my shaft is too long. take a look at it

zkx14, how long does it take your oil pressure light to go off?

Never timed it, not long- maybe a few seconds. I'm not thinking its a big deal or anything to lose sleep over... When I got the car it had the long filter on. That's what I put back on. I knew it was supposed to have a standpipe,which it does. I never realized there were diff lengths. I'm just guessing by year that I most likely have the short one based on what I am reading. Just wondering if it's any issue to mismatch them. Obviously it does not work the other way around, as found out by the OP. i will check the time on oil light and see for sure how long the pipe is at some point. If I can save it a couple seconds dry run each start, I would at least keep an eye out for a longer piece.