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On 8 Aug 2003 at 15:34, William Kunz wrote: > http://motorworks.com/search2.asp?flddopdown=1&fldname=Oil%20Filter%20And%20Caps&SKW=ZKO&fldselect_model=1 > > Does anyone know if there's a reason for the shape? Is > it so it can be bent or is there some other purpose? It's just so it can flex to accommodate manufacturing variations in the location of the body in relation to the engine. There's also a certain amount of relative motion between the body and engine when you're driving, especially on bumpy roads. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org