waiting for chrysler to give me a verdict on my vibration issue tomorrow, i went to MB to pickup the filter and also oil...

it cost 18 and change...the oil broke out to 8 per qt...

i got to speak with the parts manager their, SAM and he introduced me to 2 techs there. they told me MB switched oil filters as well because the "norm" in oil changing with BENZ doesn't mean an automatic filter change. so it is about longevity of the filter...

they also service/change the 0/40 synth every 10,000 miles in their customer's cars...

j