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• oil filters- Deutsch
  Historical mailing list - john silverman
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 09:04:38 -0700
  Anyone know anything about Deutsch oil filters. The guys @ FLAPS say they're quite good, and have the necessary check valve. (However, they happened...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, VW using oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:57:52 -0800
  ...Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll >> tell you BTW >> >> Replaceable oil filters came in with hydraulic lifters. Before...
• Re: suddenly knocking engine (help)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 07:09:15 -0800
  ...The "anti-return" valve, usually just inside of the perimeter oil inlets of the filter, keeps the oil from draining out of the filter...
• Re: Mann Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:43:51 -0800
  ...http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/oil-system-filters-cooling/oil-filter-oe-mahle-mann-070115561-oe Neil. On Fri, Dec 10, 2010...
• Re: FRAM specualtion re pressure
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 22:19:04 +0000
  > ersoanlly do not trust CR but the Fram filter is a good product. I also > belive that one should never need to use the...
• Re: Fuel filter replacement - Was: Stuttering at 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 20:19:50 -0500
  ...You are not required to use the original >style-any inline filter that will fit your gas lines will work. Just make >sure you...
• Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:38:39 -0500
  ...The filter was the litttle square plastic one and was before the pump. I have heard of people filtering before and after on their...
• Re: Fluids Analysis!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:06:58 -0500
  ...The Mobil 1 is both a good performer and very well made filter. Donaldson/Amsoil AO There are a number of high performance filters...
• Re: Baldwin oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 21 Oct 2016 09:51:18 -0700
  ...This is a commonly used filter. Using the filter cross > reference > > you may get the B178 listed. With a 30 psi bypass you may...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 Dec 2015 22:11:44 -0500
  Yes the wrong filter feels OK once the gasket makes contact. The noticeable difference is how much they wobble or sag just hanging on...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:41:15 -0800
  Actually, the incorrect filters felt like they snugged on pretty well, but consider that I have not much experience with oil filters. The car...
• Re: 86 fuel filter fix and frustrations...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 10:17:11 -0400
  ...You can do what VW says and replace this filter with a piece of hose, or you can take the old filter around with...
• Re: Fram Gas filter
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 11:07:41 -0700
  ...Problem is I have no ideal > what Fram filter has the 14mm barb ends, and is clear. Can somesome suggest > a filter to use...
• Re: Oil recommendations simplified-air filters!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:55:41 -0500
  They are difficult to find but the best filter upgrade for our 2.1L engines is the heavy duty version used in the Syncros...
• Re: 1.9L Fuel Filters
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:24:18 -0400
  Jeff, If you know of a source for those square filters, let us know. I haven't found any online or local. I did...
• Oil Filter Nipple Snafu!
  Historical mailing list - Off White
  Wed, 13 May 1998 20:04:35 -0700
  Well, I started on oil filter change #1 on a Vanagon for me. Drain plug was no problem, feeling pretty smug about my old...
• Re: Low Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 12:02:54 -0500
  ...Fram is a *bad* filter to use. Most FLAPS filters are unsuitable for the Vanagon -- the truly safe way is to use OEM or...
• Re: Final stage of my long term fuel pump issue - what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:35:04 -0400
  Most 1.9's have the plastic filter BEFORE the pump, and most 2.1's have the metal canister AFTER the pump. CA...
• Re: VW discontinued 1.9 oil filters?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:09:38 -0400
  > I think you can use the Mann/Mahle oil filter for 2.1 engine... yes? Yes you can. Both the Mann and the Mahle...
• Re: Fuel Filter / pump buzz
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:55:00 -0400
  ...wrote: >Question, is it OK to install a different brand filter like one from a BMW >in place of the little square plastic filter...
• Re: Oil filter Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter / Iowa City, Iowa
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 02:38:10 -0500
  I use an oil filter wrench that has a strap on it that's made from what looks like webbed seat belt material. It...
• Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Fri, 23 May 2014 19:19:38 -0500
  ...http://www.jegs.com/p/Derale/Derale-Remote-Oil-Filter-Kits-Mounts-and-Adapters/961946/10002/-1 http://www.summitracing.com/search?SortBy=BestKeywordMatch...
• Re: Was Motor Oil (Synthetic), now Ail Filters
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:55:16 -0500
  At 10:27 AM 1/14/2010, Dave Mcneely wrote... >I remember the oil bath filters. At least one manufacturer stuck with >them until...
• Re: Fuel pump replacment frequency?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 11:56:05 -0400
  Don, I have had to replace gas filters on my '84 more frequently than in the past. There were a considerable number of larger...
• Re: Cow Magnets and Bosch Fuel Filters
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 12:28:50 -0700
  Glen Buhlmann wrote: "I figure I'll be swapping filters every week or two until I have time and money to take my tank...
• Re: fuel tank outlet vs. fuel filter inlet
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2010 22:22:54 -0400
  ...Also, the fuel re-circulates so the finer filter with more capacity makes a lot of sense. The pumps can pass some debris. It...
• Oil filter performance
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:42:23 -0500
  Some of you may recall my post a while ago regarding concerns over the Mahle oil filters ability to actually remove dirt. This was...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 29 Mar 2015 09:25:00 -0700
  ...K&N Filter in a WBX When I first got my '90 Westy I picked up a K&N filter. On my first long...
