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• Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:49:28 -0500
  ...I installed a new box type filter and kept the canister filter, too. The pump still buzzes. Since the box type filter is translucent...
• 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...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:47:10 -0800
  ...With a "german" filter, it did not. The fact that this seems > > to happen as well to other Vanagon owners as well might account...
• Re: EV oil filter relocation
  Historical mailing list - "Tony Treace (MS-Mail)"
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 16:35:42 -0800
  ...EV oil filter relocation > > I'd like to ask the list about their opinion on relocating the oil > filter > for ease of service. Has...
• Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:49:39 -0400
  ...I believe the filter is the real culprit here. It is a clear plastic round filter and it looks cruddy. THe tank is about...
• Re: FW: Oil Filter Stuck
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 00:10:36 -0600
  ...Take a large screwdriver, jam it through the oil filter, and use it as a lever to turn the filter. CAUTION - This is quite...
• Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:27:32 -0400
  ...On second look at my notes (phone calls to FLAPS) it's not a big diff in $ between Bosch and Mann filter. (I wanted...
• '87 Syncro - Dripping Wet Air Filter
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 15:51:37 EST
  ...When I lifted the filter box out, water came gushing out of it. When I removed the top cover of the filter box I...
• Re: OEM oil filter and drain plug washer
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 02:09:27 -0700
  ...OEM oil filter and drain plug washer I've noted that many recommend the copper crush ring washers on the oil drain plug and...
• Re: Gas Heater Fuel Connection
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Sat, 14 Jul 2018 21:20:30 -0400
  Do you need to add another filter for the gas heater then? Andrew On Sat, Jul 14, 2018, at 9:16 PM, Dennis Haynes...
• Re: spamRe: Name that gnarbule...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 11:19:55 -0600
  ...Self-filtering. Made me laugh anyway but then again we're snowbound here in Winnipeg and I'm getting antsy. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Fuel Filter question
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 12:52:12 +0000
  ...was my fuel filter changed from stock? would this fuel > filter > > still work on my van? Is the metal one the stock filter? > > > > Thanks...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:51:02 -0500
  ...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: Fuel pump issue
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Mon, 25 May 2015 16:01:22 -0400
  I put on a new filter...the pump didn't push and fuel into it...I then pulled the new filter, had a helper...
• Re: They Only Write When They're In Trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 07:46:45 -0800
  ...I've heard that some Westys had a second fuel filter just before the fuel filter as well. Good Luck! Don Preston Seattle, WA...
• Re: Charcoal Filter and Gas Odor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 16:28:22 -0500
  ...Charcoal Filter and Gas Odor My 86 Westy as a STRONG odor of gas that seems to be coming from the charcoal filter. Do...
• Larger mahle oil filter for inlinr
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:17:37 -0700
  Can anyone tell me the part number for the larger diameter filter (diesel?) To go on my inline engine? Sent from Yahoo Mail on...
• Mann Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Bernie
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:41:59 -0800
  *A Canadian ,in Southern California at the moment , and looking for **place to buy Mann Oil Filters for my 85 Vanagon.* *Any suggestions would...
• fuel filter befour the pump
  Historical mailing list - Lee Spear
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:51:44 EDT
  IM looking at the manual it shows a small filter before the pump. i don't have that did that take out my pump...
• Re: Oil Filters: Fram vs Others?
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 10:43:33 -0800
  ...Now my question is: > is there REALLY any good reason NOT to use Fram filters? > Is it just luck that I've had no...
• Re: FW: Oil Filter Stuck
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 10:58:40 -0800
  ...Oil Filter Stuck > > David Thayer wrote: > > > I have tried 4 wrenches and cant seem to get my oil filter off. I > have > a 90...
• Re: Van idle over winter
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 22 May 2011 08:38:34 -0700
  ...At the bottom of the air intake - (the suction pipe which draws air in toward the filter), there is a clear plastic fitting which...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump causes
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 13 May 2008 23:02:30 -0400
  > Other than look at it I have done nothing yet. > > 1) Bad pump? > 2) Dirty tank? (looks like a new filter going into the...
• Re: Anyone know why VW discontinued the square pre-filter?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:32:04 EDT
  ...Small plastic filter between tank and pump protects the expensive pump, large can filter between pump and injectors protects the expensive injectors. Change them...
• Re: Another Synthetic Oil Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 20:45:34 -0700
  I use AMSOIL in my 89 Westy and change the filter at 6 months, and the oil and filter at 12 months following initial...
• Re: Old Oil Filter Study
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:21:12 -0700
  ...If I go back even 20 years, I began wondering who makes the filters now? Who was it mentioned the definition of NAFTA: "big...
• Re: Weak..... so weak
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:20:31 -0400
  Fuel filter sounds about right. Take it out, pour the contents 'backwards' out into a jar thru a paper towel or coffee filter to...
• Any Way to Filter Vanagon ATF on Autoboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 08:11:55 -0500
  ...a stream of ATF to send to a filter? Has anyone ever installed a filter on the Autobox of a Vanagon? If so, how...
• Re: Who Makes "Autobaun" brand oil filters? etc
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 21 May 1999 11:09:40 -0400
  > Just a couple of weeks ago I bought an Autobahn oil filter for a > waterboxer from a local VW Dealer in So. Cal. It...
• ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 09:13:52 -0700
  ...One respondee suggested that I check the throttle linkage to the tranny, and check the ATF filter. I've poked through the Bentley's...
