oil filters - NG vs. others

[Brendan/Coolian]

Talked to Rod @ thepartsconnection and he told me that my oil filter 
wouldn't change when I shoved the NF/NG head/block combo in my 4kq. I 
believe he said it was the 035.

At 02:41 PM 2/12/2001 -0800, Perry, Chris wrote:
>I get them all the time for under 5 bucks (Mahle OC-47).  I don't remember
>the number but they are the same as my 90 Passat 2.0L 16v (also my 85 and 86
>4ks').  Am I using the wrong filter?  I got them when I went to my local
>parts place and asked for a filter for my 89 90q.  I've never had any
>problems.
>
>Chris Perry
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Huw Powell [mailto:audi at mediaone.net]
>Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 2:17 PM
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: oil filters - NG vs. others
>
>
>Anyone know why the 2.3 NG engine calls for a different oil filter than
>the 2.2 or 2.1 n/a engines?  It's not even used on the NF 2.3!  They
>cost more (about $10 vs. $4) and do look different inside, but *why*?
>
>035 115 561 - NG (and I wonder where else?)
>056 115 561 G - WE/KX/NF, and probably a zillion other places...
>
>--
>Huw Powell
>
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