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• Re: Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:48:24 -0500
  The switch for the high pressure warning buzzer is between the oil pump and the filter. Yes, it is before the filter. So the...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 14:31:48 -0800
  ...Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change May not be the oil...more likely just over-filled. Check your dipstick. I had the...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:10:25 -0400
  I doubt believe in using any oil additives. Not not needed with modern lubricants. My choice of oil is Mobil, 15w-50 and if...
• Re: A trick - Subiegon oil dip stick
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 3 Sep 2023 21:56:54 +0000
  I bought the Small Car plastic oil dipstick for Subie 2.2; my issue was that it was sometimes hard to discern the 2...
• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:25:57 -0600
  I have cases and cases of this oil passed down to me by 'Unca Joel. This engine has never known anything else. Oil has...
• Re: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentatio
  Historical mailing list - VW Nut
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 12:59:02 PDT
  ...I have a mechanical oil pressure gauge on my Jetta which also reflects oil temps somewhat. I find oil temp will climb slightly faster...
• Re: Reduced oil temperatures.. what's the max?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 10:19:35 -0700
  ...Push the speed up to 70 and the oil goes to 120. Drive up steep hill, van loaded, in 3rd gear, oil temps will...
• Re: Smokin' 'n' leakin' !
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 12:52:45 -0700
  >Alright, here are tips that cured my huge oil leak(in my 79): >1. Change BOTH valve cover gaskets with Brand New ones. >2...
• Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:00:50 -0500
  I've installed an oil temp and oil pressure gauge in my Westy just to monitor the health and life of the 2.1l...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:47:48 -0700
  Oh no, here we go again w/ the dreaded oil thread? On Jan 11, 2010, at 4:14 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > I use...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:55:13 -0700
  ...com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Motorcycle_Oil_FAQs.aspx#FAQs1">http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Motorcycle_Oil_FAQs.aspx#FAQs1</a...
• Diesel Westy oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 11:39:14 -0800
  My poor diesel friend has an oil leak. Here are some of the details. The oil leaks from areas where there are seals, main...
• Re: Diesel Rings!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 12:09:28 -0800
  > I've heard that on '82 diesel Vanagons, the blowby can also push the > dipstick out and force the oil out through the filler...
• Re: cluster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 10:53:01 -0400
  ...The same foil blank was designed as able to be used for > single oil pressure switch models and dual oil switch dynamic models. When...
• DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:47:55 -0500
  I just read a good article in OCW about motor oil... Basically we're screwed. Long story short, the newest oils on the market...
• Re: [DIESEL] Turbo drainage to pan (Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 12:52:42 -0400
  ...Incidentally, in the North American ETKA this > is the only diesel oil pan in the illustrations. The oil pan commonly found > on the 1982...
• Re: More myth -- heater blowers aren't worth fixing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:17:07 -0500
  At 10:03 AM 12/15/2010, Todd.Last wrote: >Just curious as to why you recommend marvel mystery oil rather than >a good...
• Re: MMO...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:54:51 EST
  ...I believe that synthetic oil is the best there is in the oil dept. and when you put any oil additive into your crank...
• Engine oil
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:40:09 -0400
  ...What do you guys think of the diesel oils like this the shell rotella stuff like this https://www.autozone.com/motor-oil-and...
• oil falls out of vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 05:40:43 -0400
  If the hole is below and to the right of the oil pump, it is a plug for the oil passage between the pickup...
• Re: ...oil pressure...oil sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 28 May 2005 08:23:08 -0700
  ...Flickering or steady-on behavior indeed sounds like a wiring fault. > Well...the oil pressure is (if I recall) 20 psi at 2000 rpm...
• Re: heaviest oil to use??
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:43:48 EDT
  In a message dated 8/29/05 8:21:50 AM, streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM writes: << i would like to use a heavier/ thicker oil...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:15:52 -0700
  Tom Hargrave wrote: > No brand of oil filter will fix this but > thicker oil will reduce or eliminate the symptoms. How does thicker oil...
• Re: oil pressure vs. oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 08 Jun 1996 06:59:53 -0500 (EST)
  I vote for BOTH! If the oil pressure drops, it is not necessarily a sign that the oil is hot...you could be on...
• 2.1L oil light and warning buzzer problem...???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 May 2003 01:30:52 EDT
  can old oil be a cause of making the oil pressure warning light and buzzer come on on the 2.1L?? oil level fine...
• Re: Oil Light Discovery-Fram Filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 22:59:45 -0500
  The Fram filters are often blamed for oil light maladies, but they are not the real cause of the problem. The different reaction with...
• Re: oil temp or oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 18 Oct 2015 22:16:39 -0400
  ...oil temp or oil pressure FWIW, I have a pressure gauge but not a temperature gauge. I have heard arguments that it is more...
• Re: Break-in oil
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:35:16 -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: BAD OIL Again!
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:34:31 -0800
  Have you tested the oil pressure? You may have a bad switch or instrument panel problem. The only way to know if you have...
