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Re: oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:07:49 -0400
...Oil viscosity, what was used? Many shops will use 5w-30 in just about anything. Just won't work for the Waterboxer. Oil level...
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...
Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:13:43 -0700
...The viscosity seem a bit high so that it may cycle at a slower rate so I would avoid mixing above 50:50 but...
Re: Oil Buzzer advice
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 5 Oct 2015 06:58:26 -0700
...NO OIL!...or just that you may need to up the viscosity or lower your operating temps? Is it NO Coolant left, or just...
Re: did i kill it?? [temp-sensitive oil pressure light]
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:16:23 -0700
...Non-leakingly attached Mann filter, also as usual. > 125k odo. > > Can oil viscosity really break down in such a short time? the GF did...
Re: oil pressure test
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 1 May 1998 18:20:13 -0400
5 or 6 psi using what viscosity oil and at what speed. Also how hot was the engine? If you were using 5-30...
Re: Oil Buzzer advice
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Thu, 1 Oct 2015 18:54:52 -1000
...believe it has mattered to my oil temperature and thus oil viscosity, and thus oil pressure. Van runs great, too. > > mcneely > > ---- Dan N <dn92610...
Re: DM: Dead Dynos IV, Conclusion
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 09:54:06 -0500
...Higher weight = higher viscosity = longer organic molecules = more empirical gummy buildup. No surprise there. -Karl Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 Westfalia Weekender...
Re: Main Engine Bearings
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 4 May 2002 22:54:03 -0400
...Also, how long has it been since you changed the oil, and what is its viscosity? I've found that the wasserboxers tend to...
Re: Oil Level Again
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Mon, 25 Jun 2001 09:56:57 -0400
...goes up this increased heat and the air bubbles reduce the viscosity of the oil which results in lower oil pressure developed by the...
Re: Oil light flickering
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:10 -0800
...The pumps have little reserve capacity to maintain pressure with low > viscosity oils and loose bearing clearances need the heavier films. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message...
Re: Questions about Diesels
Historical mailing list - Susan Bernavich
Fri, 23 Jun 2000 20:09:01 -0700
...If you are having oil > viscosity problems (too thick) I would consider oil analysis. It is more > likely to be soot than sludge. If...
Re: 20W-50 oil question
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 07:18:22 -0700
...I can see the benefit of the 50 viscosity for vanagons. But 20w part is really bad for cold start and first few miles...
Fw: Which is better, synthetic oil or conventional oil? from the AAA website (proper link)
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:06:09 -0700
I realize the "viscosity" on this topic has broken down by now but to those who are running the "good stuff" and still reading...
Re: Anyone tried "LubriCheck" yet??
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:50:26 -0800
...Optical or > Photoelectric sensing has been used in the past to gauge the viscosity and > opacity of oil, but has been proven to be...
Re: Brake fluid capacity of Clutch/Brake circuits
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 21 Nov 2021 11:26:16 -0800
...Note there are also low viscosity formulas available so be aware of that. The Lv stuff os for later vehicles with magic braking systems...
Re: Heavy steering / Tire dragging
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:50:56 -0500
...That's because the silicon viscosity coupling engaged automatically when it heated up by the different rpm's between front differential shaft and rear...
Re: fixing low oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 25 May 2004 23:41:16 -0400
...Assuming you are using the correct viscosity oil and the oil cooler is doing its job, the most likely cause of low oil pressure...
Re: Noisy speedo
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:54:24 -0500
...http://www.super-lube.com/synthetic-oil-with-ptfe-high-viscosity-ezp-56.html Remove the speedometer and looking in the cable end you...
Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 5 Nov 2015 22:12:11 -0500
...When the engine gets hot not only does the oil pressure go down due the lower viscosity but the case expands and the main...
