Ferrari Mailing List: UFI Oil Filters - no watch or gun content

[Paul Bennett (pbennett]

Anyone remember back some 8-10 years ago, a few stories about UFI filters 
for the 308 bursting, spraying oil throughout the engine compartment?

I have 2 such UFI oil filters in Ferrari factory boxes dated 24-04-98,  which I 
should sell but don't want to pass risk of the problem to an unsuspecting 
buyer, if in fact it is a potential problem.  

The information I seek is whether this was a genuine widespread problem 
or a localized fluke.  And whether it can be identified by datecode to a 
specific 
lot of filters.  So far I've searched the FerrariChat 2003 archives, Google, 
Dogpile
& Yahoo and found only 1 personal bursting story by Bill Badurski FCA chairman
- he claims sealing gasket let go due to a production problem since corrected. 

tks
p