I bought my 1st oil filter at the M-B dealer, and it was not cheap. I will need one again in a few weeks.

Is "Mann-Filter HU 718/5" the correct "fleece" filter for my 2004 Crossfire. I find them much less expensive online.

Does this P/N come with the o-rings?

Thanks

 

Yes, thats the right filter and it does come with "O" rings. About $15 on line.

 

Cartridge oil filter? Haven't seen one of those for a while.

 

I've been seeing them since 2009 - every time I change the oil on my Roadster!

 

At the risk of being flamed again for being so cheap..

MANN-FILTER HU718/5X Engine Oil Filter For Mercedes Benz | eBay

 

That's thrifty, not cheap. Is it a really messy oil change?

 

No worse than any other really.. I pull my old one out of the car and lay it on news paper while I proceed to the draining.. take note of your rubber seals on the shaft and MAKE SURE you get the new ones back in the same places.. there are marks on the filter body to let you know you've pushed it up and seated.. they will be even with the housing edge.

 

No! Not with the filter on top!

 

As an added note.. I have yet to remove my oil fill cap in a year of ownership.. before you put the filter canister back in.. fill her up at that opening.. easy to hit without spilling any!

 

I have NEVER taken the cap off my engine - not even sure it COMES off! Way easier to fill as MR. M says....

The XF is the easiest car I'v ever had to chagne oil in. No more struggling to get to that ##%$ filter!

 

Pizzaguy.. they make these neat little wrenches to fit them now!.. LOL. Tahoe..Miata..and Pickup.. still have to crawl under and contort to get to.. ..Oh wait.. just remembered.. Miata is down under and around at the side..then stretch to the front of the motor to extract..