Re: V6 Oil Filter numbers

[quinn@hns.com]

Sean_Ford@idx.com write:

>See, now this kind of thing makes me nervous. I hate when this crap
>happens. Why do you suppose Audi increased the size of the oil filter
>between the 100 and A6 versions of this car? It just makes me wonder what
>prompted the change?
>
>PS - Sam, are you beggining to see what I'm talking about here as far as
>your A6 being the more sorted car when compared to the 100?
>

I don't think this is as much to do with 'sorting' the engine as
the economics (marketing potential) of longer service intervals.

My A4 (with the bigger filter) has recommended (Audi financed) oil
change intervals of 7500 miles, but the *filter* change interval is
TWICE that at 15000 miles!  All that sludge has to have somewhere
to go and a larger filter surface area to avoid clogging - hence
(presumably) the bigger filter/can.

-Mark Quinn