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Re: 1.9L Fuel Filters
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:18:48 -0800
...I installed the can filter post pump, and removed pre pump filter. (my '81 only had square pre filter) In my picasaweb pics (musomuso...
Re: K&N air filters [vs. Syncro filter]
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 18 Mar 1999 00:33:36 -0500
> The Syncro Heavy duty filter has pleats of filter paper > about1.375 inches wide as opposed to the K&N�s 1 inch. > Also...
Re: Ooops I meant oil filter...
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 1 Nov 2001 14:17:45 -0800
On 1 Nov 2001 at 12:08, Evil Pig wrote: > Sorry folks this was supposed to be on the > oil filter issue > > > > Not quite...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:51:03 -0500
almost all filters have a anti syphon valve. the real reason the mann filter stops the red light is it has a very coarse...
Re: Was Motor Oil (Synthetic), now Ail Filters
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:30:42 -0600
I remember the oil bath filters on the old beetles. They were good. When you cleaned them up they would be full of dirt...
Re: Oil Filter
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:09:13 -0500
well, there are Fram filters, and there are Fram filters. At least one list member who has an excellent reputation recommends the Fram Toughguard...
Re: K&N air filters
Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:49:46 -0500
...Air flow > speed can have a lot to do with the filters effectiveness. Also the design > of the filter and housing-ductwork also has...
Re: Sale on Mobil 1 at Auto Zone
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:09:17 -0400
The Mobil 1 oil filter is an excellent (if not usually overpriced) filter for the Vanagon. It performs much better than the standard Mann...
Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
Thu, 20 May 1999 22:14:56 -0400
...The oil filter study seems to confirm this suspicion, because he > says the vw unit is a rebadged bosch filter. The bosch filters I...
My First Oil Filter Failure
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Mon, 17 May 1999 13:33:51 -0700
Hello, I have followed oil filter testimonials and experiments on this list and in the media for years. While I understood that a better...
Re: fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
Sat, 11 Nov 2000 15:01:56 -0500
The round metal filter goes between the fuel pump and the engine. The white square filter goes between the fuel tank and fuel pump...
Re: Needed - EV Oil Filters
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Feb 1997 09:08:54 -0800
...I've been using the above filter (as well as the OEM filter) for my oil changes and I've been pretty happy w...
Syncro Air Filter
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Thu, 20 Apr 1995 10:23:01 +0000
I have a question for Syncro owners regarding air filters, and I was wondering if anyone could clarify some points for me. I have...
Re: NAPA oil filters.
Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:36:12 -0500
My 2 cents on NAPA oil filters. They are made by Wix, in fact the part numbers are very close to each other. I...
always a second fuel filter?
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:31:41 -0500
Speaking of the "suction-side filter," my vanagon (87, 2.1) only has the Bosch filter on the high pressure side (between the pump...
Re: Who makes the good air filter? (1.9l)
Historical mailing list - Vanagon
Sat, 5 Sep 2015 15:41:39 -0700
...VW was amongst the last to stay with oil bath air filters and 72 was the last year. Filter capability just wasn't that...
Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers And Oil filters now...
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 19:08:04 -0700
...Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers And Oil filters now... > >>> I have pics of the can filter split open, did that when I replaced it...
Re: K&N air filters
Historical mailing list - Karl
Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:09:00 -0800
...Air flow speed can have a lot to do with the filters effectiveness. Also the design of the filter and housing-ductwork also has...
Re: Eurovan oil filter Warning
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Sep 1997 11:32:58 EDT
Don Gibbons wrote: >Like all good EV owners I spent last friday nite under it changing the oil >and filter. I saw something that...
Re: K&N, from K&N...
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 14:16:58 -0800
Keith, your post, along with Stuart's are the best and most informative information offered so far on the K&N filter.... logic is...
Re: Sale on Mobil 1 at Auto Zone
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:57:51 -0400
But what is wrong with the Mobil 1 filter? It has the pressure valve. The folks at A-Z don't know that the...
Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 15:27:19 -0700
I sure have, it's a typical folded paper filter element inside. It's good to cut fuel filters open once in a while...
Re: Oil filter/ pressure
Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:02:59 -0400
...The oil filter is not in any arrangement to affect the oil pressure. You could remove the filter element from inside the filter can...
Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 20 May 1999 19:36:35 -0400
> On Tue, 18 May 1999 22:28:14 -0400 > The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM> wrote: > > Bosch's oil filters are not even made...
fuel filter question
Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:23:41 -0400
Got a fuel filter question: I changed both my fuel filters, the one before the fuel pump, and the one after the fuel pump...
Re: Purolator Website for Gas Filters
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:54:03 -0400
The F23175 is the plastic inlet filter. Not sure if I have ever used the metal F60146 Purolator filter. Seems to me I ordered...
Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Fri, 21 May 1999 08:23:31 -0700
Karl said: "The Fram actually IS freer flowing, as the filtering media is thinner, as well as having less of it than a Mahle...
Was: Noisy fuel pump Now: Fuel Filters
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:49:07 -0600
Problem I have is the gas line that comes out of the tank and goes into the black cube filter is not the same...
Re: Oil filter Wrench
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 00:53:50 EDT
...They seem to be too shallow and tend to round off the corners of the flats on the filter especially if the filter has...
Re: 1.9L Fuel Filters
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:49:13 -0700
I like the idea of a pre pump filter too BUT... The one time I've had a fuel pump failure (20+ years of...
Re: Oil pressure Light and appropriate oil filter
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 07:05:27 EST
...It also has the same properties as the OEM filter - i.e., the valving inside, that is absent on the Bosch and Fram filters...
