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• Re: Oil sensor still buzz after going to Mahle oil filter, now what?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 07:44:19 -0700
  ...Oil sensor still buzz after going to Mahle oil filter, now what? > Buzzer???? > > Is there supposed to be a buzzer on an '84? > I...
• Re: 85 Westy Fuel Pump buzzing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 09:24:24 -0500
  ...Is this a sign that it is >at death's door? It's usually a sign that your filter is clogged -- at least if...
• Re: Relocating the battery to the rear of the van - ideas anyone???
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 23:01:32 -0800
  on 3/2/03 10:46 pm, David Marshall wrote: > But this puts the battery where I want to mount the air filter asm...
• Re: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 05:56:52 -0700
  --- James Fritz <jfritz@ALPINECOM.NET> wrote: > > As you may recall, the problem was a little plastic inverted cone > > shaped filter on the inlet side...
• Re: Fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:33:27 -0700
  ...As our vehicles approach 20+ years the threat of >rust and crud in the pump increases while a pre-pump filter can create the...
• Re: Flickering oil sensor light (long)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 11:42:08 -0600
  ...I would change the filter again soon. Someone on the list will say use only filters from the fatherland however most any good quality...
• YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil in 30 sec, messy eng. compartment...
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 10:54:09 -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...
• Syncro Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:22:32 -0700
  ...The hose I am replacing is a short section between the water filter and the air filter that split apart due to stress because...
• Re: How do I get this EGR filter on???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:54:25 -0500
  ...I've got a California vehicle so I know exactly what these > filters > look like. Very different from the Federal. > > The filter I got...
• Re: Fuel pump/filter
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:17:08 -0600
  ...Fuel pump/filter Hey listers. We are in sunny Baja MX and thought we would toss this out for discussion. Some time ago we...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 16 May 2011 21:23:21 -0600
  ...http://www.bottledwaterblues.com/bottled_water_facts.php Filtering is good. ;-) The Earth used to be a good recycling filter, but now it snot...
• Re: K&N filter, 1996 independent tests
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 14:31:48 -0800
  ...N is both higher perfomance AND better at > filtering out smaller particles than paper filters.... If someone has actual > data to support that PLEASE...
• Can overtightening the oil filter on an 88 cause coolant leaks?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 08:04:37 -0800
  Hi everyone, Right after watching a "mechanic" use an oil filter wrench to tighten a new oil filter, I noticed coolant dripping from somewhere...
• Re: No starting my 1989 A/T Carat.
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 09:17:19 -0600
  ...I went and bought a $12 Bosch fuel filter, found that the PO had someone else put a generic filter in (too big, dented...
• Re: I can't wait!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 23:13:25 -0600
  ...Until then, filters are your friend. Set em up quick, and never see another bear or grey water subject again. Anyone who uses email...
• Re: Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 5 Jun 1995 20:16:13 -0600 (MDT)
  ...If you decide to buy a new filter and compare the new/old side by side keep in mind that the "wet" filter will...
• Re: Low Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:09:14 -0800
  I use the mobile 1 filter and mobile 1 oil (10/50). The mobile filter was cheap (on sale for 3$!!!!) and is for...
• Re: new listee - new van - oil pressure on TD
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 20:27:14 -0600
  As I understand it, there is a relief valve in the Mahle and Mann filters whose spring pressure is sufficient to maintains the pressure...
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:59:06 -0400
  My 84 never had a small filter in front of the fuel pump, just the large round one after the fuel pump. I have...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:36:24 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- paul gordon <paul_gordon@SYMPATICO.CA> wrote: > Looking in Austin/Pflugerville Tx for a Mann oil filter. Local VW dealer did not stock...
• Filter basket in brake fluid reservoir--cleaning?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:09:08 -0500
  The little filter basket in the top of my '86 Vanagon's brake fluid reservoir has quite a bit of brown gunk (not particulate...
• WTB: Air filter cover for Turbodiesel
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 08:07:09 EST
  Hi folks, I have one of those steel cylindrical air filter housings in my 1990 1.6td Syncro 16". Unfortunately, it is missing the...
• Re: Gasoline Leak! (and poll)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:33:34 -0800
  > > I looked under her and found a drop of gasline waiting to drip off of the > oil > filter - t... Would the List like to...
• NVC - Good article on technical analisys of engine oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:06:12 +0000
  ...p/articles/mi_m0BQH/is_7_49/ai_n26972065 Engine oil filters : technical and empirical evaluations of anti-drain back systems and element tubes...
• fuel pump straining and hose leaking question
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:32:05 -0700
  Hi.� I've had some experience with noisy fuel pumps and dirty fuel filters, but I haven't seen this before, and I'm...
• Air Intake Project
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Sun, 27 May 2001 03:45:54 -0700
  Hello I am thinking seriously about trying to improve the flow of intake air by replacing the stock air filter box in my 85GL...
• Re: fresh air cabin filter
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:43:08 -0700
  ...Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM> wrote: > > There should be a plastic mesh filter in place. About 2 x 18 inches, give or take. > > Karl Wolz...
• Re: Anyone know why VW discontinued the square pre-filter?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:52:43 -0500
  ...I had to use > one > of those square filters (mileage unknown) to adapt the tank outlet to the > fuel pump. > > It runs just fine...
• Re: Canister Fuel Filter Install
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:35:52 -0700
  ...mad madeline <mac10wv@yahoo.com> wrote: > > While you're changing the filter out and messing with the gas, do yourself > a favor - go to...
• Re: Fuel filter upgrade kit tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 12:03:30 -0700
  ...Fuel filter upgrade kit tips wanted Hi bill, there are hose clamps on the two pieces of hose. the smaller hose has 4 clamps...
