Re: Update on Low Oil Pressure Indicator Light on 86 4kcs Q

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Keith <auditude@impulsedata.net>
To: quattro list <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>; fredie@u.washington.edu
<fredie@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 2:05 AM
Subject: re: Update on Low Oil Pressure Indicator Light on 86 4kcs Q


>Chad Frederick <fredie@u.washington.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Read below this paragraph if you want to understand the whole scenario.
>>
>> Could the Oil filter I used really have caused the problem?
>>
><snip>
>> >
>> >       Ok this is the story, I changed my oil about 2 weeks ago on my 86
4kcs Q.
>>  I used 10-40 castrol dino juice and a non-OEM oil filter, but by no
means
>> a low quality oil filter (I waiting for the OEM filters to get here from
>> Blauf).
>
>Chad,
>
>I read your post, and I couldn't find anywhere in there what brand oil
>filter
>you originally tried.  I might be in there, but I didn't see it.
>
>Is it a secret or something? :)  What kind of filter did you try before
>OEM?
>
>Ken
>--

    An oil filter is not an oil filter is not an oil filter. There are
several grades of paper available to filter manufacturers, from the very
cheap to the very expensive. I was just discussing this with one of our
Product Development boys last week - he claims it's pretty scary what some
manufacturers are putting in their filters. In addition, I believe the OEM
filter has an internal relief valve to prevent the problem described above -
if the filter plugs, the valve pops open and sends oil to the engine. True,
it is unfiltered, but it is better than no oil at all.
    I always use OEM filters. They are expensive but they are cheap
insurance IMHO.

Fred Munro
'91 200q  254k km