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• Re: Finger tight??
  Historical mailing list - Steve Paine
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 15:53:46 +0000
  responding to: >>I don't understand your reference to only finger-tightening oil filters!!! My source in Dusseldorf has informed me that it is...
• Re: Fuel Hose Adapter Part #?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:53:40 -0700
  ...No square plastic > filter in the system at all. > > Sounds like I have some sort of hybrid. > > Question: Does the small plastic fuel filter...
• Oil Filter Tube Mount Removal?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Mon, 10 May 2010 10:44:41 EDT
  ...I need to remove the oil filter mount tube from the 1.9L engine to install it on my 2.1L engine. This item...
• EV oil change- post mortem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 07:40:59 EST
  > VW dealers must use a special tool because the original filter wasn't put on > at no 14 lb/ft ! (like it says on...
• Re: [Syncro] Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:21:23 +0100
  mark lortie wrote: > I may be overly cautious but I dont think I have ever > seen a fuel filter positioned over an engine. In...
• Re: Subie filter?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:06:18 -0500
  On Nov 30, 2007 3:53 PM, Chris S. <mrpolak@yahoo.com> wrote: > Does this list come with a Subie filter or is there...
• Oil Filter Preference
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:33:17 +0000
  For the 2.1L WBX, is there an oil filter preference between the Mahle OC 108 and the Mann 070-115-561 ?Thanks,Mike...
• Fuel Filter and Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 13:15:18 -0400
  does the fuel filter mount between the fuel tank and the electric pump or does it mount after the fuel pump???? [text/html]
• Re: "Correct oil filter # ??
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 17:14:45 -0600
  Is the W 719/12 MANN filter correct for the 1.9 wbx 1983.5?? If not what is? TIA Please reply by pmail
• Re: tech asst in WI or MI, fuel filter location
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 17:10:26 -0700
  ...It is not surprising that the filter is before the pump. - Vince http://gipsyflies.home.comcast.net 1989 Vanagon GL Camper 1993 Mazda Miata...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 7 Dec 2012 - Special issue (#2012-341)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 21:13:54 -0700
  Dennis: > Get those reusable cleanable high performance air filters. Get that extra HP > you can't feel and let that silica right in there...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:44:19 +0000
  ...I changed the fuel filter and all has been good. I wonder how many fuel pumps get replaced because of partially clogged fuel filters...
• Re: fuel filter and suspension
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 20:34:07 -0500
  ...First off, I ordered a new fuel filter from the bus > depot it said 85-91 metal canister. So, seeing as how I have...
• Re: Fure filters
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 22:59:27 -0400
  ...Fure filters > At 10:08 PM 9/27/02 -0400, you wrote: > >Can anyone tell me why the Bentley shows two fuel filters, one...
• Re: My '84 1.9L has two fuel filters!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 19:21:08 -0800
  The first time I crawled under my '85, there were two filters, as described below. I've kept both, just because if I removed...
• Re: Trans Filter One More Thing
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:01:55 -0500
  ...Trans Filter Should be getting my trans filter kit from Bus Depot any day and wanted to know if any sealant is needed on...
• Fw: Tiico air filter
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:15:27 -0500
  Hi All; Can someone please tell me what air filter element fits in a standard, non air conditioning, snorkel tube up the side, Tiico...
• Re: Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 11:11:01 -0700
  ...Oil filters A year or two ago, someone posted a website or file where someone tore apart oil filters and reported on what he...
• Re: Auto ATF & Filter Change;
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:19:55 -0700
  I've got a filter change coming up, too, so I'm all ears on this subject. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:59:39 -0600
  Did you over tighten the filter and damage the threads? I'm an old airhead guy and those engines have a oil pressure relief...
• Re: Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 14:36:36 -0500
  ...I had never realized the importance of the OEM-style filters, either. So I went back to 20W50 and bosch filters. I've made...
• Re: aftermarket oil cooler question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:32:39 -0400
  ...Any sandwich adapter that attaches to the stock filter nipple will use the OEM filter. The OEM filter is the same thread as the...
• Re: which Mann filter?
  Historical mailing list - yahi
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:40:05 -0800
  Hi Matthew, I've used Mann W 719/12, Bosch 72150, Autobahn (Dealer) oil filters in the past. Regards. Thom '87 Syncro Westy ---------- > From...
• Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil in 30 sec, messy eng. compartment...
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 21:24:23 -0400
  ...my guess is oil was coming from > the oil filter area. ... Removing the > oil filter did not reveal any obvious splits in filter. Filter...
• 85 GL: Which fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Feehan,Jim
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 15:01:01 -0400
  Can the metal canister filter be used in place of the small plastic one? What side of the pump should it go on? Thanks
• oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 15:56:52 -0400
  ...I see a lot of different opinions about oil filters. What are the pro's and con's about the different brands. clarence. 1990...
• FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:33:43 -0400
  1-Vanagon 2.1 air filter 2-Vanagon oil filters 2.1 all for sale 15.50 plus shipping Darrel Combs 88 vanagon with...
• Re: 86 fuel filter fix and frustrations...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 23:29:40 -0400
  ...And some Vanagons had just the round metal.... > The plastic filter in question is actually a Bosch 71013 commonly available > from guys described by...
• Re: Oil recommendations simplified
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 13:02:27 -0600
  I accept that OEM is better than after market brands, regardless of filtering method. Just thought I'd point out though that the chart...
