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• oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 13:19:14 -0400
  ...Same thing with the oil filter. A high restriction filter will let less oil by and into the engine. The factory filter seems to...
• Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:26:08 -0700
  ...Cya, Robert On 10/3/07, mike <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: > > You really change the filter twice as often as the oil? > > Mike > > > On...
• Re: 75 Bus Oil Filter/ Can I use Golf/Filter from VW
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 20:42:59 -0400
  ...a good chance the system locks and pumps NO OIL, real real odd filter. And it is much easier to remove via the big...
• Re: Mann Oil filter confusion Listees/Vendors please help....
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 18:10:22 -0800
  ...There has been extensive discussion on this list on the pitfalls of running Fram oil filters in that there is a drop in oil...
• Oil Filter input.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 19:32:14 -0500
  ...Anyway, I regularly change my oil and I used a Mann or Wix filter and the pressure at 3500 rpm was about 40 psi...
• Oil Filter Gizmos
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 19:18:43 -0400
  ...to oil filters. One is a finned piece of aluminum that attaches with a hose clamp, that claims to act as an oil cooler...
• NAPA Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:02:21 -0500
  Does anyone have any experience with NAPA's own brand of parts, especially oil filters? Does the one they sell for the Vanagon meet...
• Oil Pressure and bypass valve
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:37:57 -0700
  ...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: Oil Filter tool!!
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 03:28:23 -0600
  ...Oil Filter tool!! > Date: Monday, March 16, 1998 8:04 PM > > for those wanting the little socket-thingie to remove their oil filters, > the...
• My First Oil Filter Failure/Bosch
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Thu, 20 May 1999 23:42:16 -0700
  <Where does Bosch fit in on the quality curve?> I bought some Bosch oil filters (72150) on special at Canadian Tyre a couple of...
• Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil... [follow-up]
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 09:07:09 -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: Help with oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:06:08 -0500
  ...Remove the oil filter and with a pump type oil can push some oil in the outer port, (pump to filter). This will get...
• Re: sticking lifter cure?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:22:01 -0500
  ...Part of this oil supply system is the oil filter. If the oil filter is not the right one, the pressure relief valve spring...
• Re: Mahle OC 28 oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:27:20 -0700
  ...Mahle OC 28 > > oil filters. (I'm assuming that's the PN on box/part) > > Any listers use this filter? > > I'm runing an...
• Re: oil pressure at startup in diesel swapped inline 4
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 16:08:12 -0700
  Ever since I did my converision (Digifant II), I have only used the Diesel filter, and I've never had problems with the oil...
• Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil... [follow-up]
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 10:16:39 -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, oil filter & winter storage
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:49:52 -0400
  ...oil, oil filter & winter storage > Unfortunately it's time to put my westy up for storage before the snow > starts flying. My question is...
• Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:27:26 -0700
  ...So I plumbed in the coolant lines to the top of the oil filter, the oil/coolant heat exchanger deal. It brought my oil...
• Re: external cooler/filter : trust the dipstick?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 20:14:42 -0400
  ...The filter is probably mounted in an upright position, which means that it should retain its oil. The oil cooler will drain back into...
• Re: Oil light : on-off-on-off - - -
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:50:46 -0500
  ...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
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:58:28 -0700
  ...Sometimes, it means a dead motor sooner rather than later, as most of the filters, including Bosch oil filters, are designed to be cheap...
• Re: wasserboxer oil buzzer warning = Fram
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 00:06:24 -0500
  ...On my >last oil change 300 mi. ago, i used a Fram filter because i didn't >have a VW one on hand. Still...
• Correct oil filter?
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 20:27:44 -0600
  Hi, I just replaced the oil filter on my 1984 Westy. I noticed that the one I replaced it with had a different part...
• 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
  ...stick to the oil.� The one reason why a K+N filters at all is the fact there is oil on it and the...
• Re: Needed - EV Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Feb 1997 12:01:29
  >Some time ago (about two years, I think) there was some traffic about >getting oil filters for the Eurovan in bulk or from some...
• Re: K&N Air Filters
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 07:53:55 -0800
  > >A K&N air filter drops in just like the stock. You clean and re-oil them > >rather than replacing them. According to their...
• Break-in oil..replying from digest.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 7 May 2007 11:26:37 -0700
  ...Another thing I've learned from my racecar motors is that cutting open your old oil filter and checking for metal specks is good...
• K&N Oil Filter?
  Historical mailing list - Frank & Susan Malinowski
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 20:48:32 -0700
  I know the two German filters are prefered to the Fram and other after market filters but when checking at my local auto parts...
• Re: oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:15:00 -0400
  Neal, just use the Mahle / Mann OEM type oil filter and don't worry about searching for reviews available from all the list vendors...
• Re: Travel necessities-Oil
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 13:21:13 -0700
  ...Better still, (if you plan a long trip) change your oil to synthetic and get a Trasko oil filter system (They suggest changes every...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 May 2015 19:53:49 -0400
  ...No oil pressure. > After about 30 seconds I shut it down. > Replaced the oil filter with another one. No difference although the > oil filter...
