Group,

I know this is going to be blasphemous, but after a significant amount
of research,  I found enough evidence to convince me that the  premium
Purolator PureOne oil filters are an excellent substitute for the
exalted Mann filters. And much better than the Champion-made US Bosch
filters.  The valve design and filter capacity are equal to or better
than the german made filters. They even work flawlessly in my RX-7's
where the filter is mounted completely upside down.  They are not
necessarily cheaper, but you can get them at Advance Auto.  (and most
other FLAPS)  I use DexCool, too. These  have been my standards for my
current westy for the over 50 k miles that it has lived with me. It
seems happy now, after suffering greatly from abuse at the hands of
german scientists and redneck mechanics in its earlier lives. We just
got back from a 2000 mile adventure to upstate New York and back.

Jim Henry
Durham, NC
84 Westy

Shawn Wright wrote:

>If they say made in USA, then they are most likely the same as the US Bosch filter,
>made by Champion, and comparable to the Mann. I have a box I bought years ago
>from the dealer for about $4.50 CDN.
>
>On 21 Jul 2003 at 19:31, Shannon Mitchell <vze4rq5j@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
>
>>I am about to go on an unexpected road trip and wanted to change the oil.. I
>>don't have time to mail order a filter so I went to my local VW parts department
>>and they had VW oil filters for the vanagon.. are these any better than the
>>Mann?  or are they the same thing?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Shannon
>>91 Vanagon
>>
>
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>'85 Jetta D 263k
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Jim Henry
Durham, NC
85 gsl-se
84 gsl-se
lot of parts from 85 -se
84 volkswagen westfalia camper
95 aurora
96 olds 88 ls
97 geo prism lsi  - wife's car