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You must have a setup without the relief valve. Fram filters these days are Crap. I use Mann filters and have never had a problem. Did you use a Fram HP1? Keith Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo" 65 Squareback "Eggcrate" 87 golf "Winterat" 93 RX7 "Redstur" -----Original Message----- From: Dave Sanderson [mailto:porschedave@rennlist.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5:55 PM To: type3-d@vwtype3.org Subject: [T3] Oil filter question Howdy On Matt's newly built 1776 engine we installed an external oil filter. We are using a 10W/30 oil and we have installed a Schadek 30 mm pump. We used a Fram filter, one of the best or so I am told by the local VW tuners. After tuning the engine and driving around the block the car seemed fine. The next morning when Matt started the car it seems that there was enough oil pressure to blow the seal out of the filter and of course the oil on the road. At this point I cannot figure out why. It seems that the oil lines were installed correctly, the oil filter itself was tightly screwed onto the mount. Has anyone else had a similar experience with these externally mounted filters? Thanks. Dave ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~