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Hi All-

I am buying a c230 from a friend of mine next week. he car has 55k and it is in mint condition. I have never owned Mercedes-benz cars before, they have all been Hondas. I was wondering if anybody knew where I can purchase a good service manual. i do most of my maintenance, from oil changes to other stuff like timing belts. I do understand that I might require to purchase some tools too. I have seen in your forums that people replace the oil via a pump on these cars. Do I need a tool to remove the oil filter cartdridge? I hope my esperience with MB is good, my wife owned a couple of Volvos before and lately the quality has been going down on those. I will appreciate any information you can provide, thanks.

Andres