When buying a Mann or Mahle oil filter, a different # is used for the
Vanagon. The major difference is the non Vanagon filter does not have a
bypass valve. The I4 have the bypass in the filter adapter, The Vanagon
does not.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Ed
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 1:16 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Which Mann is right for my van?

When I left the '87 Wolfsburg to have work done, I gave the mechanic a
Mann filter to install. When I picked up the van, he had not installed
it, using one of his own instead, saying that mine was for a Rabbit, not
a Vanagon, and that he had looked up by part number. Weren't all gas
engine filters the same for VWs, with the exception of the Corrado? My
filter is a Mann W719/5. It has a 205 under the Made in Germany sign,
and a barcode which reads 4011558703899.

Thanks,
Ed in CT