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On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:01:06 -0600, Jim Adney wrote: >On 16 Jan 2003 at 21:54, Mark Healey wrote: > >> The filter was in the original place. Since I don't have a lifter I >> decided to minimize the amount of time I have to spend crawling around >> under the car by moving it. > >A burst filter and an engine fire which ruins everything back there, including >all the paint, inside and out, is too high a price to pay for a filter that >seldom needs to be replaced even as often as every 5 years. > >I almost never replace that filter unless there is a symptom of a problem >related to it, and there NEVER is UNLESS the overflow hose has been left broken >for an extended period. According to Muir it should be changed every 6000 miles. Mark Healey 71 FI auto square 71 FI manual square marksvw@healeyonline.com ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/