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• Need Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 08:55:18 -0500
  ...What brand of coolant? (mfg, type) What are the appropriate spark plugs? (make, model) What is the best oil filter? What about a K...
• Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 16:05:33 -0700
  ...Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers | |Then one wonders why VW thought it adequate on 86 and later vans to have |only the large downstream...
• Fuel filter question
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 01:20:46 EDT
  ...Is there any special filter I should buy or will a Walmart special do the trick? I am not going to use this filter...
• Oil filter on a '74 transporter?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 95 09:27:24 EDT
  ...i know this engine had been majorly rebuilt but would someone add an oil filter? hmmm....maybe i misread hayes and the idiots guide...
• Re: Needed - EV Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, IS Manager
  Mon, 10 Feb 1997 19:39:46 -0800
  ...Maybe you can tell me.) > -Ron Salmon > Ouch! What's the difference with the EV filters? I though the Audi 5 cyl used the...
• Re: Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:58:28 -0700
  If you use other than the Mahle/Mann/VW filters, you don't have a filter designed for your motor. You are using wannabees...
• Remote Oil Filter/Oil Cooler Hose
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 13:19:47 -0400
  What kind of hose is suggested for installing a remote oil filter and/or an external oil cooler on a 1.9l wbx? What...
• Re: Cairo Report, now K&N
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 10:02:17 -0800
  Are you saying that K&Ns must filter smaller particles than paper filters or they are no good? How did this become the issue...
• Re: different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 17 May 2006 20:37:12 -0700
  ...different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon > > > > > >> Does anyone know the difference in the in-line fuel filter both > >> listed for > >> the 83...
• K&N Filter Controversy: Corrected Copy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:53:19 -0500
  ...I am enjoying the conversation on the K&N air filters. I have K&N Filterchargers on my entire "fleet". I am convinced that...
• Re: Fuel filter??
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Tue, 31 May 2005 17:55:24 +0000
  ...Fuel filter?? >Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 11:50:39 -0600 > >On 5/31/05 7:45 AM, "joe trussell" <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote...
• coffee filter oil test
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 15:20:27 -0800
  ...I took a photo of the opened coffee filter and don't see much. I used one of those no bleached brown coffee filters...
• Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 18 May 1999 22:28:14 -0400
  ...Bosch is not an original supplier of oil filters to Volkswagen, and merely rebrands someone else's filter in order to fill out their...
• Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 15:34:25 -0800
  Oil filters: Mann, Mahle, yes, but don't forget Amsoil. Another oil filter that works very well in the vanagon is made by Amsoil...
• Fuel filter question
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 11:51:38 -0700
  Hi Folks, While I was doing a basic tune up on my 1986 Westy, I noticed my van has 2 fuel filters. 1. closest...
• Re: EGR Filter (82 Westy) LONG
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 22:16:13 -0400
  ...get another EGR filter 3. or, if someone has a bad EGR filter with the connector (two holes for screws and one for flow...
• Re: Alt. Oilfilters 1:st oilchange
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 20:35:39 -0800
  George, Regarding your question about oil filters, I thought you might find the following copy of a recent post by Yau-Man Chan useful...
• Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 16:17:49 -0700
  ...I sure like durable stuff ! all 85's with 1.9 wbxr engine I have seen started life with the smaller square filter near...
• Re: 1.9L Fuel Filters
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:19:32 -0700
  ...1.9L Fuel Filters > On 3/23/10, John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: >> If you know of a source for those square filters...
• Re: different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 17 May 2006 21:50:05 -0500
  Can someone tell me if I can easily add one of these filters before the pump on my '91? Are the inlet and outlet...
• Re: Oil Filters, huh??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 23:24:27 -0500
  ...The >>Rabbit/Golf oil filter do NOT have anti-drain valve. Neither does most other >>3rd party vendors like FRAM, AC Delco etc. Filters...
• Re: Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - David Wolf
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 17:37:48 -0700
  I based my choice of filters on this sites information, that led me to use a Purolator. It does test the Bosch, Mahle, Mann...
• Fuel filter replacement - Was: Stuttering at 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:31:26 -0500
  I'm needing to replace my fuel filter too so I'd like to know what others have done. Currently the van ('81 gas...
• Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:07:18 -0500
  On all car (well, most) the filter is after the pump! On most car, the pump is inside the tank, there is a, or...
• Re: fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:50:44 -0600
  I use a giant filter from a 1992 Ford Crown Victoria. It holds about a pint of fluid and has a check valve so...
• Purolator Website for Gas Filters
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 15:45:38 -0400
  Here is the website for the Purolator filter. You can search by make, year model. A search for 1985 Vanagon revealed two different gas...
• Re: Tiico oil filter, DO IT RIGHT!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 09:14:44 -0800
  ...Just because a filter > 'fits' does not mean it is correct! Do as you wish, it's your van, your > money. > > Karl Mullendore > Westy...
• fuel filter and gas tank questions
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:40:47 -0800
  ...Well, here is the situation:I removed the filter from my parts van to replace the filter on my running 85 van.I knew...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Al Brase
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:02:58 -0500
  ...I have >continually had to pinch off the line w/ a vise grip and pull the filter loose >and knock out the rust so...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 19:06:08 -0700
  ...Or you have a better filter-grabber than I do. I usually dislocate a wrist wrenching the filter out on mine. -- Jack "Rocket j...
