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• VW oil filter a must?
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ellingson
  Sun, 7 May 2000 20:33:08 -0900
  I am curious as to know what oil and filter to use for my 87 Westy. I've recently purchased it, and it's...
• Re: New Oil Filter Question
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 03:35:51 -0600
  We could probably come up with a huge list of filters that say they work for the vanagon, but the general feeling on this...
• Re: 89 vanagon stalling-- fuel related
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 04:37:54 -0700
  ...Plugged fuel filter. Water in the fuel cause the filter media to swell. You could try a health dose of gas treatment designed to...
• Re: different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 17 May 2006 22:26:35 -0400
  ...different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon > Does anyone know the difference in the in-line fuel filter both listed for > the 83...
• Re: Oil filter changes on diesels?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 20:22:58 -0800
  ...I got my filter wrench from Canadian Tire, > and the filter comes off effortlessly with it. Glad to hear it's not as bad...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:31:15 -0800
  ...When I start to hear it now I change the square plastic filter and that fixes that. Rob becida@comcast.net At 2/15...
• Re: VW discontinued 1.9 oil filters?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:43:47 -0400
  Yes, This filter works well. My favorite is the M1-205. Shop carefully. Sometimes you can get them for a good deal less than...
• Re: Exactly which filter for pre-pump retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:57:29 -0700
  The filter to use for this is: VW 133 133 511, Bosch 71013, Bosch Long 0450 901 005 Other aftermarket numbers are Wix 33274...
• Thanks - re: oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Steve Russell
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:23:42 -0700
  ...I'll have to order up some more filters. Thanks to everyone who responded to my question on oil filters. Steve - '84 westy (Moaning...
• Re: Upstream Fuel Filter dissection results
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 22:07:21 -0700
  ...didn't have an upstream filter in it to begin with, I > put a metal in line filter from WIX in there that had...
• Re: Why does the list recommend against "standard" oil filters?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 16:16:41 -0500
  ...I compared a > Pennzoil filter with an official VW/Audi filter (black with VW and Audi > logos on it) a while ago, and they...
• Re: Oil Filter & Oil Pressure - 1982 A-C M/T Vanagon/Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:10:19 -0700
  ...Any oil filter is designed to work correctly with the engine it is intended for. We should always use the real right oil filter...
• Re: Cleaning K&N filters ??
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 12:04:09 -0500
  I've been using K&N filters for years. To clean the filter, use any good household detergent (Mr.Clean, Top Job, etc.) The...
• Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:23:47 -0400
  Do you know what Amsoil is in there? Is it the correct viscosity? So what is really wrong with the NAPA filter? Are you...
• Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:46:51 -0400
  So I just started to notice a little hesitation when taking off and realized I have not changed the fuel filter in about 2...
• Re: Replacement for SA air filters
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 09:22:16 -0400
  The Tiico filter housing is not even close to what I have. I can get replacement filters for those already. ----- Original Message ----- From: Willolyn99...
• Re: Another Synthetic Oil Question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 15:53:54 -0600
  "On most vehicles the oil filter usually is in a position where when it is removed no oil will drain except from the filter...
• Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 09:21:06 PST
  I relocated the fuel filter on my 87 syncro to a much more accessible location in the engine compartment. The original location was above...
• Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:19:29 +0000
  Fuel systems for years had the filter between the pump and the carberator. Of course diaphragm pumps only had to be protected from the...
• Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:01:08 -0700
  ...The PO was using a > Napa filter that I'd like to remove and replace with a Mann filter, but I > also know that...
• Re: $5 Fuel Filter! Really!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 15:38:02 -0400
  I only have an '85 to look at (square plastic filter, upstream from pump, inlet & outlet different sizes). So, the later ones only have...
• Re: Toilet paper filter is better
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:03:55 -0400
  ...Franz and gulf oil filters make two filters that are based on TP. Franz has been around for decades, and gulf has been around...
• Subject: Re: Oil filter changes on diesels?
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 20:45:08 -0700
  ...Oil filter changes on diesels? > > At one time I owned an '82 diesel Vanagon. The oil filter had a plastic cup sort of > device...
• Oil filter cooler hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Mar 1997 18:21:43 -0800
  Has anyone ever replaced either of the hoses that connect to the oil filter cooler? Can this been done without pulling the exhaust pipes...
• Gas Heater Fuel Connection
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Sat, 14 Jul 2018 21:02:16 -0400
  On my 84 camper, the tee fitting for the fuel line is immediately after the box filter upstream of the fuel pump. I plan...
• oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 19:12:51 -0400
  Hello List, There has been a continuing discussion about the use of various oil filter on water cooled Vanagons. I got the impression that...
• Stuck Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 08:24:55 -0500
  ...Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- A stuck oil filter is simply the result of an overzealous mechanic/owner over tightening when installing a...
• TIICO
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 14:30:52 EDT
  Hello tic owners What oil filter are you using? The # on the filter is not a good U. S number. I do not want...
• Re: Removing oil filter without draining oil?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 8 Apr 2015 15:35:51 -0400
  You will just lose the amount of oil in the filter. the rest will stay down in the sump. Edward On Tue, Apr 7...
• K&N air filters worth the extra money?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 13:59:06 -0800
  ...They claim they last a million miles and need to be "recharged" with a filter service kit ($9.95) around every 50,000 miles...
• Re: Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 21:16:51 -0400
  ...Young > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----SNIP-- page shows large metal filter (after > the> > pump) as California only, with no filter before the pump. This is the > setup> > on...
