That is a possibility, except why would they make the threads be THAT similar, to allow you to screw on the filter just enough to think the thread is buggered? I will report tomorrow on the denouement.
On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Loren Faeth <lfa...@leadingchange.com>wrote: > What's the chance that Andrew has an early (123) type filter and since his > car is an 85, it has the later OM603 type fuel filter? (and bolt!) I believe > the later bolt would go in the filter and act as though it is stripped or > cross threaded. > > Andrew, do you still have the old filter to carefully compare thread size > and pitch? The bolt hole in the older type 123 filter is larger than the > OM603 type filter. If my memory serves, it also has a larger thread pitch, > and the newer filter has a smaller pitch (finer thread) > > > At 07:23 PM 4/6/2009, you wrote: > >> OK, I dont have this bolt, seems to be a later engine deal, but can sell >> you a complete assembly with the earlier style bolt. If you are interested >> just send a email offlist to okieb...@striplin.net >> >> andrew strasfogel wrote: >> >>> Already thought of this. I don't have TWO bad filters... >>> >> >> -- >> Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK >> 95 E300, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, >> 89 300E, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D x2, >> 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > Loren Faeth > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090406/07eda0db/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
