Never use those oil pan jug things, all they do is bounce the oil off and splash everywhere including yourself and leave a massive puddle, just stick with two simple oil pan tubs and use shop towels underneath. The R107 takes 8.5 quarts and that pan fills up quick, so make sure you have 2 and maybe a medium bowl
FYI. At about the 8:00 mark of the video it caught my attention when he is shown removing the blue perforated sleeve from the filter. I called the MB Classic Center here in Long Beach, CA and the service tech there said do not remove this blue sleeve as it is supposed to be there and adds extra filtration to the system.
Oddly, some makers of these filters put handles at both ends. Looks like that's how your filter is. I missed that. But I'm sure you found that the filter will only go in one way - with the end with the larger hole going into the canister first, so that that end faces the engine. The oil pan will have almost 8 quarts of oil in it and that's where the oil pump draws oil to lubricate the engine. It doesn't matter if the filter canister is empty. It soon fills and begins filtering oil once the engine starts. Checking the level after this will show a slightly lower level.
@@Remembering-rq6siI have a 42 year old SL. Currently has almost 180k miles and burns no smoke, runs like new, and have never added oil to the filter housing in the 27 years I've owned it. How many years will it take for their plan to kick in?
You shouldn't have removed the filter outer wrap, but not a big issue. It doesn't look like your filter came with all the replacement washers. OEM filters, and others, come with 3 new metal washers, one for the bolt head, one for the bottom of the spring, and one for the drain plug.
Hi, I putted the filter in as the way it came out. Also you have fill up the canister with oil before instal, otherwise your engine will run for a little period without oil.
@@DRIVEANDWATCH Sorry, I've been creating new posts instead of responding here. It's hard to make out but it looks like the spring is also upside down. Whoever did the last oil change didn't know what they were doing. The large end of the spring should face the filter, with the small end against the small washer (that should've been replaced). Importantly, included with your kit is a large copper crushable washer that should be replaced every time you remove the oil drain plug.
Who hasn't had a mishap in the garage. Bravo! I hope you get a lot of views.
Never use those oil pan jug things, all they do is bounce the oil off and splash everywhere including yourself and leave a massive puddle, just stick with two simple oil pan tubs and use shop towels underneath. The R107 takes 8.5 quarts and that pan fills up quick, so make sure you have 2 and maybe a medium bowl
FYI. At about the 8:00 mark of the video it caught my attention when he is shown removing the blue perforated sleeve from the filter. I called the MB Classic Center here in Long Beach, CA and the service tech there said do not remove this blue sleeve as it is supposed to be there and adds extra filtration to the system.
Oddly, some makers of these filters put handles at both ends. Looks like that's how your filter is. I missed that. But I'm sure you found that the filter will only go in one way - with the end with the larger hole going into the canister first, so that that end faces the engine. The oil pan will have almost 8 quarts of oil in it and that's where the oil pump draws oil to lubricate the engine. It doesn't matter if the filter canister is empty. It soon fills and begins filtering oil once the engine starts. Checking the level after this will show a slightly lower level.
Your car is in beautiful condition, very nice!
I believe that engine will ultimately take 8.5 quarts of oil after the filter is full and you re-top.
You don't have to add oil to the filter canister before installation either. Just run the car for a bit after you're done and top up the oil.
@@Remembering-rq6siI'm told by a Mercedes tech at a dealership that the guidance from the manufacturer is not to fill the canister with oil.
@@Remembering-rq6siI have a 42 year old SL. Currently has almost 180k miles and burns no smoke, runs like new, and have never added oil to the filter housing in the 27 years I've owned it. How many years will it take for their plan to kick in?
@@Remembering-rq6siPut close to 100k miles on it myself driving about 4k miles/year, in the northeast, stored winters.
You shouldn't have removed the filter outer wrap, but not a big issue. It doesn't look like your filter came with all the replacement washers. OEM filters, and others, come with 3 new metal washers, one for the bolt head, one for the bottom of the spring, and one for the drain plug.
Hi, I putted the filter in as the way it came out. Also you have fill up the canister with oil before instal, otherwise your engine will run for a little period without oil.
@@DRIVEANDWATCH Sorry, I've been creating new posts instead of responding here. It's hard to make out but it looks like the spring is also upside down. Whoever did the last oil change didn't know what they were doing. The large end of the spring should face the filter, with the small end against the small washer (that should've been replaced). Importantly, included with your kit is a large copper crushable washer that should be replaced every time you remove the oil drain plug.
No problem! Tonight I’m going to check what you said. Thanks for your input!!
OMG! More like Oil Change 101: 560SL How to NOT change oil and filter and make a pure mess with everything
Ahahahah and mij self ok lekker bezig jonge 😂
I spilled oil couple of time in garage and driveway. It doesn't end well, even though we are successful lol.