• OIL COOLER FILTER SANDWICH PLATE + THERMOSTAT experiences need
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 21:37:12 -0700
  ...Recently I bought the empi oil cooler filter sandwich plate, AN8 PTFE stainless braid hose, the empi thermostat and all the expensive fitting 3...
• It was time to change diesel filter
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Wed, 2 Nov 2011 13:00:29 -0500
  I changed my diesel fuel filter yesterday. To put it in perspective, I have owned "Sammy" a 1982 Westfalia Diesel 1.6 NA for...
• Re: Fw: Air filters, K&N
  Historical mailing list - Mitch A.Miller
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 09:09:23 -0800
  ...Air filters, K&N > > >Hi all, > >Just wonderin' before i shell out $60 for a K&N air filter, Do they > make a > >noticeable...
• Re: Oil Filters: Fram vs Others?
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Baskin
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 10:37:17 -0800
  ...Oil Filters: Fram vs Others? Last fall, when I bought my '85 Westy & headed south of the border for the winter, before my list...
• TIICO Oil/Filter Thread
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:31:13 -0700
  ...I took Bill Marshall's comments seriously about startup oil pressure and potential hazards to the filter. I asked his (Ed Rogers of Vee...
• Re: '87 Westy: New fuel pump started crying on first day after fill up.
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:12:36 -0700
  ...I just looked at the pre-filter I have installed in my Carat. I have a 3/8" line (forced) on the tank outlet...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:28:28 -0500
  ...ATF filter: urban legend? >> >> >> >> >>> jbange wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>> I've poked >>>>> through the Bentley's manual and can't find any mention of an ATF >>>>> >>>>> >> filter...
• TIICO Oil/Filter Thread
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:31:09 -0700
  ...I took Bill Marshall's comments seriously about startup oil pressure and potential hazards to the filter. I asked his (Ed Rogers of Vee...
• Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:49:26 -0700
  The '88 fuel tank might have filter screens but won't have a "factory" pre pump filter. The Bosch pump should have a relatively...
• Re: unusual cause of engine problems
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 22:17:05 -0700
  ...1) air filter housing, 2) under the refrigerator. Both were deer mice, and brought in their own nesting material, in the form of dried...
• Re: Start-Stop Syndrome Returns [addt'l-addt'l info]
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:41:07 -0400
  ...On vans with a filter upstream of the pump, that's a good time to check/replace that filter. Crud on the filter sock...
• Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold
  October 29, 1987
  ...also check the tightness of the nut on that oil cooler when you next change the filter: it may loosen, and let the oil...
• Re: Amsoil products
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 15:24:18 -0400
  ...Does anyone on the list have experience with Amsoil products (oil filters, air filters, oil, trans fluid)? Interested in knowing what changes you have...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Fri, 14 May 2004 15:59:54 -0700
  ...If one has a fuel system that is displaying symptoms of being dirty (surging under acceleration - suspect clogged filter), would this additive work sufficiently...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:57:05 -0400
  On 3/22/12, paul gordon <paul_gordon@sympatico.ca> wrote: > Looking in Austin/Pflugerville Tx for a Mann oil filter. Local VW dealer...
• Re: Leakin' oil
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 09:21:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Time invested in repair? Maybe 12 seconds. >Problem? Oil filter unscrewed and was nearly ready to fall off! What's an oil filter? :^) Steve...
• EV oil filter relocation
  Historical mailing list - W Li
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 21:32:45 -0800
  I'd like to ask the list about their opinion on relocating the oil filter for ease of service. Will this risk the engine...
• A/C Grey Filter Spewing
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 23:40:45 -0400
  Does anyone remember who (Steve maybe?) posted something about a deteriating filter spitting out of the a/c vents? I thought I saved a...
• Re: fuel filter bracket attachment
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:52:27 -0700
  Dave Bayer wrote: > Hi- > Does anyone happen to know how the diesel vanagon > has the fuel filter bracket attached to that bugle in the...
• Re: Mann oil filter number
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 06:51:44 -0800
  ...wrote: > > I pulled a stupid! I've got several Mann oil filters for both my New Beetle > and my Vanagon, and I don't...
• Re: KN aircleaner
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:47:05 -0800
  ...the K&N filter, started the engine, and twisted off a drive shaft......:) Really, I added the K&N filter in the middle of...
• fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:02:05 -0400
  ...I have the square filter on the other end. This hose goes between the filter and the pump.
• Re: How do I get this EGR filter on??? Fixed! But.....
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:35:06 -0700
  ...I've got a California vehicle so I know exactly what these > > filters > > look like. Very different from the Federal. > > > > The filter I got...
• Re: Gas tank sucked together!
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:39:25 -0400
  My understanding of the function of the charcoal filter is... When gas is heated it expands, and in order not to let the toxic...
• TIICO Oil/Filter Thread
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:30:59 -0700
  ...I took Bill Marshall's comments seriously about startup oil pressure and potential hazards to the filter. I asked his (Ed Rogers of Vee...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 21:51:33 -0700
  On 5 Jul 2004 at 8:47, Robert Lilley <RClilleyjr@COX.NET> wrote: > The reason there is no fuel filter before the pump is...
• Inuvik update
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 09:55:31 -0700
  ...o Volkswagen is offering all drivers out of Vancouver an oil & oil filter change and spare air filter. Those who want to change their...
• Auto tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:37:35 -0700
  ...I changed the fluid and filter just after buying it. In the filter I found a broken up round washer plastic thingy in the...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:31:23 -0800
  Mobil ! filter works for me as does a Mann. alistair On Feb 26, 2014, at 8:56 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM...
• Re: Tips on filtering email
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 29 May 2002 11:50:35 -0700
  ...Tips on filtering email > FWIW > > Tip 1) > With all the discussion regarding email these days, a possible solution > for handling Vanagon email is to...