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Re: Oil Weight Reccomendation
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:56:43 EDT
...A lighter weight oil doesn't carry away as much heat as a heavier weight oil. The lighter weight oil will also tend to...
Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 04:30:07 EST
I've just noticed the exchanges on upgrading the oil cooler (ne heat exchanger) and thought I would add a few comments. As has...
Re: 3 blocks w. no oil in the van
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Sat, 10 Aug 2002 08:55:09 -0600
[2002-08-09 21:22 -0700] Paul Gilland (pgilland@YAHOO.COM) wrote: > The oil drain plug fell out of my car, and the end...
Re: Refrigerate Oil
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 11:24:55 -0500
Don, Yeah, I knew it's a guessing work on refrigerate oil. That's why I took the compressor out just to dump the...
Re: Oil Suggestions
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:14:51 -0500
...Oil Suggestions > > > > > Hmm, if you want more zinc-phosphorous > additives, why not go with a motorcycle oil? > > Like a synthetic V-twin motor oil...
Re: Break-in oil
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:01:54 -0600
...The small oil consumption that always seems to accompany any VW engine, diminished to the point that I do not have to add oil...
Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:54:25 -0500
...Squirrel, you could drain the oil completely, then refill properly using the oil you drained from the beast. mcneely ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott...
Re: Oil Leak
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 7 Mar 2014 17:31:42 -0500
...Oil Leak The oil leak continues - but I did get the coolant leak stopped. Replaced a small hose. The oil leak is another matter...
Re: No oil pressure, was: Here's one to rack your brains............
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Wed, 10 May 2000 08:36:43 -0400
Bulley wrote: > > Try removing the oil pressure relief spring, and the spark plugs (so the > motor will spin faster) then crank the motor over...
Re: Coolant and oil mixing???
Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
Fri, 2 May 2003 22:32:10 EDT
As a rule of thumb it requires oil pressure to get that much oil into the coolant and those coolers go bad all the...
Oil ring Question
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sat, 5 Mar 2005 18:05:27 -0800
Greeting All, I broke an oil ring, I have some used ones. How critical is the oil ring?? Buy new ring set for the...
Re: Toilet paper filter is better
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Tue, 20 Jun 2000 07:55:58 -0500
I think the Fram oil filter causes your light to come not because it's thicker, or better, than a factory filter, but because...
Re: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:38:58 -0700
...Did you for sure, and completely fix or eliminate the possibility that it's the oil cooler or oil cooler o-ring ? you checked...
Re: Oil over fill concern
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:33:50 -0500
I would call the shop and ask if they put all the oil in. Now before you get too worked up it is possible...
Re: Oil Leaks
Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
Thu, 30 Jul 1998 00:39:47 -0700
Craig Standley wrote that his '81 Vanagon has a bad oil leak from an undetermined source near the oil cooler. My '82 Westy had...
Re: 91 vannie oil light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:05:09 -0400
...Problem is wrong sensor, wrong oil, or an oil pressure problem. The correct sensor is .9 bar, (grey), normally open, closed with adequate oil...
Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Aug 1994 18:41:30 -0500 (CDT)
>I believe the oil cooler for air cooled engine is for cooling the oil. The main >purpose is to prevent oxidation and vaporization of...
Oil filter performance
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:42:23 -0500
Some of you may recall my post a while ago regarding concerns over the Mahle oil filters ability to actually remove dirt. This was...
First Syncro Screw-up: Oil seal
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Feb 1995 12:08:06 -0400
...Dumped the oil in the drive, but the problem is that the oil light was non-operational and I drove for about 15 minutes...
Re: oil stick
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 10:45:50 -0800
...oil stick >listees; >im having trouble reading my oil stick accurately. >what is the proper and reccomended way of checking the oil on my...
Re: Oil change intervals
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 17 Jun 1998 12:21:53 CDT
...now, since i had my oil analyzed back when i was using straight 30W oil in my 80 bus, and the 30W oil had...
oil fill level.....
