Dennis. Have you found any recent info on oil filter brands that perform better than the Mahle or Mann? I saw your post regarding lab testing done on the oil in a vehicle. (one of yours ?) IIRC, the lab found some debris in the oil. Or rather more than should have been there. I look forward to driving my Jetta 2.0 install soon, and would like to run the best filter possible. I too used the Mahle filters on my air cooled engine. Thanks, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 3:23 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Do you know what Amsoil is in there? Is it the correct viscosity? So what > is really wrong with the NAPA filter? Are you planning to do extended > drain intervals? If yes, the Mann or Mahle filters are not the best way > to. While they do appear to be better built, (thicker can), oil testing > has shown on a number of engines that their actual filtering efficiency as > not that good. I also recently had one fail at the top crimp. They are not > the ultimate filter. > > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > > James Ballen > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 5:57 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Anyway, my questions are regarding the oil filter. The PO was using a > Napa filter that I'd like to remove and replace with a Mann filter, but I > also know that there's fresh Amsoil in there, and don't really want to > change it all out. > > If I pull the filter, will I just lose a small bit of oil? Or will I lose > a ton? I've never pulled a filter with an engine still full of oil > (obvioulsy :) > |
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