• Re: '85 1.9 Fuel Filter/Tank/ Fuel Pump Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:23:44 -0700
  ...Old filter, new > filter, blah blah - until finally I end up witht he old filter and > everything seems fine. > > Thinking the new filter might...
• Re: Baldwin oil filters
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 21 Oct 2016 09:21:28 -0600
  ...This is a commonly used filter. Using the filter cross reference > you may get the B178 listed. With a 30 psi bypass you may...
• Diesel questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:48:01 -0700
  ...I know nothing about the fuel filter /seperator. Is the little bolt on top of the filter bracket a air bleeder? And how often...
• Re: Pre-filter success
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 10:44:35 -0400
  ...Pre-filter success Volks, A few weeks ago the subject of pre-filters came up again and someone suggested a vendor that could supply...
• Re: Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 16:40:01 -0500
  ...Insert the fuel filter in > place of the nipple and use the nipple in place of the original fuel filter. > Using the nipple in...
• Re: VW discontinued 1.9 oil filters?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:30:38 -0600
  ...I'm sure I can >> order some on line but doesn't Mann make these filters for VW and are they >> going to stop...
• Re: '87 Westy: New fuel pump started crying on first day after fill up.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:17:45 -0400
  ...I've had some tank crud/filter issues recently and received many responses from list members who have installed the pre '86 style pre...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 08:09:16 -0500
  Okay, does anyone have a number for a shorter filter? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• oil filters again!
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:52:21 -0400
  hi all! a good friend of mine who works for bosch canada, once told me that their oil filters were made for the north...
• Who makes the good air filter? (1.9l)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 12:01:13 -0700
  I miss the good oil-bath air filter I had on my '72. Is my waterboxer air filter washable, or a toss 'n' replace...
• EV Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Nugent
  25 Jun 1996 09:54:48 U
  ...Time:9:48 AM OFFICE MEMO EV Fuel Filter Date:6/25/96 Hey all Anybody ever changed the fuel filter in their EV...
• EGR Filter.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 27 May 2001 16:24:08 -0400
  Hello folks, I have some questions for yah about EGR filters, namely, . What is an EGR filter? What does it do? Where is it...
• High falutin oil filters/ westy interior
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 19:25:43 -0700
  > Here is a great page to check out regarding oil filters: > > http://members.nbci.com/minimopar/oilfilterstudy.html > > And yes, our engines need the...
• Re: ( help )fuel filter pressure now
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 05:27:31 -0400
  ...Are you sure you installed filter in the right direction? Look for an arrow on the outside of it indicating flow direction Adam P...
• Re: Yep.. Oil Filters Again
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 23:03:32 -0400
  I've been using the Fram filters occasionally for years. Now the Tough Guard series is available in TG2870A. It has improved high temperature...
• Re: Oil filter change w/o oil change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:50:37 -0500
  Of course changing the oil without a filter means that new oil is contaminated with some oil and that surge of new oil may...
• Re: Toilet paper filter is better
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 02:50:20 -0400
  ...Oil still goes through the normal filter, but some oil bypasses and is filtered in the lower micron depth filter. That way as the...
• Re: No Start: Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:15:59 -0400
  With regard to a filter completely clogging... rusty / what caused the rust in the first place? Was it that moisture was getting into the...
• Re: Wanted: Oil Filter study URL (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 12 May 1999 01:25:52 +0200
  Joshua Van Tol wrote: > >Recently someone posted a URL for an exhaustive oil filter study that was > >posted to a web site. I thought...
• Re: Fuel Hose Adapter Part #?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:10:53 -0800
  ...Either your van has been retrofitted to the >later style filter, or you have no filter at all. > >Tim Strange. On my 85, there...
• Re: Fluids Analysis!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 17:45:02 -0600
  ...Mann/Mahle filters seem to give > up about 5,000 miles. Better filters get me to 12,000 to 14,000 mile > intervals. The...
• Re: location of fuel filter 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 00:49:12 -0400
  One thought would be the pre filter could clog, restricting gas flow to the pump. These pumps need the fuel for cooling and lubrication...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 08:47:38 -0700
  The reason there is no fuel filter before the pump is because VW put a fine mesh filter in the fuel tank to keep...
• Re: Oil Filter performance
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 19:18:18 -0600
  ...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: power steering reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 16:23:36 -0500
  ...I think what you got is a universal type filter.I personally have never changed the power steering filter on a vanagon,but sounds...
• Re: How to spend $500 dealer credit in 40 days?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 19 Mar 2017 09:14:41 -0700
  ...booster etc etc) - radiator - A/C compressor - AFM (if they have it) - bunch of oil filters, gas filters, air filters - alternator - water pump dan
• Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:07:59 -0800
  ...Fuel Filter Air Filter Oil Filter Cap Rotor Wires Plugs I know that there are standard intervals, but I'm curious as to how...
• Re: Air Filter Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 11:41:21 -0400
  ...air filters are important! I'm changing mine, have you all checked yours recently? Best regards, Shawn. shawn luft wrote: > Does a dirty air...
• Oil Filter Magnets
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:00:23 -0500
  Anyone had any experience with these? The idea is that they increase the filter's effectiveness at removing nasy metal bits from your oil...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:14:55 -0500
  I had limited time before but I wanted to get that wrong oil filter out there so all can stop wondering. How or why...