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• Oil Light Discovery
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 13:18:50 -0800
  Hi All, I changed the oil and filter in Digi-wife's 88 GL and after a little use and some freeway driving the...
• Old Oil Filter Study
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:43:31 -0700
  http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters/reference.html
• Re: Final stage of my long term fuel pump issue - what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:22:01 -0700
  hey, I've got TWO filters before my pump. No cavitation issues that I've noticed. Engine runs fine. I change the transparent filter...
• Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:34:39 +0000
  ...Surprising amount of grit in there, and some on the in-tank filter.   This has me a bit baffled.   I installed this tank about...
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM **SOLVED**
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 01:12:27 -0400
  ...Then I connected the pump to the battery and switched the wires opposite (carefully) and back flushed the filter with some gas. The screen...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:18:40 -0700
  ...maybe the filter media and/or a critical lubing function of the oil in the engine may not be adequately carried out. I guess...
• Re: 719/5 vs 719/12
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:15:11 -0400
  ...I was looking for something down inside the filter. But I now see the valve/flap just under the holes outside the thread-on...
• Re: dripping coolant on 84 - is it my H20 Pump?
  Historical mailing list - T.
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 19:49:00 -0700
  ...At 8:27 AM -0700 9/25/02, Gerry Rafferty wrote: >Tim >Right above the oil filter is the thermostat housing (if you remove...
• Re: price for a tune-up
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 06:58:09 +0000
  ...This includes, cap, rotor, fuel filter, air filter, spark plugs, spark plug wires, and an oil change if needed. All parts are German OEM...
• Touchy Topics
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:15:50 -0800
  ...This weekend I plan on changing the oil and oil filter, flushing and refilling the cooling system, changing fluid in the tranny and putting...
• Re: Heat/Hot Showers Cheap!
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  12 Dec 1995 10:47:05 -0800
  ...All 2.1l wasserboxers have an oil/water heat exchanger neatly sandwiched between the oil filter and the block. It is about 4"x4...
• van dies out
  Historical mailing list - tina
  Wed, 5 May 1999 17:03:39 -0700
  ...took it in for a oil,lube & filter change...I noticed they cracked the air filter case and I repaired that, but it is...
• Re: OIL FILTERS? & lube guys
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 09:09:21 EST
  ...And yes, Andy, you should do need to use a genuine vw filter. I ran my first numerous thousand miles with a cheapy until...
• Re: BusDepot Fuel Tank, have you installed one?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 10 May 2000 16:21:51 +0200
  ...The "Original" VW Vanagon Oil filter that VWoA sell through their dealerships. Is it made in Germany? Nooooo. Is it US? Yeesssss. Is it...
• Re: Noisy lifter??
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 14:42:45 -0400
  re, lifter noise, <<...I haven't heard it since I switched to better oil filters and started using Mobil 1. Don't know which...
• Re: Auto trans woes in a '90 Carat...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 12:55:58 -0600
  ...If the filter in the tranny is stopped up that is the sound I've had with many GM, Ford products. If the owner...
• Installing AMP in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:33:00 -0400
  ...I have tried installing both a ground-loop isolator (to the RCA plugs) and an inline noise filter ( on the 12V + wire) independent of...
• Re: 719/5 vs 719/12
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:45:37 -0400
  ...He means the threaded end of the filter, not down inside. The holes with the check-flaps are between the large central hole and...
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:11:40 -0500
  ...AFAIK, this is to make room for a filter assembly > basket that snaps down into the center hole. Fuel passes through the > fine mesh...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 10:55:32 -0700
  ...Look under the van on the passenger side for the fuel filter(s). If you have two, you can eliminate the front square filter...
• Re: Oil change intervals
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 17:50:12 -0700
  ...I use the cheapest 20w50 "brand name" oil I can get my hands on and a Bosch oil filter. Cheap insurance! At 12:23...
• Re: Poor performance... Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 19:43:14 -0800
  I finally got tired of clogged filters so I replaced the tank with a new one last summer. Once the rust starts going in...
• Re: Help troubleshooting minor diesel running issues
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 15:40:22 -0600
  Or posiible water in the fuel? I tend to open my water drain on my fuel filter to ensure no water gets any further...
• 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...
• Re: Defeating '75 bus self-destructs
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  26 Apr 1995 13:38:44 -0800
  ...If I remember right, the tool I used for the oil filter was a cheap, stamped looking unit (probably from Kragen) that had a...
• 1986 Military Diesel Crew Cab Transporter Pickup
  Historical mailing list - Mel Miller
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:24:45 -0500
  Howdy Gruppe, I do not have a manual for this beast and am having trouble identifying the correct air and oil filter and the...
• Re: '88 Power Steering problems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 21:16:28 -0600
  The filter is in the reservoir tank in the rear of the van. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Mark Dorm wrote: > Power steering has...
• Re: SOMETIMES IT WILL, OTHER TIMES IT WON'T
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:39:23 -0500
  ...fuel lines.* > - Replace the fuel filter. > - Change the oil and oil filter. > - Clean or replace the air filter. > - Replace the spark plugs and the...
• Re: Fuel pump/filter
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 11:28:25 -0700
  ...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: Tools and parts for Baja trip plus
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:43:48 -0400
  ...to make that journey. > > I already have the Baja fuel filter to filter out water. And you would be > curious to know that even...
• Re: hesitating even after new fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:09:54 -0600
  Hey, I got tired of cleaning out the filter every 100 miles. A couple of times I had to pull it every couple of...
