Type 3 oil strainer

[t3kg]

I just picked up an NOS oil strainer, part number 311 115 175, but it looks different than the one that's currently in my car. I wonder if the one in my car is actually a Type 1 strainer? How are Type 3 and Type 1 strainers different?
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[Glenn]

They have different part numbers so something is different.
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[Russ Wolfe]

There are 3 different size oil pick-up, so there are 3 different strainers.
Many cars actually have the wrong strainer.
And, then there is the late style with the internal spring, which is not right for an early engine.

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[BerT3]

Correct NOS early one with the smallest hole and NO internal spring

From my classifieds here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1003857

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[t3kg]

Ah, looks like I have the wrong one then. The one I bought has the internal spring, which I guess is correct for later Type 3s.
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[RTKings]

Russ-

What's the risk of using the later style oil strainer, WITH THE SPRING, on an early type 3 1500S motor?

Seems as though most of the replacement strainers you can purchase these days all have the spring.
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[t3kg]

So here's the somewhat confusing part. I think what I actually have is part number 311 115 175 A, not 311 115 175. There's a letter A on the part number sticker that I didn't see at first because it's a different color than the rest of the part number. My early (1961) parts book says 311 115 175 is the correct part for my car. But I also have a later copy of the parts book that says 311 115 175 A is correct for all Type 3s through July 1969. Could 311 115 175 A be a later development of the strainer that can work for all 1500s regardless of the diameter of the oil pickup tube? Here's the center of the part I bought, which seems like it's designed to conform to tubes of various sizes.

What do you think?
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[Russ Wolfe]

Well, my Type 3 parts book shows 2 different strainers. It is supposed to be Rev. Supplement 10.
Note that the second one is a Type 1 number.

[t3kg]

Right, the Type 1 number part was used on cars built after July '69 according to my book. So 311 115 175 A must be a redesigned strainer that works for all earlier Type 3s.
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