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Thu, 31 May 2001 15:08:08 -0300
...Splitting Hairs on Adding Oil Phaedra, Hi All, in reply to oil fill question.... Owners with temp gauges installed in their WBX'rs have...
Re: Fw: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sat, 9 Oct 2004 09:48:25 -0700
...I monitor both oil pressure and oil temperature as they are related. The oil temp goes up the oil pressure becomes more viscous and...
Re: oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:37:36 -0700
...I know from careful monitoring of my own motors, usually all equipped with oil temperature and oil pressure gauges, that the temperature and pressure...
Re: Oil Filler Mods/Question on a 2.1
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:55:48 -0500
Max, Are you saying you removed the oil filler tube and no oil came out? Hmmm. The last time I had a block apart...
Oil pressure explain!
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 23:32:28 -0500
Noob stuff for those who have no idea of what is "oil pressure" is (Bob, Dennis and other, feel free to join me) Let...
Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:52:51 -0800
Are there any recommendations on how to plumb a 1.9 cooling system through the 2.1 oil cooler? While i don't have...
Re: Oil Suggestions
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:05:39 -0400
...Oil Suggestions > > > > > Hmm, if you want more zinc-phosphorous > additives, why not go with a motorcycle oil? > > Like a synthetic V-twin motor oil...
Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 20:12:14 -0600
Synthetic oils are fine. I do want to clarify something though. I have always promoted good synthetics (the heat rejection issue is BS, we...
Re: Summer Oil pressure drop + higher temperatures with oil error (Was: Is 20w50 Oil OK in the winter?)
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 23 Dec 2002 13:23:52 -0800
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: > Summer Oil pressure drop + higher temperatures > with oil error (Was: Is 20w50 Oil OK in the > winter?) > > > This new...
Re: HELP!!! Oil Pressure Buzzer On!!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:34:59 -0400
The 5 quarts of oil was already 1/2 quart over. The pint of restore was icing. The 10w-40 is the wrong viscosity...
Re: Engine oil
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 4 Nov 2012 09:54:02 -0700
...http://www.valvoline.com/faqs/motor-oil/racing-oil/ 2. What is motor oil with zinc? The anti-wear additive simply referred to as...
Re: Oil temperature sender
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Sat, 14 Jan 2017 03:36:54 +0000
I just recently took delivery of the Glowshift oil sender adapter along with their oil temp gauge and oil pressure gauge. I am excited...
OIl light on buzzer going off, good engine!!!
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:49:36 -0400
...Well the oil came out like water: thin and splashed like water. Careful examination turned up nothing. Oil was black. It has 2,000...
Re: 5W30 Oil --- is it OK??? ( warning long response )
Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:18:34 -0400
...This is why some oil companies don't call there diesel oil, just diesel oil, they called them mixed fleet oil. Since they carry...
Re: Ed Hackett's big oil FAQ (long) Subject: New oil data
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Fri, 15 Jul 94 12:50:27 PDT
...For this reason, I would shy away from synthetic oil. Besides I tend to change the oil fairly frequently. -- Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
Oil cooler
Historical mailing list - J. Stefanovich
Wed, 14 Oct 1998 09:51:34 -0600
Hello folks, I saw an ad in a German magazine (VW Scene) for an add-on oil cooler system that put a unit between...
Re: Oil filter performance
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:19:40 -0800
...I located and will try the > Purolator cartridge at the next oil change. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > http://fa.hopennmachinery.com/EquipCom/Oil/OilFullHistory.aspx?eqUnit=5843...
Re: oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:07:49 -0400
...The higher pressure sensor, located near the oil pump is a failsafe design. The switch closes when oil pressure is sufficient. A bad connection...
Re: Mobil 1 synthetic
Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 09:23:47 -0500
I believe that while Mobil1 does not experience the same lubricating breakdown and viscosity loss that conventional oil is subject to over time/temp...
