YIKES !!! Was that ever dirty !!! - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Pete Geither · #1 09-06-2007, 09:14 PM

Replaced the cabin filters in the 320 tonite,,, 131K and don't think they were ever changed. Nasty looking. I'm sure I'll breathe easier tomorrow on the way to work.

MB-Dude · #2 09-06-2007, 11:09 PM

WOW - 131K is lot for the cabin filter. I change mine every 30K (SL's and ML) and they are pretty dirty, even then. In some cases, they look worse than the engine air filter, though I'm not sure why.
Cheers,
Jeff

Will_w202 · #3 09-08-2007, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MB-Dude

WOW - 131K is lot for the cabin filter. I change mine every 30K (SL's and ML) and they are pretty dirty, even then. In some cases, they look worse than the engine air filter, though I'm not sure why.
Cheers,
Jeff

I just did mine this afternoon, about 40k on the cabin filter and 20k on the air filter, and the cabin filter was definitely the dirtier of the 2. Grayer with leaves falling out all over the floor.

I'd say 30k is really the max I'd want to go on either of these 2.

manny · #4 09-08-2007, 08:39 PM

As far as the grey color goes, keep in mind some M-B cabinfilters are offered in plain paper, and others are " activated Charcoal ".
The last of the two is grey in color ( vs. white for paper ).

nhdoc · #5 09-06-2007, 11:09 PM

You'll probably notice the blower is quieter and much stronger too now. I think clogged filters is the reason that the regulators overheat on so many cars.

Arthur Dalton · #6 09-06-2007, 11:26 PM

It is just terrible that they did not make them easily accessable...
A FILTER whould be as easy to change as emptying an ashtray if I were to design it.

MB-Dude · #7 09-07-2007, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Arthur Dalton

It is just terrible that they did not make them easily accessable...
A FILTER whould be as easy to change as emptying an ashtray if I were to design it.

They did! It just took them until the W163 to get it right. Changing the cabin filter in my '01 ML430 takes less than 30 seconds. The only 'oops' is that when you pop the *bottom* filter door (not one of their more brilliant designs), a bunch of leaves, deceased bugs and other assorted flora and fauna falls onto the passenger floorboard! It would be interesting to hear what the MB dealership charges for labor to change a W163 cabin filter.

Cheers,
Jeff

Pete Geither · #8 09-07-2007, 06:06 AM

Took an hour and 2 MGD's from start to finish, but as I was proudly looking over the final product, I spied that little clip that holds the bottom of the wiper assembly on the workbench. Tear the whole thing apart again.

MB-Dude · #9 09-07-2007, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Pete Geither

Took an hour and 2 MGD's from start to finish, but as I was proudly looking over the final product, I spied that little clip that holds the bottom of the wiper assembly on the workbench. Tear the whole thing apart again.

LOL - Thanks for the visualization and chuckle this morning.

Cheers,
Jeff