Sale on Mobil 1 at Auto Zone
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:59:30 -0700
...And I'm told the filter is a "$12.95 value". I suggested that they ring it up w/o the filter (not going...
Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Fri, 17 Mar 2000 15:10:26 -0500
>The filter stays full -- but the oil from higher points in the engine >drains back through the filter. Points like the valve train... Uhh...
Re: Pre pump filter
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:47:54 -0400
This is how I modified my 84 Fuel Pump / Filter. https://photos.app.goo.gl/upBC33dWXtffiZCQA Jack -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
Re: Oil Filters
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:44:15 -0700
Alfred, >I have been using the cheap oil filters from >Canadian Tire for years with no apparent bad >effects. *** The effects would not show...
Re: Oil Filter
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:35:11 -0500
AS I recall from way back - in addition to the filter material and it's construction - one of the big issues on oil filters...
Re: Why does the list recommend against "standard" oil filters?
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Thu, 5 Apr 2001 13:36:13 -0700
Here is a great page to check out regarding oil filters: http://members.nbci.com/minimopar/oilfilterstudy.html And yes, our engines need the...
Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Fri, 17 Mar 2000 15:01:56 -0800
Coolant filter?? Tell us more! Does it just filter particulates, or other stuff, too? Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy Santa Barbara, CA > -----Original...
Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 17:30:52 -0700
...both pleated paper element, the can filter bigger and more paper. I put a pre filter on when i swapped in I4 gas for...
Re: Oil pressure Light and alarm on decelleration after new oil change?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 6 Feb 2007 06:58:36 EST
...So that is the VW dealer filter or th= e=20 proper part number Mahl or Mann filter who are the OEM manufacturer. A...
Re: Fram Gas filter
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sat, 1 Sep 2012 21:02:53 -0800
...I have an 89 Westy, and trying to determine a suitable Fram (preferebly clear) fuel filter to use. I understand the filter was not...
Re: Oil Light Discovery-Fram Filters
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 22:59:45 -0500
The Fram filters are often blamed for oil light maladies, but they are not the real cause of the problem. The different reaction with...
Re: fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Sat, 11 Nov 2000 15:18:10 -0500
...fuel filter > Hello all-- > > I'm in the middle of changing the fuel filter on my '84 Westy and have hit a > stumbling block...
Re: Ooops I meant oil filter...
Historical mailing list - Evil Pig
Thu, 1 Nov 2001 21:44:32 -0800
...Which > > > for about 5-6 bucks a filter has this cute little valve in a decent > > > full steel (not fram) filter. I believe it...
Re: K&N air filters on syncro?
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:19:28 -0700
Isn't the operative question as regards K&N filters "how confident are you of your ability to oil this filter enough so it...
Oil Filter Option
Historical mailing list - Eric Small
Tue, 19 Oct 1999 16:27:53 -0400
...Often the filter also has a trick "nut" on the end for easier install and removal without a filter wrench. Eric Portland, Maine '86GL...
Oil Filter Question
Historical mailing list - Chad G
Fri, 2 Nov 2001 13:29:37 -0500
I've been running VW filters since owning my van. However, I recently decided to give a "motomaster" Canadian Tire brand oil filter a...
Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:13:12 -0500
Agreed - opening a filter will tell you whats going on upstream. For example rust in your filter = rust inside your tank and its a...
Re: Air Filters Diferences
Historical mailing list
Fri, 4 Apr 1997 11:52:53 -0500 (EST)
For the price I don't think you can beat Kyle Wades deal, he has Syncro air filters for $20 each. They look like...
Re: Bypass oil filter
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:20:42 -0700
...The stock filter > is a compromise; it filters poorly enough to enable sufficient flow to > the bearings and has a bypass valve that permits...
Re: K&N Air Filters on a Synchro?
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:35:23 -0700
Isn't the operative question as regards K&N filters "how confident are you of your ability to oil this filter enough so it...
Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:38:26 -0700
...If the filter is stamped with "Made in U.S.A.", then it is likely a Champion Labs filter. They seem to make some...
Re: Oil pressure Light and appropriate oil filter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 6 Feb 2007 17:02:07 +0000
...Both those filters from Mann/Mahle have the anti drain back valves. The difference is the vanagon requires a bypass valve in the filter...
Re: Air Filters etc.
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:30:03 -0800
...Air Filters etc. > For really dusty conditions the larger syncro air filter works very > well. > > The effectiveness of any air filter element is a...
Re: Exactly which filter for pre-pump retrofit?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:22:58 -0400
> As has been discussed alot here and demonstrated by personal > experience, retrofitting a fuel filter before the pump in a > '91 Westy is a...
Re: Exactly which filter for pre-pump retrofit?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:59:39 -0400
> As has been discussed alot here and demonstrated by personal > experience, retrofitting a fuel filter before the pump in a > '91 Westy is a...
Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:39:00 -0700
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Anyway, my questions are regarding the oil filter. The PO was using a > Napa filter that I'd like to...
Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
Wed, 19 May 1999 08:05:36 EDT
...either side of the filter, you could actually measure the pressure drop across the filter ....early warning of a bad or clogged up filter?
Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:00:19 EST
...You can use any filter you want, it's your van. I could sell any filters I wanted, but I sell Mann/Mahle filters...
Re: Oil filter changes on diesels?
Historical mailing list - Paul Bingman
Wed, 14 Nov 2001 07:55:20 -0800
On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Shawn Wright wrote: > From looking at pictures of the filter orientation on diesel > Vanagons, it appears that changing the...