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Re: EV oil filter relocation
Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 07:31:18 -0800
...The oil filter is sandwiched between the engine and firewall. It can be reached OK but its not easy. Remote mounting just for reasons...
Re: Oil Change: I know this sounds ridiculous...
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Tue, 1 Jun 2004 06:44:49 -0700
...Open a fresh bottle of oil and fill the oil filter. The paper element inside will absorb oil as you do this so take...
Re: K&N air filters
Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:49:46 -0500
...This stuff will show up in oil analysis and can be very > destructive of an engine. If the air and oil filter can't...
Oil Filter tool!!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Mar 1998 17:40:49 -0800
Kevin, USE OE FILTERS!!!! Or at least a Mann German filter (oe Equiv). As far as a tool, I use a LARGE pair of...
Re: hidden oil leak ??
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:48:00 -0500
...While the Mann and Mahle filters are quality constructed units, oil testing on a number of vehicles has shown me that they are not...
Re: Oil light : on-off-on-off - - -
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:28:23 -0700
...What weight oil is in the engine and what make filter? You should be running 20/50 weight oil (for standard oil) or 15...
Re: Oil Filters, huh??
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Fri, 25 Jun 2004 21:55:22 -0700
...The > >Rabbit/Golf oil filter do NOT have anti-drain valve. Neither does most other > >3rd party vendors like FRAM, AC Delco etc. Filters...
Re: Valve Tapping Sound
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 29 May 2002 17:39:49 -0500
...Sam, you probably are suffering the "Wrong oil/ Wrong oil filter" syndrome. If you are using anything but a Mann filter, the internal spring...
2 year/30,000km oil filter
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 3 Jan 2003 16:43:21 -0800
...and change oil and filter. I did it and instead of using my usual choice of a Mann W 719/5 filter I tried...
Re: 2000 rpm buzzer of oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 5 Apr 2019 11:39:43 -0700
...2000 rpm buzzer of oil pressure > > what oil grade and brand of oil filter do you use? >
Re: Trasco oil filter system
Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 18:03:14 -0900
...Trasco oil filter system Stan, From what I read about Trasco oil filter systems it is not just the cost of the reusable canister...
Re: Oil Filter Pressure
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:10:46 -0700
...The high pressure oil pressure switch is on the outlet from the oil filter. If the filter becomes clogged up it will not be...
Oil pressure and filter from dealer
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 17 Aug 1994 14:15:26 -0700 (PDT)
...Why did I go to the dealer for a filter? Well my mind was buzzing with oil faqs and correct valving... So I change...
Re: Oil analysis on worn engine
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 5 Jun 2013 18:35:49 -0400
...The silicon and sodium is a sign the air filter is not doing its job and the oil filter isn't helping. Also, considering...
Re: Oil Filter Nipple
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 3 Aug 2015 17:37:44 -0400
...Oil Filter Nipple I have a 1984, 1.9 liter Westfalia but the oil filter nipple comes out with the filter change every time...
Re: NAPA oil filters.
Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:36:12 -0500
My 2 cents on NAPA oil filters. They are made by Wix, in fact the part numbers are very close to each other. I...
Need some advice on metal shavings
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 15:52:09 EDT
...I cut the oil filter open to see if there was an indication of bearing damage. The filter had a very small amount of...
Re: 2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 29 Feb 2000 18:12:43 -0800
...So I loosened the filter and tried cranking - still no >oil. "Oh, ****"! Says I to meself. Thought of major blockages inside the >nice new...
Re: ATF treatment for stuck lifters/85 vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sat, 11 Jul 1998 13:37:17 EDT
...So just to be safe, I might consider running the van for 300-500 miles and then changing the oil and filter (or if...
Re: EV oil filter relocation
Historical mailing list - W Li
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:34:32 -0800
...I could monitor the oil pressure with a VDO gauge placed at the remote site. It is a real PAIN to change the filter...
Re: Oil pressure warning buzzer on 1986L
Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
Sat, 24 Apr 1999 20:30:30 EDT
DID you make sure that you have the right Oil filter... I have found that this can aleiviate the problem. Many many times I...
Re: Fwd: [VANAGON] oil filter removal tool
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:24:46 -0600
...Re: [VANAGON] oil filter removal tool > Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 17:23:35 EST > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-type: text/plain; charset...
Diesel Oil filter blow up?
Historical mailing list - T G
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:51:04 -0800
Hello, My 82 diesel westy is on its fourth oil filter in three months. I do not understand why they keep blowing up...I...
Re: Baldwin oil filters
Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
Fri, 21 Oct 2016 09:51:18 -0700
...Using the filter cross > reference > > you may get the B178 listed. With a 30 psi bypass you may get oil > > starvation during cold starts...
Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:21:03 -0400
...If the oil does't break down, no dirt to clog or fill the filter. The Vanagon filter is fairly large for the engine...
Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Thu, 31 Dec 2015 07:33:41 -0600
Replaceable oil filters came in with hydraulic lifters. Before then all VWs had only cleanable pickup screens to filter out the "big stuff". Thanks...
Oil Filter Reading
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:46:21 -0700
Here's a little oil filter reading material for those of you with some extra time on your hands: http://www.motor.com/newsletters...
Re: Tiico oil filter, DO IT RIGHT!
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:31:50 -0800
Does anyone have experience with high oil pressure using the Trasco Oil filter system with Mobil one? William > From what I have heard (this...
Re: Oil filter question
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:09:19 -0500
...DM&FS At 03:54 PM 10/31/2010, Bob Stevens wrote: >There is an "oil filter bible", much like the Oil Bible that...
