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• Re: Another warm up strategy
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 09:28:57 -0500
  ...The rubber >gasket at the top of the filter had failed. First and last time I used a >Bosche filter... This has happened to...
• Re: TIICO / What You Don't See Can Hurt You
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 00:20:35 EDT
  In a message dated 10/27/01 10:55:51 PM, volksdragon@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << I compared the Tiico filter with the filters I...
• Re: EV oil filter relocation
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 21:27:50 +0100
  W Li wrote: > Cooments appreciated! Am I right in saying that the diesel rigs have > remote filters? I wonder about the use of aircraft...
• VW discontinued 1.9 oil filters?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:38:51 -0400
  Went to local dealer today for an oil filter 070115561 for my 85 westy and was told VW has discontinued this filter. The parts...
• Number of vanagon fuel filters... addon to broke-down email
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:49:28 -0500
  Hi All, So, I replaced the "main" fuel filter on my vanagon. It's a large cone shaped bosch fuel filter that is inline...
• Fuel filter 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:36:21 -0700
  My '85 only had the square plastic pre-filter, but I added the after-fuel pump metal filter later. I think the pre-filter...
• Re: Subject: Fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:12:09 -0400
  The plastic filter can not be used after the pump. It will not hold the pressure. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:46:01 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Oil filter question > FWIW, almost all oil filters have anti-drain back valves, and bypass > valves as well. It is the quality...
• fuel hose sizes from tank to after pump
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 16:33:47 -0500
  In doing a little work on fuel filters and pumps on both my '85 and '87 Vanagons, I'm curious about something about the...
• air filters
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 19:24:44 -0800
  I see that Bus Depot sells two air filters for my 90 Westy Syncro. One the describe as Bosch for $8.95 and the...
• Why does the list recommend against "standard" oil filters?
  Historical mailing list - James W Wagner
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 16:03:53 -0400
  Hi All, I just read a post that advised against using common name brand oil filters for Vanagons, but I can't remember why...
• Re: FW: Oil Filter Stuck
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 00:15:33 -0500
  I have tried 4 wrenches and cant seem to get my oil filter off. I have a 90 Westy with a 2.1 and...
• VW Filter
  Historical mailing list - Harold Harper
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 16:02:33 -0400
  There have been several references to using Mahle or Mann oil filters in a Vanagon. Why not the "genuine" VW filter part # 056 115...
• Re: Oil & filters &
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:13:46 +0000
  I have had good luck with Mann, Mobil 1, Purolator Plus filters and Mobil 1 synthetic oil. Todd '88 Westy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael...
• Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 11:32:18 -0600
  ...I have bought a Bosh 72150 filter (it has a spring like thing in the middle) and a Canadian Tire filter (hollow in the...
• Re: K & N Recharger
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 10:39:43 -0800
  Blowing the filter out with air is a sure way to ruin an engine. Once the oil is out of the filter it is...
• PN question ("step down" hose from pump to filter)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:52:24 -0700
  ...Has anyone used this in conjunction with the larger metal "can" type fuel filters? I have the metal filter already. Is this type of...
• 86 fuel filter fix and frustrations...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:03:54 -0600
  If you have an 86 with 2 fuel filters listen up... VW discontinued production of the small square fuel filter before the fuel pump...
• Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 15:59:14 -0500
  A strainer is just a coarse filter. If you put a filter ahead of the pump it will plug up faster with the stuff...
• Re: fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 09:28:39 -0800
  Since I've a rusty fuel tank I've two filters between tank and pump- the opaque square one with the backflow prevention in...
• Syncro Air Filter CDN $$$
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Fri, 21 Feb 1997 11:30:06 +0000
  ...This filter is STILL clean and in excellent shape. The Syncro's dirt trap prior to filter helps to keep that dirt out of...
• pre-pump fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 12:52:00 EDT
  I have a question concerning the fuel filter in front of the fuel pump. I understand that there was either a recall or a...
• Re: VW oil filter a must?
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Mon, 8 May 2000 08:12:33 -0700
  Genuine VW filter and gasket from dealer Chevron Delo 400 15W40 oil Brad Anderson 87 Vanagon Syncro (FS) Seattle, WA > -----Original Message----- > From: Brett...
• Re: K&N air filters worth the extra money?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 16:56:49 -0400
  I inherited a K&N filter with my 91 Syncro Westy with a carb. The filter sits on top of the carb and is...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump Now: Fuel Filters
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:19:39 -0400
  > 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 Filters
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 11:53:15 -0400
  Not only oil pressure can ruin your engine oil filter. If you are running a Syncro off road, the filter is in an area...
• Fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:07:52 -0400
  Hi all, I have the square fuel filter on my 85. can I put the larger round filter in instead? Thanks jonathan
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 21:04:16 -0400
  Hi Dana, I did not know about the bypass details on the two filter types. That is good info to know, thanks. The only...
• Re: Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:58:21 EDT
  In a message dated 10/19/99 12:52:01 AM, vw4x4@fyi.net wrote: <<I highly doubt that this filter is your oil...
• Re: No Start: Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:05:21 -0700
  ...There was no hint of the filter getting dirty. I never had a filter clog completely before. I have another WIX filter installed from...
• Re: fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 10:23:44 -0700
  I have an '81 Westy, California model, and it came stock with filters on both sides of the pump. Bill in the Southwest ----- Original...
• Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:03:27 -0600
  Dennis, you left me hanging like a chad........and maybe this should be another thread, but what filter do you believe is superior. I...
• Re: Air filter CFM?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:42:56 -0700
  IIRC, the Wix air filter web page I saw showed the ABA as using a 210 or 220 CFM rated filter. But then again...
• Re: oil pressure-quaker state filters/Fram filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 22:42:48 -0400
  Stop Blaming the filters. The oil pressure switch that operates the oil warning buzzer above 2000 rpm is located between the pump and the...
• Re: Oil recommendations simplified
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 11:00:52 -0700
  On Dec 4, 2011, at 10:26 AM, Tom Hargrave wrote: > I knew right away what had changed - I installed K&N air filters...
• K & N Filters
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 21:00:37 +0000
  ...From personal experience in our '91 Miata, and our '87 Golf Diesel, the K & N filter replacement cartridge has done wonders in fuel economy...
• Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:51:22 -0700
  ...gas tank > small square plastic filter > fuel pump > large round metal filter > ring line As shown on Bentley 20.26 I read on the...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:56:04 -0700
  The Mann filter for the Wasserboxer equipped Vanagon has a bypass valve which lets the oil bypass the filter element at pressures above 1...
• Re: Correction: Buzzing Fuel Pump After Fuel Filter Change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 23:29:11 -0500
  It is unlikely the filter is defective, but assuming the pump is not failing, the buzzing is probably caused by the inlet being restricted...
• Oil Filters, huh??
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 21:30:50 -0600
  A few days ago, this appeared during the semi annual oil filter discussion: >2. Anti-Drain/Anti-backflow valve. Here is the CRITICAL difference...
• Oil Filters - What are the differences? Do they matter?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J. Turinsky
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 14:26:53 -0900
  ...So, about those OIL FILTERS. I checked the archive and it seems there is a slight consensus toward the OEM filters. However, I couldn...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:55:19 -0800
  John Anderson wrote: > A little aside though is that filters with the proper antidrainback valving > can NOT be prefilled, whereas the cheaper styles can...
• Re: FRAM specualtion re pressure
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 12:05:48 -0400
  ...There is a pressure drop across the natural restriction of the filter element. The inlet side of the filter is at a higher pressure...
• Re: Anyone know why VW discontinued the square pre-filter?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:17:06 -0400
  ...I suspect it's because putting the filter after the pump allows them to use a better/finer filter. Upstream, you're limited to...
• Exactly which filter for pre-pump retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - Phillips, Andrew
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:01:18 -0500
  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: $5 Fuel Filter! Really!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:42:00 -0600
  If you are talking a box filter with two different size hose ports that one is now sold by several labels like Fram and...
• Re: Placement of Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 12:35:21 -0400
  I think the '86+ had some kind of screen in the tank? My '85 had only the plastic filter before the pump. ( I would...
• Re: air filters
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 07:21:10 -0500
  - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot http://www.busdepot.com > I see that Bus Depot sells two air filters for my 90 Westy Syncro. One...
• Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 20 May 1999 21:58:31 -0400
  Mike wrote: +AD4- This would seem to indicate that the Fram filter is more free +AD4- flowing than the Mahle. That actually says nothing...
• Re: Oil block off adapter for WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 21:09:28 -0600
  the stock filter and location is excellent. IMO, you should use the sandwich adapter to run to the cooler, and retain the stock filter...
• Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:36:54 -0700
  If the poster's question hasn't been answered yet, It's no big deal to change the oil filter by itself. Only few...
• NAPA gold fuel filter any good?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:52:13 -0600
  I found a NAPA Gold 3151 fuel filter in my parts bin. Time was when I would have slapped that think on my 90...
• Re: oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 20:02:45 -0400
  >> The Golf/Jetta has an oil filter bypass in the engine, the Vanagon >> engine does not. This is the difference between the two filters...
• Re: Tiico oil filter, DO IT RIGHT!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 21:42:39 -0700
  ...Maybe the lesser filter makers don't recognize this, but then you are doing your engine a disservice by using inferior filters. Just because...
• A simple way to peace of mind ...About the condition of your motor..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:32:22 -0700
  Many Racing parts suppliers sell oil filter cutters. Try, off hand, a Google for Pegasus (sp?) Racing not a recommendation, just a name that...
• Re: Oil filter changes on diesels?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:22:35 -0800
  ...Oil filter changes on diesels? > >> From looking at pictures of the filter orientation on diesel Vanagons, it > appears that changing the oil filter would...
• Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:17:18 -0400
  Why would you drain the oil and then pour it back in? Just remove the filter. You will only lose the oil that is...
• Re: Number of vanagon fuel filters... addon to broke-down email
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:08:04 -0700
  Early filter before fuel pump-pre 1985+- IIRC. You can run both like I do in my 84. YMMV, Mr. BZ-already had the...
• VW Oil Filters for $5.45
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Thu, 20 Feb 97 13:11:53
  ...Russel Motor Cars is offering genuine VW oil filters for $5.75 each for orders of 1-4 filters and $5.45 for orders...
• Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:06:39 -0700
  ...Anyway, my questions are regarding the oil filter. The PO was using a Napa filter that I'd like to remove and replace with...