[Vwdiesel] VW diesel oil filters

[mikitka]

Now with the newer development of the EaO oil filter, AMSOIL recommends the
EaO39 oil filter for the 1.6L diesel. The EaO line is a really high quality
filter.  AMSOIL also now sells Wix and recommend the Wix 51191 oil filter.
The Wix is retailed at $10.15 each and wholesale at $7.60 and the EaO39 is
retailed at $17.30 and wholesale at $13.15. 
Wix is at most Car Quest stores and some might be able to find it locally
for a good price. Check around your area and compare. Once I use up my stash
of Mahle filters I will be using the EaO39 on my 91 Jetta TD.

If anyone is interested in one of these filters I can get a price quote to
your door. I just need your zip code. I'll quote the whole sale price on all
AMSOIL products as my little contribution to the list for all the help
everyone has given me over the years with my jetta. Just let me know what
you want and I'll get that quote out to you.  
Nick



-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
Behalf Of William J Toensing
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 1:36 AM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] VW diesel oil filters

I see a question as to where to buy at the best price, Mahle & Mann oil
filters. I can't help you there but I have had good luck with Amsoil oil
filters as they are quite heavy duty. I wouldn't use Fram or cheap oil
filters because VW diesels, at least the Rabbit & Dasher diesels but out a
lot of oil pressure on start up. I installed an after market oil pressure
gage on my first Rabbit diesel back in 1980 & found the needle pegged at 100
psi. Got a special racing oil pressure gage that read to 200 psi & as I
recall, the reading was around 180 to 200 psi on cold startup. On my Dasher
diesel, I note the 80 psi gage will go past the 80 psi mark to zero & peg,
suggesting maybe 120 psi or higher. The older Amsoil oil filter application
guide, 1980 to 1995, called for the "ASF-15" oil filter (now the "SDF-15")
for the VW diesels from 1978 thru 1992. For 1993 & later, they did not show
any VW diesels. However, in Amsoil's 2002 application guide, they do not
recommend any of their Amsoil oil filters but recommend the Hastings (which
Amsoil also markets) # LF517 oil filter for VW diesels, 1980 In 1998, they
still recommend the LF517 for the Jetta diesel but LF529 for the New Beetle
turbo diesel. For 1999 thru 2002, they recommend the LF529 Hastings oil
filter for the Golf, New Beetle & Jetta turbo diesels. They make no
recommendations for the Eurovan & Passet diesels. I am using, so far
successfully, the SDF-15 in my 1981 Dasher diesel. Why Amsoil no longer
recommends their SDF-15 for diesel applications, I don't know.

Should any of you wish to use Amsoil products including their synthetic oil,
go to www.amsoil.com to research what you want. If you have any technical
questions, you can contact their technical dept. If you do not have a local
Amsoil dealer, you can order on line & use my dealer number # ZO 2185. You
must have some dealer's number to order on line.
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