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• Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:23:47 -0400
  ...Anyway, my questions are regarding the oil filter. The PO was using a Napa filter that I'd like to remove and replace with...
• Re: Lost oil filter wrench -- quickie solution?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 11:53:26 -0700
  ...20W-50W oil for an oil > change (camping season is upon us, pulled Mellow Yellow . Can't find the > stupid filter wrench tool for...
• 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: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 18 May 1999 11:40:54 -0700
  ...My First Oil Filter Failure > <<<snip>>> Changed to a Mobil filter and evil appears to be punished. The > morals here are: > Don't skimp...
• Re: Needed - EV Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 06:49:49 -0800
  ...Needed - EV Oil Filters > > Shawn, > > I've never seen a Corrado oil filter....however, if the Corrado filter is > the same as a Golf...
• Re: Diesel Oil Filter on Gas Jetta 2.0 Which one?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 18:00:20 -0400
  >> Am considering using a larger capacity oil filter on my Jetta swap. << I'm using the Mahle OC-51 on mine, Neal. Brings the...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:54:52 -0600
  There is an "oil filter bible", much like the Oil Bible that gets passed around that is a very detailed study of ALL filters...
• Re: Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:36:57 -0400
  ...a 100 psi oil pressure gauge on a cold start, and people have had the cans blow off cheap oil filters. David Brodbeck, N8SRE...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:32:39 -0700
  ...I see the Mahle oil filter is what everyone says to use, but I have been using Fram or whatever I can get easily...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:22:01 -0500
  ...The oil filter was not the stock one that I use. I installed a tencentlife oil cooler kit a few years ago, and it...
• Vanagon Air Filters, & Oil Changes (was: Just Say NO...)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 23:20:52 EDT
  ...Buy the additional filter oil to spray on the filter after washing it out periodically. Called a "Filter Service Kit", costs $7.95. >& how...
• Re: Low Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:56:07 -0800
  Fram oil filter should not be used under any circumstances... it is not spec. Use only Mann/Mahle filters. We've covered this MANY...
• Re: EV oil change- post mortem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Nov 1994 19:54:42 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The second reason is my dealer periodically sends out these oil- change for $15.00 complete with oil and filter cupons. These cupons arrive...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:22:09 -0500
  ...http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters/opinions.html In response to Paul, I don't know of anyone who carries Mann filters in the Austin...
• Re: Gulf coast oil bypass filter system.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 21:00:00 -0800
  ...Gulf coast oil bypass filter system. > Jonathan Bartlett was nice enough to send me some pictures of the oil > bypass system he installed on...
• Re: Diesel Oil Filter on Gas Jetta 2.0 Which one?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 6 Nov 2010 14:52:13 -0700
  ...Diesel Oil Filter on Gas Jetta 2.0 Which one? > > >> Hi all. >> >> Am considering using a larger capacity oil filter on my Jetta swap...
• Oil coolers
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 20:44:03 -0500
  ...It hooks up with an oil filter block off plate and a remote filter mount. Worth $120? Thanks Matt
• Re: Oil sensor still buzz after going to Mahle oil filter, now what?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 22:52:04 PDT
  ...my oil sensor is supposed to buzz how do I know its working??? >Oil sensor still buzz after going to Mahle oil filter, now...
• Re: Oil Light Warning buzzer problem...help?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 26 May 2002 08:05:06 -0700
  Kevin, The first culprit I would look at is the Oil Filter! If you are using anything but a MANN or genuine VW filter...
• Gulf Coast Sub-Micronic Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 15:34:46 -0700
  Jay, I am with you on this one. >I can not believe you are using a toilet >paper oil filter. Toilet paper is for...
• oil filter study
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:19:10 -0400
  ...filters comes up every now and then, check out this web site regarding filter construction and performance. http://members.xoom.com/minimopar/oilfilterstudy.html...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:24:46 -0800
  ...You could also do an oil >>>>>>> filter relocation. Replace the filter with an adapter to hoses and >>>>>>> mount the filter on a stand-alone...
• oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Newcomb
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:53:34 -0700
  I see everyone say to only use MANN or Mahle oil filters, What about Bosch? Thanks -- Jim Newcomb '87 Cabriolet '82 Westy
• 82 diesel 1.6na- Blowing out filters
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Wed, 17 Jun 2015 10:39:07 -0400
  ...Now on warming up oil pressure peaks and blows out the big Mann oil filter, spewing out the oil. Something about oil pump check...
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:38:22 -0800
  On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 8:07 PM, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote: > - The oil on K+N filters destroy MAFs and...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:56:06 -0700
  ...You need to have the valve checked. >> >> Also, WIX is an excellent filter. The oil filter threads were probably damaged when it was blown...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 18:12:34 -0400
  Hi Jay, I use 4 qts and add another 10oz for the slightly larger diesel oil filter. The 10 oz was a measurement I...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:16:18 -0700
  ...Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS? Yes, the Mobil ! oil filter is a very good choice. High quality, heavy duty construction and oil testing has shown...
• Re: oil filter application
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 20:21:14 -0800
  ...oil filter application > > > > Does anyone know if I can use the same oil filters > on > > the 4 cylinder 98 passat as I use on...