Re: Can this do that?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sun, 22 May 2011 21:46:31 -0400
Test your low oil pressure switch sender. And, you are running an oil pressure and temp gauges, correct? Tencent has a nice setup, but...
Re: engine quits, oil sprayed on engine/compartment...smoke...oh my
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:37:21 -0400
The double oil filter gasket sounds good to me.I did this once, myself.Lost lots of oil in only a few miles. Oil...
Re: Oil temperature sender
Historical mailing list - C. Abney
Sat, 14 Jan 2017 06:44:13 -0800
http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_2543_919/oil_pressure_switch_adaptor.html Http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_357...
Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
Historical mailing list - Derek Burgess
Sun, 2 Mar 2014 11:10:32 -0800
...When I switched to the later filter housing that has the >> oil/coolant function my inline's oil temperature runs about 15-25f cooler...
Re: Toilet paper filter is better
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Tue, 20 Jun 2000 04:57:16 -0400
...I have the problem with my vanagon that if i run a fram oil filter, when i drop to idle from say, 70mph, my...
Re: Source for remote oil filter mount or oil coolerthermostat/adaptor?
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 1 Feb 2000 16:03:32 -0500
...Source for remote oil filter mount or oil coolerthermostat/adaptor? Can someone recommend a good source for either a remote oil filter mount, or...
Re: Oil change experience
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 6 Jul 2013 16:04:55 -0500
...Last time I let someone else change the oil in one of my vehicles, I got home and found that the oil was overfilled...
Re: oil pressure question
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Mon, 12 Sep 94 9:07:46 PDT
martha rubin writes: > > Would those of you with air-cooled vanagons AND an oil pressure > gauge out there tell me approximately where your gauge...
Re: Oil light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:27:27 -0400
What gear were you doing the 40 mph in? One of the weak links in the Waterboxer is the thermal capacity of the oil...
Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 02:42:47 EST
...This oil foam now becomes hard to pump with the typical gear pump, oil pressure drops and crankcase pressure soars. Oil is thrashing on...
Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:45:24 -0800
I'm a Rotella fella too - Shell Rotella T 15W40 is my engine oil of choice. I've been using it for, well, for...
2.2 legacy engine... oil levels...
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:20:59 -0700
...and sometimes a two hour drive seems to result in having less oil than I thought I had... I have the shortened oil pan...
Major Oil Leak!
Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
Sat, 2 Feb 2008 10:09:22 -0800
...A puddle of oil. Probably a whole quart of oil. I added a quart of oil to the engine, started it up, ran to...
checking oil on '90 vanagon gl
Historical mailing list - Kari Williams
Fri, 2 Apr 1999 01:01:30 EST
when i try to check the oil level, i pull the dip stick thing out, wipe it off, shove it back in and pull...
Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 01:05:25 -0400
At 04:08 PM 7/31/2010 Saturday, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >'gear oil' has a strong well, 'gear oil like smell' .. >much stronger...
Re: the cat did it (solved)
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 5 May 1998 09:14:43 -0400
...but it should have popped the dipstick off > > > or blown oil out somewhere. ?? > > Except that BOTH oil pressure switches indicate when oil pressure is...
Re: Oil leaking out/Fram oil hose for drain plug
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Tue, 25 Feb 2003 21:04:34 -0500
A number of years ago, I bought a cool oil pan drain plug from Pep Boys that had a locking valve on it. To...
oil cooler in front
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Jul 95 14:17:22 PDT
> Robb@scsc.shasta.cc.ca.us writes: > > I'm going to install an extra oil cooler on my Type IV 73 Westy. > I've...
re-oil leak from rear main seal?
Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:40:50 +0000
Are you sure it is engine oil? I have exactly the same symptoms only the oil in question is gearbox oil and it drips...
Re: Fwd: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:52:14 -0700
So, what is "too much" oil pressure in a waterboxer? mcneely And, what is too much oil pressure in an inline VW motor? (ABA...