I've seen a neon that did the same thing. Oil was all over the engine compartment and the head gasket had to be replaced. But I never seen this on a benz. Make sure that nothing in the oil gallery on which the oil filter is mounted did not burst, there is a gasket there also. Besides that I don't think there is any other exposed oil pressure lines.

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