I think it was Dennis Haynes, or someone else very reputable like him, who said that the Mobil 1 oil filter is a very good filter. So I wouldn't discard it out of hand. Cheers, Anthony "89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) ________________________________ From: Ken Wyatt <57skibum@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 1:23 PM Subject: Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS? I just bought 5 of the collapsible copper oil drain washers at my local VW dealer for $0.70 each. These are for my 82 aircooled. The guy bad a bag full of them. These might be 13mm as the part number on the invoice is: N-013-849-2. It's for an aircooled 2.0l. Here's the dealer if anyone wants the info: Strong Volkswagen 1070 S. Main St. Salt lake City, 84101 801 596-2200 I did have trouble finding a good synthetic 20w - 50 oil. Seems all my FLAPS carry these days are the newer 5w-30s and 10w-40s. Almost had to revert back to dino oil which several 20w - 50s were available. I finally ended up getting Mobil 1 synthetic 15- 50 at Pep Boys who had a "Special". I had to buy their Mobil 1 oil filter ($8.90, filter not used) to get the cheap deal on the oil, down from $8.49 to 5.82 per quart if you get the filter also. I tried to get the oil price without the filter for same price and they keep the filter and re-sell it but the counter guy said NO! can't do that. Silly marketing ploys................ So back on the road with fresh oil. Yeah!!! Enjoy the weekend all, Ken 82 westy slc, ut On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 2:54 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote: > From my > www.frankcondelli.com/sales.htm < webpage > Gasket, oil > drain plug, 14x20x1 copper seal, for OEM M14 x 1.5 plug, SN661-774, NAPA - > $.75 AND, NAPA is for NAPA which is probably right next door to you ! > > > On 2011-08-08, at 6:34 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > > > Is the oil plug gasket used on the 1.9L something I can hope the FLAPS > > will have, or do it be mail-orderish? > > > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale) > Frank Condelli & Associates - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the > Ottawa Valley > Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems > BusFusion a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2011 > |
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