Swelling 300E Air Filter - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

royaiii · #1 01-05-2003, 02:02 AM

Hey take a look at what has happened to my 300E Hengst air filter. The filter is about 2 or 3 months old.

royaiii · #2 01-05-2003, 02:04 AM

Here is a closeup

sunil190e-1.8 · #3 01-05-2003, 05:28 AM

the air filter looks distorted/swollen-only thing thing i could think of is would be due to water or a faulty batch of filter.

per eriksson · #4 01-05-2003, 06:09 AM

That's nothing to be worried about.

Probarly the filter housing puts a little extra pressure on it there so it gets squezed together when installed.

royaiii · #5 01-05-2003, 01:29 PM

I was thinking the air charge was too pressurized. The fastest I have taken it is about 100 mph. I haven't tampered with the air tubes. Moisture should not be a problem because it is very dry in CA and it is usually garaged.

Mike Murrell · #6 01-05-2003, 03:15 PM

Did this happen to any previous air filters used in this car?

If not, you might just simply swap it out with a new one.

#7 01-05-2003, 03:29 PM

It has nothing to do with air being pressurized.
Your filter has been sqeezed
notning to worry about

royaiii · #8 01-05-2003, 03:53 PM

No, I had the MB Mann in there for god knows how long and its strips were quite uniform once I removed them. I don't get what is meant by "squeezed." Installation was simple and it was pretty snug fit. It came from fastlane in great condition.