I had a similar experience the other day. I called the Chrysler Dealer and they wanted $31 for one(F THAT), so I called the Benz dealer and they had it for $14. It is the fleece type with the skinny string around it. It did come with all 5-6 o-rings and a copper washer which I assume is for the drain plug. It came with the afore mentioned instructions aswell. Who would have thought that the Benz dealer would be 1/2 price...