Date:         Sat, 4 Jan 2003 10:59:26 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: 2 year/30,000km oil filter
In-Reply-To:  <BA3B6E28.A9C4%albell@uvic.ca>
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Further to the W 719/30 "30,000 km filter",

I found this on a website (http://www.volksparts.com/filters.htm)

Alistair
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Doug Hamilton sent Mann an email concerning the W719/25 and W719/30 filters.
He got the following response:

October 2000

Product Information Volkswagen / Audi and Mercedes-Benz

Dear Customer,
We would like to inform you about the new long life Volkswagen/Audi spin-on
oil filters W 719/30 and W 930/21.
Due to increased maintenance intervals for new Volkswagen / Audi
applications MANN+HUMMEL
developed and introduced the above mentioned Long life-Filters.
Both filters come equipped with a new advanced filter media that allows the
increase of service
intervals paralleled with better filter efficiency, especially when using
synthetic oils.
Both filters are also equipped with new high quality rubber parts to uphold
the longer service intervals.
They are also resistant against the new generation of synthetic oil.
Please see the car owner's manual for the service intervals, which applies
for the specific car.
MANN+HUMMEL (better known with itıs brand MANN-FILTER) is 100% OEM supplier
for both filters for the Volkswagen/Audi-group.
Please note the following supercessions:
Our W 719/30 (06A 115 561B) supercedes our W 719/25 (034 115 561A)
Our W 930/21 (078 115 561J) supercedes our W 940/9 (078 115 561D)
For detailed applications see our 2000 Automotive Filter Catalog For
Passenger Cars.
Also, please see attached our new Additions to our catalog. Here you will
find the filter equipment for the new Mercedes-Benz C-class.
If you have any questions please let us know.

Sincerely,

Jurgen Englmaier
Manager Aftermarket
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