• Re: Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 17:19:03 -0400
  ...Oil filters > > I've read a few oil filter reviews and found that Purolator > filters are always high on the list. I haven't...
• Re: Re-useable oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:45:55 -0400
  ...As for extending drain intervals to 7,500 miles, that is a non issue for most oil filters, especially using synthetics. If you can...
• Some more on Oil..filters, specifically
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 21:46:16 -0700
  Another thing I learned at the racetrack about engines and oil. Cutting open your filter each change can give you early warning of problems...
• 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...
• Re: oil filter removal tool
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:56:16 -0600
  ...Joe Lucca <JLucca8410@AOL.COM> >does anyone know of a common place to find one of these that fits the >wannyvagon oil filter? for...
• Re: EV Oil Filter Removal -Reply
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 96 09:10:20 EDT
  Alan Yamada <AYAMADA@nwtel.ca> wrote: >this last oil change went without drama after i used my dad's oil filter >wrench, which looks...
• oil filters- Deutsch
  Historical mailing list - john silverman
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 09:04:38 -0700
  Anyone know anything about Deutsch oil filters. The guys @ FLAPS say they're quite good, and have the necessary check valve. (However, they happened...
• Re: aftermarket oil cooler question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:32:39 -0400
  ...The first thing you should do is determine how hot the oil is getting. An infrared thermometer aimed at the oil filter or oil...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:09:13 -0500
  ...minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters/opinions.html > > In response to Paul, I don't know of anyone who carries Mann filters in the Austin area...
• Re: Re-useable oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:02:37 -0500
  ...The only valve in any oil filter is a bypass valve >>which would activate itself if the filter media got too clogged to >>pass...
• Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:07:49 -0500
  Volks, I have inherited a case of brand new oil filters, 24 of them, marked VW AUDI part no 070-115-561. They are...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:22:53 -0700
  ...And the replacement oil filter is necessarily shorter (a filter used on Saabs) so the amount of oil removed per dump is less than...
• Re: Baldwin oil filters
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 21 Oct 2016 09:21:28 -0600
  ...Using the filter cross reference > you may get the B178 listed. With a 30 psi bypass you may get oil > starvation during cold starts...
• Re: Mann oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 23 May 2003 06:46:59 -0700
  ...Dana >It seems that the "regular" Mann oil filter part number for air-cooled >Vanagons is 920/17 but I've also seen a...
• 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...
• Oil Level Lifters With Mann W 719/30 Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:26:55 -0800
  ...Changed the oil on my 2.1 WBX installing a Mann W 719/30 filter after checking with my vendor that it was the...
• Re: Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:06:57 -0800
  ...tightening down the oil filter sort of holds the oil cooler pressed against it's sealing rubber o-ring ........but it's not right...
• Re: oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:04:27 -0400
  ...life of me, I can't find the link to a Web page I know I have > read evaluating all the different oil filters.....
• Re: Another Synthetic Oil Question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 20:13:19 -0700
  ...I currently don't drive more than 10k kms per year on the Westy, so I just change both oil and filter once per...
• Re: leak near oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 01:43:57 -0500
  ...FWIW- Another leak point that <italic>looks</italic> like the oil filter leaking is the distributor seal. It's an o-ring that blocks...
• Re: Fw: Re: filling the filter?, was: lube guys (F) (virtual)
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 20:32:48 -0800
  easoars wrote: > > In the military we always filled the filter bank completetly with oil. Has > anyone tried to fill an oil filter for an...
• Re: New Oil Filter Question
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 03:35:51 -0600
  ...feeling on this list is that only the OEM filters are correct (something about oil pressure.) /Patrick On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, Javier Zavala...
• Re: Trasco oil filter system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 19:15:55 -0900
  ...Trasco oil filter system While the idea of a super-efficient oil filter is appealing to me as well, the sight of that "miracle...
• Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - paul gordon
  Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:15:34 -0400
  Looking in Austin/Pflugerville Tx for a Mann oil filter. Local VW dealer did not stock them. Any suggestions from list members in this...
• Oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:57:50 -0500
  What is the correct oil filter VW suggest for a 1.9 wbx? I am going to skip on the NAPA brand this time...
• Re: K&N air filters
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:09:00 -0800
  ...This stuff will show up in oil analysis and can be very destructive of an engine. If the air and oil filter can't...
• Re: Oil leak pinpointed?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jul 1995 13:32:04 -0500 (CDT)
  Paul, Do you oil the filter rubber gasket before you screw the new oil filter in? And you put it in handtight only, not...
• Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:01:10 -0800
  ...The oil filter was not the stock one that I use. I installed a tencentlife oil cooler kit a few years ago, and it...
• Re: oil pump failure? please help...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 21 May 2019 10:52:04 -0700
  ...Thanks for the tip of the oil filter... I always fill the oil filter before put it on... a question here if you don...
• Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 May 2014 19:05:08 -0400
  ...stopped by oil filter I can't believe you guys didn't tell me this. Amazing.... You all let me swap an early model...
• Re: Lost oil filter wrench -- quickie solution?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 12:04:07 -0700
  ...Lost oil filter wrench -- quickie solution? > Smack your biggest screwdriver through the heart of the beast and loosen. > Stay away from the oil tube...