A new oil filter thread...

[Huw Powell]

> I ask this question to myself everytime I have to either order
> filters or when I need to pick one on my bean to replace in one of my
> 3 VAG cars.

I asked it of myself when I got my 90Q and discovered that it (along
with a few of the other higher output engines) used an $11 filter
instead of the $4 one.

> If my guess is correct it can affect engines that run lower oil
> pressure when you're using a higher working pressure valve filter by
> reducing the flux.

My flux capacitor is working fine with either filter.

> Since I don't have numbers or even know if my thoughts are correct I
> can't say anything for sure.

I used an expensive one, then went to using the same ones everywhere,
the "cheap" ones.  No visible changes, ie, oil pressure seems to be the
same on the gauge, engine still under the hood, etc.

> The only thing I can say for sure is that I did mix and match more
> than once these filters. They look the same, and after I have it in
> the car with new oil, I'm not going to replace with the correct
> number one. I remember at least twice of these occasions, no problems
> so far.
>
> I think I didn't help much here.

I don't think I did, either, but it was fun typing...

>> Hopefully this thread won't digress into the old Fram vs. Mann oil
>> filter discussion...
>>
>> Anyway, I "maintain" a fleet of about 10 Audi/VW's for family &
>> friends. I order Mann oil filters by the case, and except for my
>> V8, they all use the same filter.
>>
>> Or so I thought.
>>
>> For giggles I looked up the part numbers on the FA and found that
>> the WE/KX/7A engines suggest filter 056 115 561 G. NG, MC and
>> similar varieties suggest 035 115 561. VW's like the ABA recommend
>> 034 115 561 A. All are physically interchangeable. All filter oil.
>> No engines have grenaded.

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Huw Powell

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