Mann Oil Filters W719/30 vs W719/5

[Kunz, Bob]

Your hypothesis is correct, the filter media is different in these two filters. Mann numbering implies that the /30 filter can be used 6x longer than the /5 filter. The /30 filter is marked in German with "Long Life Filter" and 30,000 KM or 2 years.

If you're changing the oil quite frequently, use of the /30 filter is overkill, but it still is a small cost comparatively.

I use the W719/5 in my KA engine and the W719/30 in my AMU engine.

--bob

'86 5Ks Avant (W719/5)
'02 TTQR (W719/30)
'07 Q7 4.2 (Mann doesn't list one)



Bob Gregory asked: about the difference between the W719/5 and W719/30 Mann filters.