This is one of the best filters I have ever seen for removing soot in the oil. They are mostly for trucks, but I want to adapt one to a MB and see if I can get the oil to stay honey color.

Look at the "demo" video

http://fs2500.com/fs2500_video.htm

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I emailed them a while ago, wondering how to put this on my benz, but they never responded.

Someone put a filter like this one in line w/ the IP oil line, I forget who tho.

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Robert

Serious overkill, but a fun toy I guess. Oil in the 603 already stays honey colored for 100 miles or so...

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Anybody know how much they want for one? Might be an idea to have a portable unit - filter the oil once a week to freshen it up a bit. Would be handy for multi car households.

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

I may get one or two and adapt them to one of the MB I have hanging around and on my Jetta Tdi.

I like honey colored oil, its tasty!

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1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k
1979 300D 234k (sold)
1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold)
Mercedes How-To and Repair Pictorials
I love the smell of diesel smoke in my hair

im going to invest in a franz oil filter eventually

Well, when you do, you know the rules....Take pics, and name the price

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

I sent them an email asking for details and prices for my car and I almost immediately got a form email asking me to give them a call... I guess I can do that, but a simple pricelist would have sufficed.
John
oh, an aint that young guy a real Smart guy... great speaker too. Glad they put him on the video.

I emailed them about a month ago, and eventually received a form letter which included prices:

I might install one if I had an extra $500 floating around.

yeah, $500 is pretty cheap if your running several $100,000 plus pieces of equipment, but thats a lot of oil changes for me.

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Maybe I missed it in the video, but...

Are the filters re-usable/flushable? If not, how much for a "cartridge" or whatever it takes.

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

According to the email I received from them:

Quote:
The price for the replacement elements is $22.95 each


Thats what a good marketing scheme will do, almost give away the filter system then make all the profit off replacement filters, the markup on them must be 300% and over several years they laugh all the way to the bank. unless you are smart and find a cheaper refill

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For $500 it isn't worth it. Besides most of our engines are 20+ years old with tons of miles on them already, it isn't worth it. You would be off taking that $500 and banking it for rebuild time.

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2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Hmmm...yes you have a point there. If if were a 50k piece of equipment then maybe the number work, but probably not on our engines. Unless they want to donate one for testing......

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1981 300D 147k
1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k
1979 300D 234k (sold)
1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold)
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I love the smell of diesel smoke in my hair