• Re: 2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:17:36 -0800
  ...Does the right oil filter on the diesel have an anti-drain back valve like the vanagon waterboxer oil filters do? Is he using...
• Re: Fuel Line Reducer
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 21:49:15 -0700
  Those filters are sold at most FLACs like Pep Boys(i buy them there) etc and cost $4-5. They were standard filters for...
• Re: 2 year/30,000km oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 08:29:45 -0500
  ...I ran across a web site where a fellow had done this to dozens of filters. Not real scientific but still informative. Good Luck...
• Air intake
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Wed, 21 May 2008 11:32:54 +1000
  I've a Subi engine in my Vanagon and on recent trips in VERY dusty conditions found the air filter collected too much dust...
• 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...
• Re: Check your spam folder - Gmail workaround
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 12:03:46 -0400
  unfortunately filters are not working always. I have a filter like that and gmail still considers some of the mails as spam. What I...
• Re: No Start: Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:11:53 -0700
  if you use the pre-pump filter I'd recommend that you get any see-thru fuel filter much larger than the tiny one...
• What does it mean when there isn't any oil in the oil filter?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 18:14:26 -0500
  ...I drained the oil and then took off the oil filter. No oil in it at all. The oil level was right. Is it...
• Re: Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 15:07:16 -0400
  I've read a few oil filter reviews and found that Purolator filters are always high on the list. I haven't used them...
• Re: Fuel filters
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:39:37 -0700
  ...and those came stock with just the small fuel filter between fuel tank and fuel pump. it is common to add a 'large silver...
• Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 18:46:10 -0400
  You could never have too many filters, I suppose... In my van, the PO has one before the fuel pump, one after, and 2...
• Re: fuel filter and gas tank questions
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 25 Nov 2005 16:09:28 -0500
  Get this; The filter was cut open ,and rust flakes came out. About 1 ounce of flakes in the filter case, and more in...
• Fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:13:27 -0400
  ...Seems like cheap insurance for the expensive pump and round filter. Mike ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " .....The small filter before the pump has the disadvantage of being a...
• "Bird Nest" Air Filter
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 1994 10:18:53 -0400
  ...What would be the effect on performance if the regular air filter in a 73 Westy was supplemented by an additional "medium sized bird...
• Re: $5 Fuel Filter! Really!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:00:10 -0400
  ...If you check the ETKA and dealer books you find that the > later > >> ones shipped with two filters but the first filter was replaced...
• 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: Vanagon auto tranny lifespan
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 4 May 2001 07:18:37 EDT
  Inside the tranny fluid pan hidden under a cover is a fine mesh screen filter. While annual replacement is probably over the top it...
• Re: fuel filter 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:01:53 -0600
  ...fuel filter 85gl question: has anyone had a fuel filter cause cutout, my fuel pump and filter are sorta new, but I do alot...
• Re: Fuel filter replacement - Was: Stuttering at 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 20:36:58 -0700
  ...Fuel filter replacement - Was: Stuttering at 3000 rpm > I'm pretty sure mine is original. It is small, white, and plastic. The > only thing...
• The Oil Filter Question...Again....
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 03:14:57 EDT
  Hi Volks, I know we're all supposed to use the Mahle, Mann, or Bosch oil filters... but has anyone heard anything good or...
• Re: K&N Filters
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 01:28:23 EDT
  Also, just the filter element needs to be replaced. And if anybody is interested, K&N makes an oil filter for the vanagon (which...
• Re: Ignorance is Bliss
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 23:56:01 -0700
  ...I've never heard of a Van-Again filter and I always use only Mann or Mahle filters.????????? At 07:49 PM 08/23...
• Re: Summer Oil pressure drop + higher temperatures with oil error
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:41:29 -0800
  Try the oil filter study at: http://wetwesties1.tripod.com and draw your own conclusions. Note that there is a link to German filters...
• Re: Another Synthetic Oil Question
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 13:41:20 -0600
  ...About 8 years ago Castrol did a test of synth in test stand engines where one rack got its filters and oil changed at...
• Re: fuel tank outlet vs fuel filter inlet
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 16 May 2010 21:05:30 -0400
  You are correct in assuming that your van was designed not to use that filter. The outlet on your tank is going to be...
• Re: [Syncro] Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:18:20 -0500
  ...Shortly after we acquired our Syncro Westfalia, the fuel filter erupted and sprayed fuel all over our left rear wheel well, bad, but better...
• power steering reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 08:39:22 -0800
  So I want to change my power steering filter, just for the hell of it (and partly to try to make sure that the...
• Re: gas filter, 81 air cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 17:57:57 -0600
  ...I went to a 91 FI Ford Victoria filter, four tines the size and has a moisture filter in it. About the same price...
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:07:47 -0800
  Personally I think the K+N filters are over rated.� There's an excellent posting at TDIclub.com has shown that there are several...
• Re: Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 17 May 2007 14:16:22 -0700
  Only use these filters: Mann: W719/12 Mahle/Knecht: OC108 The 719/5 (Mahle OC 47) is for the inline 4 Gasoline Rabbits, Sciroccos...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:33:45 -0800
  So the FLAPS counterman that originally said that the correct filter for a Saab 900 would be a Bosch 3300 was inaccurate? That might...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:12:35 -0800
  ...You >>>>> could also do an oil filter relocation. Replace the filter >>>>> with an adapter to hoses and mount the filter on a >>>>> stand-alone...