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Old 19 August 2006, 09:17 AM
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Just been out and bought an oil filter for my 52 plate wrx. i must say that i was surprised by how small the filter looks.
To save me getting my hands dirty, does anyone know the diameter of their filters?
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off the top of my head no but in about two hours my head will be under my engine so i will let know, they are surprisingly small though
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yes mate its small though could not measure it its about 2,1/2to 2,3/4 inchs diameter give it a quick check to make sure before though
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Originally Posted by gaz-cole
yes mate its small though could not measure it its about 2,1/2to 2,3/4 inchs diameter give it a quick check to make sure before though
Yep - 2 3/4" dia x 2 1/2" deep

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not a bad guess then!
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Originally Posted by gaz-cole
not a bad guess then!
Now guess it in metric!
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70mm/63mm to be approx
Old 21 August 2006, 09:05 PM
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thanks guys.

i`m getting the oil changed on thursday, so bought the filter in advance.

it just looked so small compared to other filters that i`ve changed.
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