Re: Fwd: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:23:34 -0500
...I think VW meant the single weight > >> recommendation, and what multi-grade has the capacity to maintain > >> viscosity with that condition? > >> > >> mcneely > > -- David McNeely
Re: Oil light flickering
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Wed, 9 Feb 2011 20:26:16 -0500
...Not too much a function of oil viscosity I don't think. Sometimes they do it for years and there's no harm or...
Re: Cold-start up oil issue..a solution
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 13:02:23 -0700
...my concern is really the first few miles of driving when oil is not fully warmed up and the viscosity is still high which...
Re: home engine repair happenings: final fixes and oil presssurelight woes
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:56:05 -0600
...Just thought I would let you know you can go up a bit mor in viscosity and it won't hurt. In temperatures that...
Re: Electronic Rustproofing?
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:31:27 -0700
...I really like the linseed oil idea, if we could only figure out > > > a way to increase it's viscosity so it wouldn't...
Re: Was: Go Westie engine....Then !.8 turbo swap
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:52:47 EDT
...it. ?I always changed the oil regularly and used the recommended viscosity, so it wasn't the lack of maintenance that caused the problem...
Re: Oil pressure ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 18:59:56 -0500
...Dennis Jowell Scotch Hollow Farm > On Nov 22, 2014, at 6:42 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > What viscosity oil are you...
Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 12:12:00 -0700
...You don't really need a gauge to show that, given the mileage and the fact that changing to lighter oil viscosity caused the...
Consumer Reports on oil
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 00:12:06 -0700
...buy the brand that's cheapest in the viscosity change recommended by your manufacturer; change oil every 7500 miles or at manufacturers suggested interval...
Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:12:50 -0400
...Synthetics tend to be a bit thinner (viscosity) than dino oil, even if the numbers say 15w50 or what have you. VW flat fours...
Re: Oil Pressure System Confusion...
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sun, 1 Jul 2007 11:06:16 -0700
...Since it is intermittent, > my bet is a marginal oil pressure problem. > > Check the oil level and are you using the proper viscosity? Oil...
Re: STP WAS==>Re: 20W-50 oil question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:35:13 -0400
...So how is High mileage Mobil 1 supposed to be better? Higher viscosity it says on the bottle. Wait, it still says 10w-30...
Re: Mobil I ... negative..(from digest)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:49:59 -0400
Was any one of those failures proven to be lubrication related? I mean did a bearing actually seize up because the correct viscosity, under...
Re: Silly idea?
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:04:57 -0800
...I'm not sure what other variables one would want to include, short of temperature or fluid viscosity data. On Mon, Feb 10, 2014...
Re: Was: Go Westie engine....Then !.8 turbo swap
Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:29:09 -0400
...it. ?I always changed the oil regularly and used the recommended viscosity, so it wasn't the lack of maintenance that caused the problem...
Re: <Syncro> viscous coupling
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 18:28:39 +0000
...MAYBE it would be better than nothing to fill a dead one with a highly viscous silicone of viscosity near the thickened VW fluid...
Re: death of a 1.9 :(
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:18:49 -0500
...to mean that it's cooled down enough to have > more viscosity). > > -Kyle Hamilton > ...who's currently waiting for the replacement AFM that his...
Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 14:31:53 -0700
...clean inside > airplane motors, plus a bunch of other detergents and viscosity enhancers. > > The downside-don't get carried away with it. It isn...
Re: Windage Tray 2000cc Air Cooled
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Tue, 26 Mar 2002 06:57:28 -0500
...foam bubbles in the oil, which essentially dropped the oil pressure/viscosity at the bearings. Why VW would eliminate it, one may never know...
91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
Historical mailing list - brett rueff
Fri, 3 Dec 2010 02:22:46 +0000
...I am ruling out oil viscosity problems as its been about 7 degrees C all week here in lotus land Vancouver BC. I can...
Re: Re : How VC's work
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 08:22:07 -0700
...The shearing action of the fluid causes >internal heat and the result is a sharp increase of the fluid's viscosity. >It becomes more...
