Quick question about Oil Filter change

[tyrone27 at gmail.com (Derrick floyd)]

hmm so VW thinks that switching to syntetic oil will solve there oil
pump problems on the 1.8T passats.  thats interesting.  I worked on
them for a year and a half and seen the problems.

On 7/10/05, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> On 8:49:21 pm 07/10/05 "John C. Worden" <johncworden@verizon.net> wrote:
> > At 09:33 PM 7/9/05, Derrick floyd wrote:
> >
> > > wait wait that bullshit.  every VW 4 cyclinder car takes the same
> > > filter. you can put a 2005 4 cyclinder one on there its the same.
> > >
> > According to parts books, part #s on line and the like, the late 90's
> > 4 cylinder VW take a different filter, but I have been using the same
> > ones I use on Sciroccos on my sister's '97 GTI with no ill effects.
> > They definitely fit.
> >
> > John
> >
> 
> I'd like to play. Technically my DD has a four cylinder VW engine, and it
> DOES NOT take the same filter. It has a top loading tank with a cap, with
> an element that is replaced, that being for the TDI. Oddly, I've neve reall
> worried about the others, I just specify the engine and they give me the
> correct filter. Pretty simple actually.
> Cathy
> 
> 
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