• Re: air filter price
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:26:58 -0500
  ...There is a filter for offroad or high dust environments which is a bit expensive and there is the normal everyday filter which costs...
• Lost oil filter wrench -- quickie solution?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 11:40:20 -0700
  ...Can't find the stupid filter wrench tool for these Mahle filters. I wonder if there is a quickie jury-rigged way to pull...
• Re: knocking noise
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 14:04:05 -0800
  > A more likely cause is your oil filter, but it could certainly be sticky > lifters. With cheapo filters like the ones you get at...
• Re: Why does the list recommend against "standard" oil filters?
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 09:36:07 +0200
  Hi all Here in good ol' South Africa we use FRAM filters freely, as well as the "official" black VW stuff. Another popular make...
• Trans Filter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:27:10 -0800
  Should be getting my trans filter kit from Bus Depot any day and wanted to know if any sealant is needed on either the...
• Re: Ideal oil filter by-pass pressure/oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:19:30 -0400
  ...The oil filter bypass is there to prevent oil starvation and filter element damage if the filter can not pass oil and the pressure...
• Vanagon fuel filter mod for my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sat, 6 Apr 2019 17:11:07 -0400
  ...https://photos.app.goo.gl/UM1j71P4RbYMcifa9 I really wanted to have the filter before the pump, to help avoid crap getting into the pump...
• Fw: Filters
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 11:47:08 -0400
  ...Then after that Fram (they make Canadian tire filters and some other house brands for other parts stores), and lastly Wix makes filters for...
• Re: Who makes the good air filter? (1.9l)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 19:02:42 -0400
  ...K&N gauze filters use oil but they are not the same as oil bath and their filters pass way too much dirt for...
• Removing oil filter without draining oil?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Tue, 7 Apr 2015 09:43:52 -0500
  I got a oil filter sandwhich plate I want to install so I can run oil temp and pressure gauges. However, I only have...
• RE: AH...why didn't i check the air filter? (and others...)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 12:28:57 EST
  ...It's prolly a rectangular filter (two metal plates w/ a paper filter-type sandwitched in betwix). These filters are obtainable. Most likely through...
• In-line Water Filters
  Historical mailing list - Michael Forstag
  Fri, 9 Jun 1995 00:51:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...While cleaning out our tank and the copper line which feeds the sink, I found an in-line water filter, by the make "EverPure...
• Re: K&N filters
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 17:57:17 -0500
  Mark McCulley wrote: > I've seen several references to a K&N filter upgrade for Vanagons lately. > Does this filter just drop into the...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sun, 29 Mar 2015 18:31:11 -0700
  If the air filter isn't the bottleneck, then a less restrictive filter won't do much good. Eyeballing the WBX intake tract makes...
• Re: larger filter for 1982 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:29:29 -0800
  At 09:21 AM 11/19/2003, david wrote: >I just called Wix filters tech line and had them look up the largest >filter...
• Re: Oil Filter performance
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 20:46:41 -0800
  ...This with > only 53,000 miles on the engine. > > I changed the air filter and also the oil and filter. I am now trying...
• Re: Upstream Fuel Filter dissection results
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 07:04:08 -0700
  I don''t have any measurements or real numbers on flow rate or diameter on my installed Moto fuel filter..but it is substantially...
• Re: Oil Filter? Oil Flavor?
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:55:19 -0500
  I believe the Mann filters are the ones that folks have favored. Aftermarket FLAPS brands (e.g. Puralator, etc) apparently do not have the...
• Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Fri, 04 Oct 1996 17:05:04 -0400
  Hey guys, Went to change the fuel filter and noticed the replacement was half the diameter of the original. The filter I bought is...
• Re: Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 12:02:51 -0700
  At 11:32 AM 10/17/99 -0600, you wrote: >Hi all >I have been using the cheap oil filters from >Canadian Tire for...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 08:10:12 -0500
  FWIW, almost all oil filters have anti-drain back valves, and bypass valves as well. It is the quality of the valve that matters...
• Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Tue, 18 May 1999 11:42:17 -0500
  <<<snip>>> Changed to a Mobil filter and evil appears to be punished. The morals here are: Don't skimp on the filter Fram is...
• Re: Fuel filters- diesel vs. gas.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Sep 1995 09:09:54 -0400
  >> There are no spin-on fuel filters made for gasoline applications. They >>are all made for diesel applications. I found one about the right...
• Re: K&N filter revisited with Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 10:28:10 -0500
  Here's an idea for getting the truth about the K&N filter. If someone out there has a little extra cash and sometime...
• Re: fuel tank outlet vs fuel filter inlet
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sun, 16 May 2010 20:43:59 -0600
  Easy to install filter w/ gas in the tank-carefully pinch gas line or do it very quickly w/o pinching! YMMV, Mr. BZ...
• Re: K&N filters (Dyno'ed '71 911 +4hp)
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:38:56 -0500
  Volks, I am enjoying the conversation on the K&N air filters. I have K&N Filterchargers on my entire "fleet". I am convinced...
• Re: Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 13:58:44 EDT
  ...All I have to do is look under the van and see that ugly orange or white filter and I know what the problem...
• Re: Oil Filters Again - Clarification
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 11:19:16 -0700
  ...The Vanagon filter is tilted about 45 degrees as compared to the Rabbit/Golf which is tilted only very slightly and practically verticle. The...
• Update: Oil Changes and Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dave Nadeau
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 20:58:55 -0700
  ...Fortunately, I've kept the old filter. Now I am wondering about getting filters locally. Is there a preferred brand or decent alternatives that...