Trasko - Thanks Yoshi
Historical mailing list - WVVW
Mon, 28 Jan 2002 08:20:33 -0500
...Not to mention the viscosity has a sharp drop around the 15000 Km (9300 miles) mark. The filter probably works quite well before the...
Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:39:00 -0700
...you know what Amsoil is in there? Is it the correct viscosity? So what > is really wrong with the NAPA filter? Are you planning...
Re: OK, Swepco gear oil..
Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:25:29 -0700
...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/archive/index.php/o-t--t-366486--.html > MT-90 is a 75W90 gear oil (viscosity about the...
Oil Level Issue and Comment
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 22:36:26 EDT
...The impact (as others have mentioned and examples cited by Smokey Yurnick) is severe in a great loss in cooling ability and a viscosity...
Tranny leaks a LOT of oil; HELP!
Historical mailing list - Walter Gomes
Mon, 7 May 2001 08:21:19 -0600
...I quickly deduced that it was from the tranny as it had a much greater viscosity than that of the engine. Brilliant huh? That...
Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:10:12 -0500
...i used to have my oil analyzed, until it became too expensive, and a dino oil BEGINS to change viscosity at about 1800-2000...
Re: maybe too much information is worse...
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 17 May 2006 22:16:12 -0700
...Mixing > different viscosity multi weights can make a real mess. There is nothing > wrong with 75 psi on a cold engine. A few minutes...
Re: Lubricate front heater control cables?
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Mon, 5 May 2008 12:52:48 -0700
...Tri-Flow's low viscosity allows it to penetrate to free corroded and frozen bolts, lubricate sticking controls, cables, linkages, bearings, wheels and rollers...
Re: Engine oil
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Sun, 7 Aug 2022 10:47:14 -0700
...Part of > GM's > >> plan to improve fuel economy is the use of low viscosity lubricants. The > >> engine calls for 0w-20, the transmission...
Re: Oil pressure problems
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Dec 2001 20:43:39 -0500
Does it do it at any temperature, or after the engine gets hot? What viscosity oil are you using? You may also have a...
Re: Tranny oil-level (AA Trans take on the subject)
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 26 Jul 2001 09:09:11 -0600
...quality modern synthetic, the point is moot due to the thinner viscosity of modern oils...When VW was trying to "modify" the shifting it...
Re: Debunking GoWesty!
Historical mailing list - neil
Sat, 2 Sep 2006 14:50:48 -0400
...the rookie here just learned that the Mahle oil filter is hugely important as is the correct viscosity oil. IMHO, if you don't...
Re: Oil pump size differences? Boston Bob Customers?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:53:59 -0600
...Stan Wilder 83 Air Cooled Westfalia Oil pressure is influenced by lots of things the viscosity and temperature of the oil the clearances of...
Re: Auto trans not upshifting
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:18:55 -0400
...as well as it does regardless of fluid temperature and related viscosity. Since it works well cold this is not an adjustment issue. As...
Re: ATF in the oil, postscript
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 04 Jul 94 12:44:03 CDT
...out of idle curiosity, do you recall what the viscosity had changed to in the 5000 miles? i had my 30w oil analyzed by...
Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:23:47 -0400
Do you know what Amsoil is in there? Is it the correct viscosity? So what is really wrong with the NAPA filter? Are you...
<Syncro> viscous coupling fluid wishes
Historical mailing list
Fri, 7 Feb 1997 18:54:23 -0800
...limited slip differential, with the amount of slip determined by the >| viscosity of the fluid chosen. I think someone addressed this earlier, but I...
Re: Mobil 1 winter oil alternative and sale
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Mon, 20 Nov 2023 23:10:56 -0600
...With the lower cold viscosity the oil pressure when cold drops sooner than with the 15w and the engine just seems to crank and...
Re: Stranded: Oil Buzzer???
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:47:50 -0400
...Although it does maintain viscosity better, if overheated, the oil pressure still will not be adequate. When the oil is overheated, the oil pump...