

| Subject: | Re: Questions about Diesels |
| From: | Michael J. Sullivan |
| Date: | Mon, 19 Jun 2000 13:52:44 -0400 |
Also check out: http://webp0299.ntx.net/HomePage.html Cheers, MJS At 01:24 PM 6/19/00 -0400, Michael J. Sullivan wrote: >Dear Sean, > >There is an oil filter that I saw on a Passat TDI that the owner insists >will enable the oil to last 60,000 miles (this car was in last weekend's >Litchfield Bug-in and I think he won first in his category). He changes his >"toilet-paper" filter every 3000mi (I think). > >The link is here: > http://www.wefilterit.com/frantz.htm > >NOTE: While I haven't yet purchased thone of these for any of my diesels, >I'm seriously considering it. > >Cheers, >MJS > > >At 07:36 PM 6/18/00 EDT, Sean Lynch wrote: >>...Second, it there a better oil filtration system for the motor? Though I >>change the oil every 1500 miles, and the filter every 3K, I worry about the >>sludginess of the oil. I know this characteristic is common with diesels, but >>I'd like to run AmsOil in it, but the stuff's a bit expensive to replace >>constantly to avoid the sludgies. Michael J. Sullivan Marshfield Hills, MA Central America 2001 or bust! '87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDi-powered) '86 VW Syncro Doublecab "Claude" '96 VW Passat TDi "Teddi" (46mpg) ********************************************* work: http://www.openmarket.com my vanagon: http://www.hsdesign.com/vanagon scan tips: http://www.hsdesign.com/scanning *********************************************
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