hengst is OE for GM, at least for stuff that is opel based. here is where it gets interesting though. the GM oe hengst are largely made in teh USA, but you can get the same application made in germany.
for my 2001 saturn with 2.2 liter ecotec, i use http://buyeuroparts.com/item.wws?sku=W0133-1689957&itempk=88084&mfr=Hengst&weight=0.10 not that i'm encouraging you to buy them from me or anything. (actually, i'm really not as i don't make any money on that) On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > Gary Hurst wrote: > >> a guy calls me the other day and tells me that he normally goes down to >> his >> GM dealer when he needs filters for his Saab, but that the last ones he >> got >> were chinese. so he no longer buys genuine GM filters. Perhaps this does >> not make sense to you or even to most people, but it does to me. >> > > The last time my dad took mom's Ecotec to the Chevy dealer for an oil > change, they put a Hengst in it (probably fall of 2008). I was quite > surprised the next time I changed the oil for them. I had assumed the filter > I was taking out would say Delco on it. I felt kind of silly taking out a > 3000 mile Hengst and replacing it with the Fram that dad had purchased. > > Mitch. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- save 5% on our already low, low prices. use coupon code DAVE at checkout. www. BuyEUROparts.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
