Re: Oil Filter

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

It keeps oil from draining through the filter out of the head when you shut the
engine off. Makes it so that oil stays in the head, and the filter, for quicker
lube upon starting.
    -Josiah

Aaron D. Patton wrote:

> What exactly is the "anti-drainback valve"?  I have never heard of this
> feature.
>
> Aaron
> '79 Scirocco S - FOR SALE (in Dallas, Texas)
> '93 Corrado SLC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Collins <collinsk@sprintmail.com>
> To: Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
> Cc: Scirocco-L (E-mail) <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 11:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Oil Filter
>
> >Brian Honnold wrote:
> >
> >> I know it's been covered before but which is the best oil filter to
> use???
> >>  I have been using FRAM but I recall someone mentioning that there was
> one
> >> that had the all important bypass valve in it.
> >
> >OEM.. or Mahle or Mann (both of which make various VW filters).  The LAST
> >turd you want to use is anything made by Fram, they lack the anti-drainback
> >valve of the others and generally suck all around....
> >
> >--
> >Kevin Collins
> >Huntington Beach, CA
> >'86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0
> >'97 GTI VR6
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