Now it was time. After removing the old filter insert this element should take its place. Unfortunately, the use lies not insert into the filter housing, because the middle tube just did not want to pass through the openings of the insert, even with a lot of oil was not possible a postponement. As would be crushed by force use of the filter material, kinked and even destroyed in the worst case, I only again compared with other types and measured it and the filter housing. While others manufacture has to specify an internal diameter of 31.5mm of MAPCO filter only 31mm. Which is thereby a problem in that the tube of the filter housing has 31,9mm diameter. As a solution, therefore, was only a minor cutting away the seals.
The MAPCO filter corresponds not at the picture. This can be seen on the filter body has a smaller ring made of black synthetic material which. This was the case with developed Alt-filter. On MAPCO-filter is missing this ring and in its place a flat ring is glued of filter material (yellow). I have extra again the number on the application tested, there is the 64808 printed, so there is no confusion. This yellow ring has to be able to simply push through too small an opening (30mm) around the tube 31,9mm thick. Only by partially cutting away the opening was large enough to use the application but can. The yellow ring looks something like this as the MAPCO filter 64,801th
The change was the way with the support of a friendly master a large auto repair shop, is thus not a hobbyist-opinion.
I can unfortunately not recommend this filter and will definitely look for the next service a better product. The central tube of the oil filter housing in W211 / S211 is anyway always prone to breakage and can cause engine damage with a defect, because Mercedes has dispensed with this E-class on an oil pressure sensor (there is only one oil level measurement).
