Mahle OC 54 or Mann W940/29

[hughc]

I'm about to do the first oil change on my '83 SC and I'm curious about owner's opinions on oil filters.
My vehicle came with a Mahle OC 54 and my local repair shop supplied me with a Mann W940/29. Am I ok to use the Mann or is there a preference to oil filters?
Thx, Hugh

[billybek]

No experience with the Mann, I have always used the OC 54.

Might find some info here.
Not all oil filter are created EQUAL!

[DWeg1998]

Both are good

[Luccia at Pelican Parts]

Mahle and Mann are both great brands. Mann is the OEM filter for Audi/VW's and is the filter we used for oil changes at the Audi/VW performance shop I worked at. Believe the W940/29 is the correct one for your SC. Our Mahle filter for your vehicle has over 52 reviews for it here: 1983 Porsche 911 SC Coupe - Filters & Belts - Page 2 that you can check out.

[hughc]

Thanks guys, just wanted to confirm that the Mann filter wasn't going to cause problems.

[DWeg1998]

It's the other four letter filter that rhymes with yours that you'll want to avoid

[KNS]

I've always used Mahle filters in 911s. A while back I tried the Porsche brand filters for the first time in my 993 and few thousand miles later the small filter started leaking. It's rare but it happens - I removed it and replaced it with the Mahle. I won't do that again.