Anyone using a Mahle OC 51 oil filter? Huge sucker, holds like 1L of oil.
07-28-2008, 12:30 PM
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Anyone using a Mahle OC 51 oil filter? Huge sucker, holds like 1L of oil.
Even has a fitting on the end to allow you to twist with a screwdriver for leverage when removing it.
I asked a local shop for a 2.7T filter, and was given this. I've always used dealer filters and exact Mahle/Mann OEM-replacement filters, but I was told this one was a universal fit.
A larger oil capacity can't be a bad thing for this engine?
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I asked a local shop for a 2.7T filter, and was given this. I've always used dealer filters and exact Mahle/Mann OEM-replacement filters, but I was told this one was a universal fit.
A larger oil capacity can't be a bad thing for this engine?
<img src="http://gallery.hardocre.net/main.php/d/3378-1/IMG_0238.jpg" />
<img src="http://gallery.hardocre.net/main.php/d/3380-1/IMG_0240.jpg" />
07-28-2008, 12:36 PM
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i used those until i put an oil cooler on my car
the shop i worked for uses them on most longitudinal 1.8T/V6 applications. i think benefits would be negligible, but it cant hurt
07-28-2008, 12:44 PM
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Looks like the one I use on my wife's Passat 1.8T
In that case, the screwdriver thingy comes in really handy because the filter is in a dumb@ss spot and it's hard to get other tools in there.
07-28-2008, 01:50 PM
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Yup it's for the 1.8t when they had sludge problems.
I've had a few on my car and it wasn't difficult to get off and on. You'd need a pretty thin filter strap to slip over it though. And yes, it's a big *****.
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07-29-2008, 06:17 AM
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well, that, and there's one other concern with using that larger filter
it has a bypass spring set at 3 bar, where the stock filter is set at 5 bar. (I think those are the right numbers.)
So, in theory, the larger oil filter will let "stuff" by quicker than the stock one.
So, in theory, the larger oil filter will let "stuff" by quicker than the stock one.
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