• K&N air filters
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Mon, 16 Nov 2020 09:45:36 -0500
  ...What are the experts thoughts on running a k&n air filter on these beasts? I've been running one for a couple years...
• removing air filter for tuneup
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:11:02 -0800
  ...removing the air filter assembly seems the easiest way to go for changing out plugs 1 and 2. the whole assembly pops out in...
• I didnt pass emissions---why?
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:06:18 -0800
  ...air filter ---then I failed both tests---- I am thinking I should have just filled it with regular instead and put the filter back...
• fuel filter: before, after, indifferent?
  Historical mailing list - Phillips, Andrew
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:00:34 -0600
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• 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: (Fuel filter) What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Mon, 11 Nov 1996 16:27:04 -0500
  ...you solve the fuel filter wierdness, > > Mike D > 83.5 White Westie > Lake Tahoe, CA Hey Guys, The small filter before the fuel pump...
• YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil... [follow-up]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:49:20 -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...
• Fuel Filter or Bad Gas? Or more?
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:12:45 -0700
  ...I'm thinking the filter must have been changed. Does this experience sounds familiar? Bad gas or the fuel filter? Both? I was thinking...
• Trasco oil filter response
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 13:45:15 -0800
  ...Personally I ahve already ordered one oil filter unit and a replacement filter for my own use and testing. I may later install another...
• Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:04:52 -0800
  ...removing the charcoal filter had no > effect on the slow-filling problem. Also, the vent line from the > charcoal filter to the filter control...
• Gas Tank Removal and Rinsing
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 12:12:34 -0800
  ...So, I checked some things and ended up changing the fuel filter. The gas that came out of the filter and line had a...
• Re: Fuel tank cleaning issues, screens
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:41:47 -0800
  ...http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/InsideBraziliangastank.jpg I did not know enough at the time of install to look for a return filter...
• Break-in oil..replying from digest.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 7 May 2007 11:26:37 -0700
  ...So now, about every couple of filter changes, I cut one open my filters (there is a tool) and check for metal shavings. As...
• Re: Oil Dip Stick
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 10:37:14 -0600
  ...Alan, Drain your oil, including the filter, and refill with the factory specified amount of oil. Start the engine to fill the filter, shut...
• 1988 Weekender Wolfsburg barely runs.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 21 May 2003 12:20:53 -0500
  ...I need a new air filter, and maybe a fuel filter. Any idea's what to try next?
• Draining Fluid From the Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 22:15:49 -0700
  ...do I have to drain the water out of the fuel filter and is there anything other than common sense involved in doing this...
• Re: Oil Filter Spin-On mount came off
  Historical mailing list - Jimt Thomson
  Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:58:33 -0700
  > When changing my oil and removing my filter the spin on mount came off on my '84 Westy. I just put it back on...
• Re: Spare pasrt you gotta lug around ..Re: Larry's up and running...Re: S.O.S. Vanagon stuck 20 miles N of Orlando in Maitland, FL
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 11:19:24 -0700
  > TC, > > You seem to have left off a fuel filter, an alternator belt (although > moving your power steering belt to the alternator can work...
• Re: Mobil1 15-50 and setting a new piston ring
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 17:19:09 -0600
  ...Then change filter. * Change oil/Filter again at 2 hours, or 150 miles * Joe Gibbs break in oil with high ZDDP and new filter...
• Re: chronic flat lifter
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 15:56:30 -0500
  ...chronic flat lifter > >What brand of oil filter are you using. Should be a Mann or Mahle filter >- available from some of our list...
• Re: Excel Spreadsheet for Vanagon Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sun, 14 Feb 2021 17:30:37 -0500
  ...Vancouver Island Trip > > - oil change - 20W50 HiZinc Lucas > > - oil filter > > - clean air filter > > - fuel filter > > *NEXT : 211.000 miles + tire rotation* > > > and then I...
• Re: How to spend $500 dealer credit in 40 days?
  Historical mailing list - pcking
  Sun, 19 Mar 2017 14:48:35 -0400
  ...booster etc etc) >> - radiator >> - A/C compressor >> - AFM (if they have it) >> - bunch of oil filters, gas filters, air filters >> - alternator >> - water pump >> >> dan
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:25:25 -0800
  ...Fuel filter? I'm still > learning this vehicle and it has a 5 cylinder. I haven't confirmed where > the fuel filter is yet...
• Re: What next? ... GREMLINS STILL OCCUPY 80 CA VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:24:50 -0800
  If you're old filter was really clogged, I'd be very suspicious of the fuel supply. Additionally, clogging could occur upstream of the...
• Re: Strange oil deposit on s-tube from air filter box to intake
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:06:20 -0400
  ...Strange oil deposit on s-tube from air filter box to intake My 1990 Westfalia has had a strange build up of what appears...
• Re: Pulling the tank, sock or no sock
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:31:14 -0500
  ...Remove the fuel filter,cut it open, and look for that sock,inside there.I think it is a size 6 thur 10 tube...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:42:33 -0700
  ...I should look into the larger capacity filter. Thanks. > > Am just south of Lincoln City OR. All good (except weather) but have > to wonder...
• If it's not one thing, it's another...
  Historical mailing list - Seth C. Bruggeman
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:36:29 -0500
  ...oil change, new filters, new plugs, new dist. rotor/cap, timing check, etc. plus replacement of all fuel lines from expansion tanks back to...
• Re: Canister Fuel Filter Install
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:29:01 +1000
  ...Canister Fuel Filter Install Golf Tees work too. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> > That's a good idea Mad. Beats...