Re: Changing the engine oil
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 10 May 1998 14:13:39 CDT
...this is necessary cause when you take the filter off, MORE oil is gonna drain out. :) and the filter is full of oil, so...
Re: High falutin oil filters/ westy interior
Historical mailing list - Donald Welch
Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:15:30 -0500
...Ken has a great little discussion about oil filters.. kinda takes the mystery out of why the "right" filters should be used.. http://www...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:31:35 -0600
...Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem >> No brand of oil filter will fix this but >> thicker oil will reduce or eliminate...
Re: Oil Filters
Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:37:56 -0700
...Oil Filters The problem with filters is that most don't have suficient internal spring pressure to maintain the oil in the galleries of...
Re: NVC - Good article on technical analysis of engine oil filters
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:27:19 -0400
...What is the actual effectiveness of the filter, in your engine? Oil testing will tell you. Everything else is non sense. Oil testing can...
Re: Traveling Tool Kit?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 4 Jul 2015 15:48:26 -0700
...an oil filter - once a sharp rock punched a hole in my oil filter.. but I have a shield for the oil filter a...
Re: Engine Oil Filter Study
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 22:31:00 -0400
...Engine Oil Filter Study Here is a comprehesive study on oil filters, that will give an idea on what's good, and what's...
Oil Filter? Oil Flavor?
Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 15:47:45 -0600
To confuse me specifically the FLAPS has about 11 different brands/types of oil filters. Does it matter what Oil Filter to use? Also...
Re: Oil Filters: Fram vs Others?
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:28:18 -0800
The oil enters the filter through the periphery holes...not the big center hole, that is the exit hole. The anti-drainback valve is...
Oil filter question
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:33:35 -0700
I see the Mahle oil filter is what everyone says to use, but I have been using Fram or whatever I can get easily...
Oil filter thread size?
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:00:19 -0400
I want to experiment with some remote oil filter/cooler options. What size thread on the adapter do I need? http://tinyurl.com/47rd3u...
Re: knocking noise
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Wed, 6 Mar 2002 13:37:15 -0800
A more likely cause is your oil filter, but it could certainly be sticky lifters. With cheapo filters like the ones you get at...
Re: Oil Pressure and bypass valve
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:48:24 -0400
...I always thought the valve was closed at below 20PSI, routing the oil >away from the filter at low pressures, rather than the reverse...
Re: 87 vanagon oil filter part number
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:41:19 -0700
...87 vanagon oil filter part number > 070 115 561. > > correct?
Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:04:54 -0800
Yes, poor quality anti-drain back valving could certainly cause that, allowing siphoning of the oil in the filter down into the pan/case...
Diesel oil filter on gas engine?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sun, 21 May 2000 11:26:19 -0700
Is there any reason not to use a VW diesel oil filter on a gas Vanagon (it should fit...)? I recall hearing of this...
Re: Oil Changing
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:39:14 -0400
...Go ahead and order >them when you order the Mann or Mahle oil filters. Put on a new one >every time you change oil...
Oil light problem
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Sun, 22 Aug 1999 13:36:41 EDT
...I checked and the filter used and it is an off-brand. I'll change the oil and filter(myself) along with the sender...
Re: Oil Change Screwup - HELP!
Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:34:30 -0400
Hey All, I would not bother, as this was the oil filter in the "olden" days. The oil filter that is on there now...
Oil filter Wrench
Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:37:00 -0700
Would someone be so kind as to suggest an appropriate oil filter wrench for an 87 Vanagon GL? I've only changed oil on...
Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Fri, 17 Mar 2000 15:01:56 -0800
...oil filter for 2.1 l WBX? > > > I wrote to the list recently that I am using the Amsoil filter > Number SDF34 on my...
Re: Golf GTI oil coolers available?
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 28 Sep 2001 18:12:25 EDT
...In my plumbing, I routed the oil from the engine to a Mazda RX-7 oil cooler, then from the cooler to the filter...
Re: TIICO- Oil Filters
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:46:37 -0500
...Rennie VolksDragon@earthlink.net Peyton Cramer VW Dan Winget wrote: > > Hello tic owners > > What oil filter are you using? The # on the filter is...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:15:52 -0700
Tom Hargrave wrote: > No brand of oil filter will fix this but > thicker oil will reduce or eliminate the symptoms. How does thicker oil...
Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:50:45 -0500
...You can even remove the filter after draining the oil without spilling oil all over bejeesus. Be sure to have a proper copper washer...
Re: Changing the engine oil
Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
Sun, 10 May 1998 14:47:25 -0700
...Another point is regarding the oil filter, I do tighten the oil filter 1/4 turn with the wrench after hand-tightening. I once...
Re: EV oil filter relocation
Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 21:27:50 +0100
...I could monitor the oil pressure with a VDO gauge placed at > the remote site. It is a real PAIN to change the filter...
Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil in 30 sec, messy eng. compartment...
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 15:31:08 -0700
...Removing the > oil filter did not reveal any obvious splits in filter. Filter still > full of oil. Dipping my finger into filter, the oil...
Re: oil pressure-quaker state filters
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 17:53:29 -0500
...numerous occasions that FRAM filters will cause low oil pressure on our Vanagons. It appears that Quaker State filters have the same problem, at...
Re: Re(2): wasserboxer oil buzzer warning = Fram
Historical mailing list
Fri, 2 Feb 1996 20:49:20 -0500
...effect from oil level. I have rarely had VW filters on; >right now I believe I have a Lee Maxi filter. Anyone had experience...
Re: Noisy lifter
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 1 Dec 2000 09:25:42 -0500
...I think the correct viscosity oil is as, or maybe more important than the filter. Too thick and the lifters won't get sufficient...