• Re: K & N Air Filter
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:34:53 -0700
  ...K & N Air Filter Thanks, Unfortunately I they appear to be USA only, nothing north of the border. So tell me, this is just...
• Re: 1.9L Fuel Filters
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:31:14 -0400
  'Mo betta is to eliminate the small filter completely, and just run the large metal can. Not a hard upgrade to do. Not a...
• oil filter? & volunteers
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 22:44:11 -0500
  Hello all, I seem to remember something about there being a couple of oil filters that either allowed earlier flow of oil at start...
• Re: Fw: Tiico air filter
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:36:50 -0500
  ...but you could try finding an air filter for a diesel Vanagon at your FLAPS and compare... the Tiico snorkel arrangement may match the...
• RE: air filters
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 13:34:05 -0700
  The $10 filter is marked as a VW/Audi part, but there is no manufacturer stamped on the part. Doesn't look like it...
• Re: Subj: intermittent stalling --fuel filter? Electrical?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:02:53 -0700
  Pull the fuel filter and check it out. Use the following technique. Clamp off the line from the tank. Loosen both clamps and the...
• Re: Oil Filter Options??
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:05:18 -0400
  ...Oil Filter Options?? Hello, I am in SD, I have limited time and options for oil filters, I keel seeing that the Mann and...
• Interesting item on eBay web site item#237685424: VW,AUDI,PORSCHE OIL FILTERS "MANN BRAND"
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 06:37:22 PST
  ...One Case 10 Filters,These are OEM Made in GERMANY.Mann oil filters stock number W 719/5 will fit The following Volkswagens Golf...
• Re: syncro snorkel
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 11:20:06 -0800
  ...No special air filter, just the filter in the air-cleaner box (try a good K&N filter). The 'cyclone' filter acts as a...
• Re: california smog issues and synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 May 2005 18:50:42 -0400
  VW recommended 7,500 mile oil and filter changes using conventional oils back in the 80's. Using synthetic should only make things better...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:22:01 -0500
  The reason the filter blew off the threads is because it is the wrong one. The vanagon and many VW's of that error...
• Re: Mann Oil filter confusion Listees/Vendors please help....
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:45:33 -0800
  ...the Bosch diesel filters I get from Bowwow in Victoria are the USA ones... The last box I got has a new look, but...
• 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: Fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:42:49 +0000
  ...Tue, Aug 9, 2022 4:25 pm Subject: [VANAGON] Fuel filter change So, in the attempt to keep up with maintenance on my vans...
• Re: Fuel Line Size
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:57:24 -0500
  Dom, if you want to do this you are going to need to run two filters, one before the pump and one after. You...
• Re: Weak..... so weak
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:12:28 -0500
  Maybe a clogged cat? More expensive than the fuel filter, unless that nasty Vanagon Gremlin takes that rod and busts out all the innards...
• Re: Valve lifter noise solution.
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 22:19:52 -1000
  Ok, to cut it short, I have run with Fram oil filters since I owned my van, about 25000, miles without a hitch. With...
• Re: Update: Oil Changes and Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 21:44:58 -0800
  ...Fortunately, I've kept > the old filter. > > Now I am wondering about getting filters locally. Is there > a preferred brand or decent alternatives that...
• Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:50:22 EDT
  ...Quality of the filtering media is another question. You will not know the results of poor quality filtering until it's too late. Using...
• Re: Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 22:06:46 -0400
  ...My spare Mann filter (from Van Cafe) uses Mann's part# W719/12. Steve 87 Syncro GL Sent from my iPhone On Mar 20...
• Re: What next? ... GREMLINS STILL OCCUPY 80 CA VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 18:16:42 -0800 (PST)
  On Thu, 30 Jan 1997, Rudy Bardales wrote: > recently I finally replaced the fuel filter and it ran great (as usuall) > but after 45...
• 91 gas tank replacement
  Historical mailing list - Philip Jones
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:10:16 EDT
  ...Is the purpose of the smaller outlet pipe on the replacement tank to allow adding a fuel filter (the small, squarish kind made of...
• Re: Why does the list recommend against "standard" oil filters?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 13:30:14 -0700
  ...From his studies it seems clear that Fram are using their >excellent former reputation to sell a filter that's about the worst of...
• Re: oil filters
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 13:05:33 -0500
  > Can someone tell me which is the correct oil filter to use in my 1990 > Vanagon GL? It seems that every time I go...
• 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...
• stalling
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:04:52 EST
  would an old oil filter cause this. i changed the oil but was unable to get the old oil filter off (due to arm...
• Re: Oil filter changes on diesels?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:05:44 EST
  There is no way to keep from spilling oil but I put an old rag under the filter then toss! Frank 82 westy diesel
• Re: Oil change experience
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 6 Jul 2013 14:51:20 -0500
  David, all I can say about dropping the oil filter is, as you have discovered, it is better to wear goggles. I use a...
• Re: Fuel Filter and Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 23:44:04 -0500
  ...Most manufacturers do not use filters before the pump. As soon as an inlet filter starts loading up, the suction pressure, (or vacuum) of...
• Re: Oil Filter Options??
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:12:40 -0700
  ...Most all oil filter > companies make one specifically for your van. One way to tell you have > the > correct filter is to look at...
• Re: FRIDAY FUN...
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 22:51:45 -0800
  Strange that, I've seen chunks of fram filter in the oil pans I've pulled off on the various inline 4's. The...