Ya, I've been using Amsoil for both my van (Subaru 2.2 now) and Passat VR6
and their related filters for the last couple years.
Always used the dealer filter until then (Mann/Mahle). At my age now, it's
likely my vehicles will long outlive me. ;-)
I better go camping now .... time's running out, but not for my vehicle
motors.
bob

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:

>  My point exactly � there is no telling who makes brand X, or any brand of
> oil filters now. But I don�t even trust the German oil filter manufacturers.
>
>
>
> In my opinion, Fram is the worse and this is based on my own experience.
>
>
>
> I used to buy whatever was lowest cost, usually Fram, until I picked one up
> for my 77 Mercedes diesel. For those not familiar with Mercedes diesels, the
> newer ones � from about 76 on � use a drop in cartridge that�s composed of
> two sections. One section is packed with what is best described as a
> material that is the consistency of a dense roll of toilet paper. The other
> section is conventional pleated paper. The filter is actually a combination
> bypass filter that scrubs out very fine soot particles (the TP part) and a
> standard full flow filter (the pleated part). The filter I bought had
> pleated paper in both sections. I called their 800 number and the person on
> the line insisted that the filter was manufactured to spec. I immediately
> returned the filter for a refund and I opened a few others on the shelf �
> they were all the same.
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>
>
> My concern was that by replacing the bypass part of the filter with pleated
> paper they were completely undoing the benefits of the bypass filter. So,
> instead of the bypass filter filtering out the fine soot particles, oil just
> flowed through and was not being cleaned any better than the oil that flowed
> through the main filter element. So, manufactured to spec???? I don�t think
> so!
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom Hargrave
>
> 256-656-1924
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