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Thu 29 Sep 2005 11:10

Mercedes 190E 2.0l - CDL

I am looking to fit a K&N airfilter to a 1992 Mercedes 190E 2litre. It has mechanical fuel injection and I have been told they don't make a K&N to fit. It looks like a bolt-on unit would fit but does anyone know if it can be done?

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Thu 29 Sep 2005 14:43

Mercedes 190E 2.0l - Collos25

why should you want to fit one it will not make the blind bit of difference except in your wallet

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Fri 30 Sep 2005 10:17

Mercedes 190E 2.0l - CDL

Thanks for the advice but I'm not changing it for performance, the standard one I have fitted is damaged. A K&N is only around £45 and lasts for life.

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Fri 30 Sep 2005 11:38

Mercedes 190E 2.0l - Collos25

There must be plenty of these in scrap yards and K&N you must clean and oil them at variuos intervals if you get to much oil you ruin the maf

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Fri 30 Sep 2005 12:43

Mercedes 190E 2.0l - Altea Ego

You dont wanna do that. A K&N will make it very noisy.

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Sun 2 Oct 2005 13:18

Mercedes 190E 2.0l - MW

I had an old Citron 2CV once that needed the sponge air filter to be washed in white spirit, and re-oiled. Seems a sensible idea, ecological etc. In practice its very messy, time consuming, and I had doubts about the efficiency of it compared to paper. If the 190 is like the W124, then there is a temperature sensor in the air filter body. If you loose this the engine mixture etc will be out.
Get a new one from a breakers = £10 + £13 filter at Euro Car Parts and all is well. Life is not about the complexities and seductiveness of air filters. Why bother about an expensive filter that will add nothing. If it did, Mercedes would grasp it willingly.

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