• Re: Oil Filter Preference
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:47:34 +0000
  ...There may be better out there, but the end of your engine is going to come from some other direction than your oil filter...
• K&N filters
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 07:37:09 -0700
  ...Does this filter just drop into the current housing or does the housing have to be modified or replaced? Does this filter require oiling...
• Re: Yep.. Oil Filters Again
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 23:03:32 -0400
  ...Oil Filters Again Group, I know this is going to be blasphemous, but after a significant amount of research, I found enough evidence to...
• Help with oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Mentzer
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:32:00 -0500
  ...Pulled the filter...no oil. Went to replace the filter, but found it was the correct one for this model. Any ideas from the...
• Re: Oil analysis on worn engine
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 16:18:06 -0700
  ...The silicon and sodium is a sign the air filter is not doing its job and the oil filter isn't helping. Also, considering...
• external oil filter/cooler connections HELP!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 95 09:13:20 EST
  ...I need to know which of the two connections on the adapter is the outlet so that I can connect the oil filter appropriately...
• Re: Mann Oil filter confusion Listees/Vendors please help....
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:45:40 -0800
  ...Mann Oil filter confusion Listees/Vendors please help.... > That's interesting... the Bosch diesel filters I get from Bowwow in Victoria are the > USA...
• Re: Sandwich oil cooler adapter question
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 23:52:35 -0700
  ...Stan, the ball/spring arrangement in the OE filter mount is a relief valve that allows oil to bypass the filter in the event...
• Re: Gradual switch to synthetic oil?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 18:27:38 -0600
  ...Filter only the last > 1/2 cup > of oil dregs after mixing 50/50 with gasoline. Remember to capture > the oil > in a clean...
• Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:15:16 -0500
  Neil, Doing your own work and scrimping on oil filters is false economy, in my opinion. If it's not a Mann/Mahle, it...
• Re: '87 Oil pressure NEED HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 07:58:33 PDT
  ...Check weight of oil & type of filter - 10w30 oil in summer, combined with FRAM or other non-VW filter can lead to low oil...
• Re: oil pressure problems, still
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:11:19 -0400
  ...oil filter goes.A oil filter then fastens to it.No hoses or pipes. Several take off points are in the plate for oil...
• Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:53:46 -0700
  I've used the VW dealer supplied oil filter on occasion....as I recall they aren't terribly expensive and it doesn't take...
• oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 09:01:47 -0800
  Can someone tell me which is the correct oil filter to use in my 1990 Vanagon GL? It seems that every time I go...
• Re: EV oil change
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Nugent
  2 May 1996 13:25:52 -0700
  ...There isn't a whole lot of room up there to stick many oil filter removing gadgets. The advice ends there, the rest is...
• Re: Diesel oil filter on gas engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Mon, 22 May 2000 01:04:03 -0400
  ...wrote: > Is there any reason not to use a VW diesel oil filter on a gas > Vanagon (it should fit...)? I recall hearing of...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:45:32 -0500
  ...this spring's oil >change. $11.65 on sale plus tax. I'm assuming that the K&N will >filter as well as the...
• Re: new listee - new van - oil pressure on TD
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 20:27:14 -0600
  ...Snow wrote: >> Are you using a cheap oil filter? Use the OEM Mahle or Mann oil filter, >> cheap ones can cause this because their...
• Re: flickering oil light at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:46:28 -0400
  ...the next time you change your oil cut open the oil filter and examine the pleats of the oil filter for metal particles. jonathan...
• Re: just one drip
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:20:08 -0700
  ...It's a fairly easy one to change if you change your oil at the same time. 1. Drain oil 2. Remove oil filter...
• aftermarket oil cooler question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:19:07 -0400
  ...Has anyone gone the route of an aftermarket oil cooler? What about still using the MANN filters which VW engines seem to need, the...
• Oil and Filter Changes
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:56:47 -0400
  ...I've been using the calendar as my guide rather than the odometer and changing oil (20w50) and filter (Mann) every 4 months. Is...
• Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:23:39 -0700
  ...070 115 561 Oil Filter Dealer: $8.50 Bus Depot: Mahle/Mann $4.29 (If you buy 3 at a time) CIP1: $5.50...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 11 May 2015 18:48:29 -0400
  So today I spent the entire day pulling the oil pan, oil pump, vacuum pump, oil filter, oil filter flange, etc. to see if...
• Re: IMPORTANT INFO on Oil Filter- Conundrum no more.
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 03:35:21 -0600
  Thank you for a thorough and particularly informative treatise on oil filters. Your post (12-9-98 at 3:05 PM) should be required...
• Oil filter Debacle
  Historical mailing list - Brandt Milczewski
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 15:59:49 +0000
  ...One guy gave his opinion on oil filters and that pissed another guy off. Let's leave it at that. It's any persons...
• Re: Question for the oil burners
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 18 Nov 2016 03:21:52 -0500
  ...Would one of you more industrious oil-burners out there be able to confirm whether this is indeed the same filter? If it is...
• 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: Help with oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:14:31 -0800
  When I put in new filter, I fill it up with oil as much as it can take. You need a little patience, to...