At 03:06 PM 2/22/2000 , David Freemire wrote: >original engine, I'm not sure just what horrors a Mann/Makle filter >prevents, but I have yet to be visited by them. Primarily the draining back of oil from the valve train, which can cause an excessive period of valve noise (and wear) on startup. W/reference to Fram in particular, they appear to be trading on their reputation for making some of the best filters around, while their actual product now is not so good. See: http://minimopar.simplenet.com/oilfilters.html#avoid and the rest of that page. http://minimopar.simplenet.com/oilfilterstudy.html#fram and the rest of that page. http://minimopar.simplenet.com/oilfilterstudy-german.html David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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