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 Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:45 pm |
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Joined: Mar 24, 2011
Posts: 64
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Location: Leslie, fife
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Bought an oil filter from a local parts dealer as my oil had'not been changed since i bought the car (March this year) and i had meant to do it before as i had no idea really how long the current oil has been in.
So i set about it drained the oil yada yada yada. and when i went to fit the new filter it wouldnt fit. I checked the one that had just came out and they were completley different. but by this time it was 6 at night and nothing i could do so that was the car off the road for at least tonight which i needed to get to Training later on and till when i can get the part which they better have the correct one in stock  only me could this happen to. its an 03 1.4 8v are there seperate filter designs for different years? or was this just somebody trying to ruin my day? 
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:47 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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there is 3 types of 206 oil filter.
metal can,
paper filter (long or short)
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:49 pm |
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Joined: Mar 24, 2011
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Location: Leslie, fife
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Well it was a long one that came out and the shorter one i bought.
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:53 pm |
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gutted buddy.
at least you can refund the old unused filter
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:44 am |
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Joined: Dec 16, 2010
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Location: UK
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I got mine from Pug, stops that kinda thing happening lol and they are cheap enough. bad luck though
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:00 am |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2010
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Location: sutton surrey/welwyn garden city
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When I got mine the parts guy knew what one I needed but let me take both types of paper one just in case, he was right about what one I needed so I bought the other one back. The parts guy I use is only round the corner from work though
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