While not a "toilet paper" filter per-se the following is a link to a TDI
forum thread on the use of an industrial 25,000 mile filter:

http://tdiforums.abahn.bc.ca/NonCGI/Forum5/HTML/000719.html

I have had extensive talks with some of these guys on the forum and believe
me, they are obsessive about oil quality and soot. Frankly, I'm convinced,
especially with a diesel engine.

Cheers,
MJS

At 01:45 PM 6/19/00 -0500, Terry Kay wrote:
>These things have been around for years,and why would anybody want to
>extend their oil change intervals, when it by itself is the one most
>important thing to guarantee engine longevity?
>I feel that it is just another "snake oil" gizmo, that will do nothing
>more than shorten your engine life.
>
>Good Luck,
>
>Terry
>

Michael J. Sullivan
IPS "SWATteam" Architect
Open Market, Inc.

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