Oil Filter?

[Ams 23 1 Cars]

I just picked up an oil filter from Peugeot for a GTI6 engine but the parts guy was a little unsure of the type of filter as quite a few popped up. He asked about my engine and I stated it came from an T plate GTI6 registered on April 1999 but could not remember the full reg. So I provided an X reg number by googling on my phone. He provided the following filter for £4.80:

 

 

Is the pictured filter correct? I may have read wrong but according to this thread, http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=126327 from 306gti forum suggests it's a "short interval" filter according to price, can anyone verify if it's correct or should I buy a more appropriate one?

[welshpug 1,675]

looks fine.

 

As mentioned in that thread, the other filters are longer interval types used on newer engines.

Edited March 4, 2014 by welshpug

[Ams 23 1 Cars]

Cheers Mei, I actually thought it was too cheap and may be the wrong filter for the engine, was concerned about filtration quality. What would the part number be for a long interval and do you know what the mileage difference is between the two types? The parts guy did not know such details.

Edited March 4, 2014 by Ams

[welshpug 1,675]

From what I recall they moved from 6 to 10k mile intervals, by that point there were no 8 valve XU engines in use, and the TU's were slowly going to paper elements, June the 1st 1998 I think.

 

 

I would just change them at 6k with the oil, or yearly if you don't do that many miles.

 

 

Just had a look across servicebox, and you do have a longer interval type, the one specified for the 205 is 1109 AP, also specified for the earlier gti6 up to RP 07875, and 1109 AL from thereon.

[Ams 23 1 Cars]

Cheers for the clarification. I also found some more info on here http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=60806&page=1 . According to a poster on there it seems the long interval filters from Pug/Citreon have a finer mesh which presumably results in better filtration. Odd that it's cheaper, literally the cheapest OEM filter I've ever bought for a car, though I just noticed the parts guy didn't include the sump washer.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

They even fit the later V6, Service is anything upto 18,000, Most 306's went to 12,000 miles thou but for the fleet market to keep the costs down and after 3 years it doesn;t matter if the engine goes pop, One reason why so many VAG TDI's wear out cams etc

[S@m 156]

They now use the same 1109AL on the new EB0 and EB2 petrol engines, which have a service interval of 20,000 miles....I'll still be changing mine at 6k though.

Edited March 4, 2014 by Sam306