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Re: Why does the list recommend against "standard" oil filters?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 5 Apr 2001 16:20:58 -0400
...Specific Vanagon issues aside, there's a fellow active in MoPar racing or something who's done some thorough examinations of oil filter quality...
RE : Ticked Off at oil filter adaptors
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:35:22 -0500
...In my 2nd gen.system, I didn't worry about whether the oil went to the filter first or not as the thermo was...
Oil Light Discovery
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 13:18:50 -0800
Hi All, I changed the oil and filter in Digi-wife's 88 GL and after a little use and some freeway driving the...
Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
Historical mailing list - Roland
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:32:17 -0800
...The oil level is now close to the >> > minimum mark. Problem remained. >> > >> > So it was a Bosch filter, and in the archives this oil...
Re: Break-in oil..replying from digest.
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Mon, 7 May 2007 23:43:34 -0500
...If you have access to a lathe with chuck jaws big enough to hold your oil filter, you can also cut them open that...
Diesel Oil Filter on Gas Jetta 2.0 Which one?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 5 Nov 2010 13:45:51 -0700
...Am considering using a larger capacity oil filter on my Jetta swap. Presumably this might help keep oil temps down. (please correct me if...
Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:15:48 -0500
...Again because in this case the only thing that changed was an >oil/filter change, these are pretty low cost things to try. Low...
Re: Oil Filter Question
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 6 Nov 2001 11:43:36 -0500
> I do know that VW oil filters from the dealers in Canada are now > made in the US ,,, This is for Jetta/Golf gas...
Re: Oil pressure Alarm!
Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 19:42:24 -0800
...But my other vanagon (Syncro) have the same oil filter (OC 47) with no oil pressure problems - I guess -. Please can explain to me...
Re: Oil Level Again
Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
Mon, 18 Jun 2001 22:18:04 -0400
...Oil Level Again > The Mann filter for the Wasserboxer equipped Vanagon has a bypass valve > which lets the oil bypass the filter element at...
Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 04:30:07 EST
...In the Turbo 3A build, I used the dual oil filter adapter with two standard oil to water heat exchangers (one on each oil...
Re: 89 vanagon with oil light on????
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 9 Sep 2000 19:17:18 -0700
most of the time the oil light coming on is due to using the wrong filter and/or viscosity of oil.... (should be using...
Re: Oil Filters
Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
Sun, 17 Oct 1999 15:44:22 -0230
...at the moment, here goes. > > I have been using the cheap oil filters from > Canadian Tire for years with no apparent bad > effects. After...
Re: california smog issues and synthetic oil
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Mon, 2 May 2005 10:30:42 -0500
...Have you taken filter life into account in your oil testing? I run Mahle filters. Thanks. Warren Lail 88 Westy "Billy Bones"
Re: FRAM specualtion re pressure
Historical mailing list
Thu, 1 Aug 1996 23:56:42 -0400
...It does this by allowing oil to escape out of the pressure system when it exceeds a certain level. As an oil filter only...
Re: Oil, what do I use?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer 19618-5th Ave so Seattle WA 98148
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 03:24:05 EDT
...Before I let go of the dual-pressure relief valve Mann diesel oil filter, some further investigation needs to be done on Amsoil filters...
FW: Oil Filter Stuck
Historical mailing list - David Thayer
Wed, 1 Apr 1998 20:26:21 -0800
Hello, I wonder if anyone is online and can help? I have tried 4 wrenches and cant seem to get my oil filter off...
Re: Oil Filters
Historical mailing list - David Wolf
Sun, 17 Oct 1999 17:37:48 -0700
...David Wolf '76 Westy The Bus Depot wrote: > > I have been using the cheap oil filters > > After joining this List this summer I > > have...
Re: Castrol and BP/Now Mobil 1
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sun, 23 May 2010 15:06:28 -0500
...oil filters worth the read: > > http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy.html > > How are the filters compared to > > the Mann or Mahle filters? > > > > > > >
Re: Low Oil Pressure
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 12:02:54 -0500
...recently read that if you don't use a Fram oil >filter, the oil pressure light goes on under certain conditions. Hopefully, >it's...
Re: Resolved: Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
Historical mailing list - Roland
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:31:08 -0800
...Not a hint of the oil light/buzzer. That makes the > total of changes as the Mann filter plus 20W50 oil. So I am...
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: Trasco oil filter system
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 19:17:20 -0800
...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 pressure switch 2 - HELP
Historical mailing list - Paul Albert
Wed, 5 May 1999 14:50:52 -0700
...tonya, When you change the oil filter, check and see if the nut that is on the big screw that the oil filter screws...
A tale of NO oil pressure (longish)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 09 Jun 1997 22:35:55 GMT
...Now it's starting to get old! Darn Framm filters!! Got to another store and bought a different brand of filter and more oil...
Re: Clakity-Clack
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:26:19 -0700
...This "exiting of the oil" from the filter will occur when the filter is mounted sufficiently beyond the vertical position. The second valve is...
RE: Weber progressive air filters
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 1 Feb 1996 08:13:54 -0800
...You should be = able to get the proper oil from the dealer where you obtain the filter. = I used this type of filter for...
Oil filter thingy: slow oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 06:55:46 -0500
Andy- It is (believe it or not) probably your oil filter. Most over-the-counter filters do not have an anti-drain-back valve...
Re: oil filters
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:01:11 -0700
Read all about it: <http://wetwesties1.tripod.com> Clarence J Falarski wrote: > Hey folks: > I see a lot of different opinions about oil filters...
Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 23:20:29 -0700
> > Some people have been suggesting pouring some oil down into the pump > from the top, via the oil filter housing. I don't think...
Re: oil leak above the oil filter.
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:24:29 -0400
...Chris On 6/29/05, Robert Cardo <rrecardo@webtv.net> wrote: > <<I've developed an oil leak above the oil filter. It doesn't...
Re: Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:48:24 -0500
The switch for the high pressure warning buzzer is between the oil pump and the filter. Yes, it is before the filter. So the...
ATF in the oil, postscript
Historical mailing list
Sat, 2 Jul 94 21:57:35 -0600
...Then you drain the oil and replace it with regular oil but with about a quart of automatic transmission fluid, again changing the filter...
Re: Anti-Drain Back Valve in Oil Filters??
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 2 May 2005 09:40:04 -0600
...Also note the orientation of the filter and where it is in the line of the engines oil system. jimt On 5/2/05...
Re: Oil Change - Too Much Oil?
Historical mailing list - George Wietor
Sun, 15 Oct 2000 18:45:54 -0700
Greg, I tend to pre-fill the filter at oil changes, gives the engine that 1st shot of oil on startup and makes me...
Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:08:36 -0700
...oil without spilling oil all over bejeesus.� Be sure to have a proper copper washer for the oil plug.� Use a good oil filter...
Re: Sandwich oil cooler adapter question
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:45:55 -0400
...Sandwich oil cooler adapter question Those are not check valves. they are bypass valves which only get used if the oil filter or cooler...
oil filters again
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Sat, 4 Aug 2001 17:20:01 -0700
...If you start by pouring oil into the filter(mann fills faster) and installing the filter, you are left with half a bottle. Perfect...
motorcyles, step rails, and oil filters
Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
Thu, 24 Jul 1997 13:50:57 -0800
...is there a compelling reason to change the oil filter EVERY time I change the oil in my boring car, an '86 Honda? It...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:46:29 -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: Gear lube, now thanks
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Mon, 28 May 2001 20:03:18 -0700
...Gear lube > Mike, try > > http://www.redlineoil.com > > Also, you need to run a 20W50 oil with Mahle oil filters. These filters > have an...
TiiCo Oil Pressure
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Wed, 6 Feb 2002 13:19:25 -0500
...where is the pressure relief located? Is it in the oil filter indicating a bum filter? At what pressure do I start worring about...
Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:47:16 -0400
Yes, the Mobil ! oil filter is a very good choice. High quality, heavy duty construction and oil testing has shown it to be extremely...
Re: Bypass oil filter
Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:28:00 +0300
...oil filters on it. > I'm skeptical that such and engine exists - a car or small truck diesel with > two main oil filters on...
Gas Smell in 2.0 Litre
Historical mailing list - Don R. Preston, Jr.
Thu, 11 Feb 1999 15:55:26 -0700
...Then, drained all oil, replaced the filter and refilled with Marvel Mystery Oil (this stuff rocks!!!!). We ran the engine for 100 miles (under...
Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:47:58 -0700
...Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works. > geez Don, so the VW engineers were not just blowing smoke after all? > > :) > > Added benefit of...
Re: Air Filters etc.
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:30:03 -0800
...filter element > and second the filtering properties of the element material. > > There was a study done by a heavy equipment mfg regarding oil capture...
Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Fri, 17 Mar 2000 14:21:24 -0800
...A good filter, very well made, and works good on my westy. It does have a oil pressure relief valve on the bottom, and...
Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 19:27:38 -0700
...lines to the top of the oil filter, the > oil/coolant heat exchanger deal. It brought my oil temp down by about > 35degrees on...
Re: oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Thu, 3 Apr 2014 12:39:41 -0400
...0:12 David Moyal <moyald@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > > > On oil changes, do the hoses and oil cooler drain out > the oil filter housing...
Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:26:30 -0500
...oil without spilling oil all over bejeesus. Be sure to have a proper copper washer for the oil plug. Use a good oil filter...
FYI for BC'ers on mann oil filters at Lorco under BeckArnley part
Historical mailing list - TC
Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:35:27 -0700
...AutoParts/wizard.cfm?ID=1985~VW~VAN--002~All~Oil+ Filter have the Mahle filter gone down in quality that is a very good...
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 20:01:46 -0800
...No oil filter and no particularly easy way to install one. Man's got to change the oil every 1,500 miles. But it...
Re: on oil coolers
Historical mailing list
Sat, 20 Aug 1994 07:17:52 -0400
...and our Audi have identical looking >'can' type oil coolers above the oil filter - is this a standard part >across the VW line - anyone...
Re: Oil Filter Comparison
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:49:36 -0700
http://minimopar.net/oilfilterstudy.html "G. Matthew Bulley" wrote: > > SORRY, one more time, who has the oil filter comparison page? I promise > I'll...
Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:39:51 -0700
I think it was Dennis Haynes, or someone else very reputable like him, who said that the Mobil 1 oil filter is a very...
Air Filters etc.
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:11:49 -0800
...There was a study done by a heavy equipment mfg regarding oil capture mesh filters versus paper elements. They found the paper element worked...
Re: Oil filters
Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
Fri, 20 Mar 2015 22:06:46 -0400
...They are black, just like MANN or MAHLE oil > filters. The writing on them is in GERMAN and fitting instructions are in > English. The...
EV oil change- post mortem
Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
14 Nov 1994 09:17:07 U
...Pop on the new filter, add ~6 qts. new oil and we're on the road again. The old oil, as advertised, did have...
Re: Oil light flicker
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:44:23 -0500
...But if its due to the oil filter > then what good does it do to check? It seems unlikely that this could be caused...