RE: ['87 16v] recommended oil filters?

[Randy Block <RandyB@E-Risk.com>]

I'll check my catalog at home tonight and let ya know tomorrow.

Randy B
81 (Mars) Scirocco S - Techtonics Tuning 1847cc 8V
81 (Cosmos) Scirocco S - future Oettinger 16V project
87 Jetta GLI 16V - daily driver 

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Don Walter [SMTP:DonW@cati.com]
	Sent:	Wednesday, February 21, 2001 2:56 PM
	To:	Randy Block; aaron@makuta.com
	Cc:	scirocco-l@scirocco.org
	Subject:	RE: ['87 16v] recommended oil filters?

	I'm looking at a Pegasus Catalog and the Mecca is a remote mount
inline
	oil filter.  Were do you have it mounted?

	Don
	Wisconsin as you must be Randy.

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Randy Block [mailto:RandyB@E-Risk.com]
	Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 1:34 PM
	To: 'aaron@makuta.com'
	Cc: 'scirocco-l@scirocco.org'
	Subject: RE: ['87 16v] recommended oil filters?


	One word...

	Mecca 

	You put it together, you take it apart, you know what's in it.
	And you don't have to keep buying oil filters.
	Pegasus Racing sells them along with almost all race parts
suppliers.

	Randy B
	81 (Mars) Scirocco S - Techtonics Tuning 1847cc 8V
	81 (Cosmos) Scirocco S - future Oettinger 16V project
	87 Jetta GLI 16V - daily driver 

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Aaron Ness [SMTP:aaron@makuta.com]
		Sent:	Wednesday, February 21, 2001 10:11 AM
		To:	'Ron Pieper'; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
		Subject:	RE: ['87 16v] recommended oil filters?

		As a supplier to the automotive industry, I can say that
price
	is
	generally
		considered at least as important as quality.  While it's
true
	that
	OEMs have
		very high quality standards compared to what they were
several
	years
	ago
		(Ford is adopting 6 sigma quality standards, meaning 3.4
defects
	per
		million), there is constant pressure on suppliers to meet
low
	price
	targets
		and continually grant cost reductions.  In fact, many of you
are
	probably
		aware that Chrysler recently demanded a 5% across-the-board
	cost-down, with
		another cost-down to follow in the future.  At some point in
all
	this
		squeezing, suppliers have to begin using cheaper materials
and
	processes,
		because the other side of the coin is labor demanding a
higher
	wage,
	often
		for the same work.  It becomes very difficult to maintain
	quality
	and make a
		profit.

		Like you said, do (or look at) the research, and then decide
	what
	you want
		to do for your car, not what the OEM was able to get the
best
	price
	on.

		Aaron
		'82 Scirocco
		'70 Beetle
		'87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0


		> -----Original Message-----
		> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
		> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Ron
Pieper
		> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 3:43 PM
		> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
		> Subject: Re: ['87 16v] recommended oil filters?
		>
		>
		> I, for one, don't believe that auto manufacturers
		> always go for the "best."  They go for the cheapest
		> supplier who meets their criteria for specification
		> and delivery...not the one with the best product.
		>
		> Therefore, I value the educated opinions of educated
		> individuals.  This guy had done some nice homework:
		>
		> http://members.nbci.com/minimopar/oilfilterstudy.html
		>
		> Ergo, Purolator for me!
		>
		> Ron
		> --- David Liu <dyliu@pacbell.net> wrote:
		> >
		> >
		> > well, it's way overdue - i need an oil change!
		> >
		> > i can't remember what the shop recommended, but they
		> > yelled at me for using
		> > a fram filter (i know, i know.. i got lazy)
		> >
		> > so, any recommendations?
		> >
		> >
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