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On 17 Nov 98, at 9:48, Sandin, Karl-Olov wrote: > > I«ve been thinking of what I can do to prolong life and improve reliability > on this baby. I have followed the previous threads about attaching a > external oil filter, but it seems quite cumbersome on a T3 and I would > rather not do any grinding in the fan housing, either. It is not necessary to do any grinding on the fan housing at all, but it's not easy fitting everything in there. > I have considered the alternative with a filter housing which replaces the > original oil screen and cover. I think Gene Berg has such an item? Have > anyone tried this? Whats your opinion? In theory it seems as a fair > solution, at least on a std 1600. Berg has nothing like this, and the reason is that the filter MUST be on the output side of the pump, not the inlet. > But again, maybe it«s better to go the external filter way? It's the only way, but it must be done in the course of an engine rebuild. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org