I just bought the car and I'm already breaking parts on in. When trying to change the oil today, I somehow cracked the cap of the oil filter housing, when trying to get it off, which I never did.
Can anyone tell me if mercedes makes some kind of special tool to get this off. A regular oil filter wrench don't work, because fo where it's located, and there's no way it's coming off with just my hands.
Oh yea, how much trouble am I going to have finding this part? There's no driving the car without a new one, once it builds up presure, well lets just say it's embarasing to drive with that much smoke coming from my car.

In need of some good advice
Thanks

After I bought my 98 c230 I bought an an MB filter wrench off ebay. Cost me about $50. Definitely the most expensive filter wrench I own but very effective.

Cheers,
Matt

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Oops. I have a feeling you'll have to go to the dealer. The auto parts stores I see on line generally have oil filler caps -- where you put the oil in -- but not the cap for the filter.

Once you get it, check your local Advance Auto Parts for a filter cap wrench that you use with your socket wrench. There are various sizes, with and without fluting; you'll have to check to see what size fits your (new) filter cap. It cost me about 9.95 or so, as I recall.

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('03 Buick Park Avenue, charcoal/cream)
Formerly:
'97 C230, smoke silver/parchment; '86 420SEL, anthracite/light grey; '84 280CE (W123), dark blue/palomino