• Re: 85 Auto transmission making strange sounds
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 20:38:07 -0400
  Danny Fuller wrote: > > Stephen, > > It sounds a lot like mine did (90) when it had a clogged filter, prior to a > major breakdown. I...
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:26:02 -0400
  Almost all modern fuel injected vehicles have the filter on the pressure side, (after), of the pump(s). Not only did VW make this...
• Fuel filters
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 18:54:54 -0400
  As posted a month ago, Bentley has the following on Vanagon fuel filters: For earlier gas engines, the filter is the small plastic cube...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:57:11 -0400
  The size of a filter on the outside has little influence on what can be on the inside. The original pre-pump filter has...
• Re: K&N air filters
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 16 Nov 2020 08:43:26 -0800
  I tried and compared both Mann and K&N air filters and didn't see any improvement, it could have some but I didn...
• Re: Alternate Air Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:34:23 -0500
  fellow vanagon types can someone tell me if the K&N air filter set up for the vanagon replace the stock air filter and...
• Re: Oil change experience
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 6 Jul 2013 14:04:36 -0700
  ...I had read a couple of advice articles and had all the tools ready, new filter, new drain-plug washer, filter wrench, plastic tray...
• Re: Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:15:55 -0400
  ...Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out! >> >> >> So I just started to notice a little hesitation when taking off and realized...
• Re: Fuel line valve for changing a fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 12:31:05 -0800
  ...Fuel line valve for changing a fuel filter Has anyone who changed a fuel filter added an in line valve similar to plumbing valves...
• Replace the Filter!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 23 Jan 1995 11:43:08 CST6CDT
  Just replace the %#$# filter! Here's why: 1. Water can soak into the filter element. Alcohol won't completely remove all the water (you...
• Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 14:58:32 -0400
  No, I added the metal filter. I made a bracket similar to the VW style and mounted it right after the pump. I actually...
• Re: Anti-Drain Back Valve in Oil Filters??
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 2 May 2005 09:40:04 -0600
  ...The only anti drain associated with a filter I have ever seen is one way valves in external lines. Also note the orientation of...
• Re: NAPA Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Cathy Thompson
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 09:41:05 EST
  As a former NAPA sales rep I can tell you that the Gold line of filters is as good as aftermarket filters get. They...
• Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:35:08 EST
  ...Actually the thing that the oil filter (flange) just above the filter is where it's dripping. I am in hopes it's only...
• quick question???
  Historical mailing list - Justin Wolfe
  Tue, 22 May 2001 14:49:04 -0400
  ...I also have a fuel filter to replace the old one because I ran my tank dry and I think I hane rust particles...
• Re: Canister Fuel Filter Install
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:51:12 -0700
  While you're changing the filter out and messing with the gas, do yourself a favor - go to the hardware store and buy a...
• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:16:56 -0700
  ...Bypass oil filters have been around a long, LONG time. The starndard procedure is to just tap off the engine oil pressure somewhere.......and...
• Re: Some Fuel Pump Theory
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:23:32 -0300
  So am I safe to assume that if I keep replacing my filter before the pump at "regular" intervals there is likely no advantage...
• Re: Van idle over winter/Dirt Trap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 May 2011 13:39:13 -0500
  ...Van idle over winter/Dirt Trap > > > > > > >> > >> What is the "dirt trap"? I know what the air filter and air filter > >> assembly are, but have...
• Re: 2.1L heads leaking (or 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:57:51 -0800
  what, fram filters?! i'd probably search the archives why not to use those filters. there is no backflow valve. should stick with Mann...
• Re: In-line water purifiers?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 11:31:55 -0800
  One good thing about the giardia type pathogens - they are large beasties and virtually any filter will take them out, some say even coffee...
• Re: Filter Change
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 Aug 2016 06:40:02 -0500
  ...Can I change that filter without dumping all the oil in the sump? > I expect to lose the oil in the filter. > > QUSTION: What...
• Re: $5 Fuel Filter! Really!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:42:58 -0400
  > FRAM G3802A ($6 Cdn), which looked a lot > like our filters ($25 Cdn). They are used in > roughly a gazillion Fords. The only thing...
• Re: Questions about Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 17:46:30 -0700
  My Chevy pickup has had a Frantz filter on it since about 1975. So far, so good. The engine has about 350000 miles on...
• Re: Oil filter change w/o oil change
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:27:15 -0800
  On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Mark Drexler <mdrexler@zing-net.ca> wrote: > Can I drop and change just the filter...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:33:45 -0700
  Well now, there is no reason not to put a second filter before the pump is there. Seems like a good idea which I...
• Re: Fuel filter replacement - Was: Stuttering at 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 20:04:42 -0400
  ...there is either round or square gas filters. I suggest you try a different FLAPS for the proper filter...... or perhaps somewhere that specializes...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 18:25:44 -0800
  ...You need to have the valve checked. > > Also, WIX is an excellent filter. The oil filter threads were probably damaged when it was blown...
• Re: FS 82 Diesel Vanagon Camper IE oops oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 23:37:43 -0800
  Before the latest Double this and Triple that filters hit the market the best paper filter on the market was the AC filter. This...
• Re: Trasco oil filter system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 18:03:14 -0900
  ...Trasco oil filter system > Lets see now Mahle filters $3.95 each from Bus Depot, 3000 miles between > changes that would 20 filters to...