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

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Ferrari North America didn't think it was an urban legend.  I have
a letter from them addressed to the prior owner of my car saying
*not* to use the UFI filters.  I'll have to dig into my storage unit
and see what the date was.

Hans.

On 3/27/08, red5hilser [at] aol.com <red5hilser [at] aol.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Paul: I've had my gt4 since June, 1999, and changed filters every 4K, 
> using only UFIs. I've put 50K on it with NO oil baths. But then, it's only a 
> Shitbox, right cLyDe?
>
> Sounds like a 99% urban legend to me. Think of all the UFIs used all over the 
> world, and how many actually burst. Sounds like it's a toss-up on whether you 
> get hit by a?piece of space junk?or have a UFI malfunction first.
>