• Re: Mobil 1 oil change interval
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:20:31 -0800
  ...Handle extreme heat or cold much better then dino oils, and are more environmentally friendly, fewer oil changes equals less waste oil to dispose...
• Re: Zetec Using oil
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:25:12 -0800
  How are you measuring the oil used?� Are you measuring oil added and removed during an oil change? Or� checking the stick? I ask...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:25:54 -0400
  ...The one year, 13,500 mile oil testing showed the oil was still OK but the wear metals were high so the report recommended...
• Re: blowing oil]
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 09:34:24 +0100
  ...Then the continuing pressure looks for another way out. > The oil filler tube connects below oil level in the pan and the dipstick > releases...
• FW: Server file: vw/synthetic.oils
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Aug 1994 08:25:29 PDT
  Since the topic came up, pulled this down from the automated VW server. _______________________________________________________________________________ Summary and Data Synthetic Oils =============================== Note from editor of this article...
• Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 6 May 2009 16:16:11 -0400
  Dennis, RE: "Start off with the same oil that you plan to use." I was planning on running the 15/50 Mobil 1 Synthetic...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:02:43 -0500
  ...Oil analysis can be used to determine if your oil is still "good" and over time you can establish a reasonable, economic change interval...
• Re: Ultimate Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 15:22:29 -0400
  It is not clear from the website how this oilcooler installs. Can you provide the details? Todd '88 Westy On Wed, 14 Aug 2002...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 19:01:31 -0800
  ...Marvel Mystery Oil > Getting ready to change the oil today and have heard that I should add a > touch of Marvel Mystery Oil. > Do...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:23:31 -0500
  ---- Jeremy Stovin <jjstov@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Thanks for the insight!   I do not know, really, why they recommend the Marvel Mystery oil. I think...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 18:58:17 -0700
  ...and if you get the oil cooler ...not likely you'll be pushing your oil temp too hard then. a good oil cooler installation...
• '64 Weekend Addendum!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 12:07:45 MST
  ...That's a lot of oil in that thar engine. No wonder why the oil filter/carb is full of oil! So why blame...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 04:33:45 -0400
  On 7/29/11 9:17 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote: > What's the difference between diesel oil and "regular " oil? > > Mike<mbucchino@CHARTER.NET...
• Re: Oil theory, Caravelle Bus 1982 2.0 engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 May 2004 09:16:56 -0500
  If you have crank case pressure or overfill the oil pan it's likely that the plastic oil fill tube is leaking where it...
• Re: Oil Checking My '86 Vanagon, the answer!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 02:51:24 EDT
  ...So afterward I ran the engine then checked the oil a few minutes later and it appears that the oil level is high!! This...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:58:48 -0700
  consider that someone may have added engine oil to the coolant bottle at the license plate. only other thing that jumps to mind quickly...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:33:47 +0000
  "perhaps try an infra red temp gun on your oil pan......see what numbers you get that way.......to compare to your gauge oil...
• Re: External Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:46:28 -0500
  Chris, Here are a few pix of my oil cooler project (still in progress). http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo_1.html Click on to...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:19:24 -0800
  I would immediately remove the oil filter and check the tightness of the nut holding on the oil cooler. those can get loose. it...
• Re: heaviest oil to use??
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 10:21:25 -0500
  ...heaviest oil to use?? > > > Jonce: > I'm a big believer in straight weight 40w oil (Shell, in my case). Unlike > multi vis oil which...
• Re: Ethnicity of Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 15:00:11 -0400
  Once the oil is hoot, the engine will not reliably hold 29 psi at 200 rpm. These engine typically hold 10-12 PSI for...
• Re: 81 Air cooled, famous for leaking oil where?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:11:46 -0700
  ...The oil pressure sender will leak right down onto the oil cooler and get blown everywhere. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity...
• Re: Oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:18:00 -0700
  ...Oil pressure > > I've got two oil pressure guage setups. One takes pressure from the > pressure switch that monitors oil pressure at the cam...
• Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:33:54 -0700
  any decent air type oil cooler system.. will have oil flow controlled by a thermostat. like when cold, the oil isn't cooled by...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:39:56 -0700
  A check valve in the oil cooler plumbing is a good idea... On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 12:55 AM, SDF ( aka ;jim...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 21:55:18 -1000
  ...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 plug leak/threads stripped
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 07:49:08 -0700
  ...Ignore it and check the oil frequently. Try a little high temp oil resistant silicone seal on the plug, but only near the head...
• Oil Dip stick level indicator
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 19:15:05 -0700
  I hope this is taken seriously, I just checked the oil in my 87 2.1L and there was no oil on the dipstick...
• Oil in coolant..?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 Oct 2017 07:39:25 -0700
  I pulled the spark plugs in my sick inline VW motor...no coolant is getting into the oil, and no evidence of a head...
• Quaker State Oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 12:42:10 -0600
  I'm getting ready to switch from break-in oil to multi-grade detergent oil. I just discovered them at WallyWorld. Has anyone got...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 21:45:05 -1000
  another option is to remove the oil filter...drain it, put it back on. you get rid of whatever....1/5th of a qt...