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Subject:Re: Oil Level Lifters With Mann W 719/30 Oil Filter
From:Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow <rummaging@YAHOO.COM>
Date:Sun, 1 Mar 2015 00:13:31 -0800

Why did you put diesel oil in?

> On Feb 28, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> Changed the oil on my 2.1 WBX
> installing a Mann W 719/30 filter after
> checking with my vendor that it was the correct part.
> Put in 15W-40 diesel engine oil
> don't know what was in there prior.
> I see little mention of this filter in the archives.
>
> I noticed two things:
>
> - occasional lifter clatter engine cold. Stops in a few seconds
> - engine cold, oil level up to top notch
>  engine up to temp, oil 1/2 way between notches.
>
> I think the answers are "yes", but can anyone confirm if
> this filter is prone to leaking down after engine shut down
> thus causing oil level to go up on dipstick and on occasion, noisy lifters?
>
> Thanks
>
> Neil.
>
> --
> Neil n
>
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