FLEET
2016 GLE300d 4-MATIC 38K BROWN!
2012 S350 Bluetec==94k WHITE

2007 ML320 CDI==166K WHITE (FOR SALE)

Under new management:
2005 E320 CDI--140K--WHITE
1995 E300-Diesel-133.5K--THE CAR IS BLUE
1986 300SL--97.5K (European) AND WHITE. Back in Europe!
1991 190E 2.3-73K California Perfect.--WHITE
1995 E320-Wagon-159K--WHITE (recently scrapped)
1987 300D Turbo-213K--WHITE
1987 190D 2.5 Turbo-288K--WHITE