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Subject:Re: Ooops I meant oil filter...
From:Evil Pig
Date:Thu, 1 Nov 2001 21:44:32 -0800

I am using the one for the 1.8 Jetta digifant
motor.  There is no diesel.

Tromper

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Wright" <swright@SLS.BC.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: Ooops I meant oil filter...

> On 1 Nov 2001 at 12:08, Evil Pig wrote:
>
> > Sorry folks this was supposed to be on the
> > oil filter issue
> > >
> > > Not quite the same thing but my problem was very similar
> > > I have and 82 with an 89 Jetta motor (My dieselfant II :oD)
> > > Which did the same thing.  I poked around a bit and was
> > > just about to go back to the diesel filter  (which is substantially
> > > larger and by dint of the size always had enough oil in it)
> > > when I ran across the latest greatest Purolator filter.  Which
> > > for about 5-6 bucks a filter has this cute little valve in a decent
> > > full steel (not fram) filter. I believe it's called the pureone filter
> > > here's the official brag sheet from them.
> > > http://www.pureoil.com/featuresandbenefits.htm
> > >
>
> How about the diesel filter? They only list a regular Purolator
> filter for the diesel, not a PureOne. Does anyone know if any
> other PureOne sizes will work? (I even tried the Volvo TD
> fitment, but they don't make a PureOne for it either).
>
> I've been searching for a premium diesel filter for a while,
> mostly the Baldwin brand, but can't find anyone that sells them
> around here. Apparently they make a B114 oil filter to fit the
> D/TD applications.========================
> Shawn Wright
> Computer Systems Manager
> Shawnigan Lake School
> http://www.sls.bc.ca
> swright@sls.bc.ca
>