AEL oil filter?

[MGaz]

just been to halfords today to get a filter and the one they ordered is a MANN filter but it looks longer and thinner than the short fat one i already have on the car.

could it be the one for the 115bhp AAT? will it fit ok anyway? or will if foul something?

I can only guess i needs to be shorter and wider due to the oil cooler box between the filter and the block?

they are ordering me another one that looks more like the one on my car, but its twice the price and not made by MANN

[SE_30]

Can’t offer any advice on the size of the filter, but I would recommend ordering such parts from trusted and knowledgeable outlets. Last thing you need is an ill fitting oil filter to blow off at xxxx revs and that’s it goodbye engine. I'd only buy from the likes of the dealers, TPS, ECP and GSF.. I’d not trust Halfords to fit an inner tube to my bike, let alone order me a critical part for my car. Just my 2 bobs worth.

[AndyP]

just been to halfords today

That's where you went wrong

They are about £9 from ECP or £12 from Audi, and both will give you the correct, short fat one.

[MGaz]

That's where you went wrong

They are about £9 from ECP or £12 from Audi, and both will give you the correct, short fat one.

well.. i went there today to see the one they had re ordered to replace my original order with.. and shock, it was the exact same short fat MANN filter that i already have on the car now. Even tho the one he showed me on the computer that they were getting for me was a different manufacture. I'm happy its the right one, but confused as to why it wasn't the one he showed me on the computer lol