>  > For what it's worth, this is the Beck-Arnley part number for the OEM
>  > Knecht oil filter: 041-0698   About $9  at my FLAPS.

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>  > I have been using the Purolater Pure One PL3001 for a couple years
>>  and am satisfied.  They are $4.99 at the local Bi-Mart.  This is the
>>  larger diesel filter and required bending the aluminum cylinder shroud
>  > slightly for clearance.

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>$9 for OEM?  $5 for aftermarket and you have to bend your shroud?  Why?
>
>I have OEM ones for $4.29 (my part number 070 115 561), if purchased in
>quantities of 4 or more. ($3.99 for aircooled Vanagons.)  If part of a
>$50-plus order, the additional 5% listmember discount drops the price
>further.
>
>Most people need parts for their Vanagon at least once a year if not more
>often. (Sometimes a lot more often!)  This is a case where thinking ahead
>saves time and money.  Oil filters are the kind of
>"you'll-need-it-sooner-or-later" part that's worth keeping a few extra of.
>Just add a few to each parts order, and you'll always have an OEM one in the
>garage when you need it.  Plus you won't end up with a potentially harmful
>non-OEM filter on your Vanagon because the local FLAPS or mechanic didn't
>have the right one in stock.  Personally, I always keep a few hundred handy
>just in case I need one  :-)

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I *am* however, intrigued by the use of the diesel filter (although
OEM is preferred) on a WBX engine. More filtering? Hmmm. I'm always
looking for a "better, wiser" way to do things.

Dave
--
Dave Carpenter

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May you have twice as much.

"Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think
we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering." -- Arthur C.
Clarke