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• Re: Oil pressure gage power tap?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 11:50:02 -0500
  I take power for my Oil Pressure sender right from the spark coil + side. It works out just fine. Stan Wilder More Power with...
• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 May 2011 17:31:11 -0400
  Type 1 and type 4 motors used a tapered thread for the oil pressure switches. The water boxer does not. The thread is straight...
• Re: Newer instrument cluster in '84 van
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 18 May 2014 14:35:11 -0700
  ...Without the tach signal the oil pressure board ignores the high rpm pressure switch and only uses the primary pressure switch. Mark David Beierl...
• Re: oil pressure/temp sensor location
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 20:21:49 -0400
  ...I have a couple of questions that I hope someone can help me out with: >> I repalce the pressure sender switch between the pushrods...
• Re: Euro-Elec: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 16:57:52 -0800
  ...correctly--one oil press switch is a normally open type and the other is a normally closed style when no pressure is sensed...If...
• Re: Let's Talk Oil....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 15:51:01 -0500
  ...After everything was hooked up and the first start was made, the oil light came on. It was the pressure switch at the rear...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 16:36:29 -0800
  ...Mark Stuart MacMillan wrote: > ..... > If you want to really know what's going on with your engine and bearings, > install an oil pressure guage...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Tue, 8 May 2007 00:17:48 -0700
  ...to the 0.9bar switch. >>> Thanks >>> Thomas >>> >>> >> Thomas: >> >> So it is unrelated to overheating. Have you checked your oil pressure >> > relieve valve? > >> If the...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 01:37:18 -0400
  ...Depending on the oil pressure switch used the oil > light flickering at low speed or idle is indication that the oil pressure > has dropped...
• Re: oil temp or oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 18 Oct 2015 22:16:39 -0400
  ...oil pressure gauge: if the oil pressure is too low, you would assume > the oil is too hot or you have a major leak...
• Re: Oil pressure switch question, reply
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 01:34:17 EDT
  ...bar switch in place the 1.8 switch, you just fixed your intermittant problem, that is if you are low on oil psi, wich...
• Re: Oil light and warning
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:47:00 +0000
  ...The oil pressure > switches are readily available, but the circuit board that goes in the dash > pod is not. It seems to be NLA...
• Re: Tracking down a spare wire..
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 20:07:25 -0700
  The oil pressure switch wire is a solid brown lead. I had a similar problem when I first got my '85 - an unknown wire...
• Re: Oil pressure sender wire
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 01:14:15 EST
  ...as to not short out or melt? >> Leo, When the oil pressure switch wire started to go to ground intermittently on my first van...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gauge Kit
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 7 Mar 2018 12:19:32 -0800
  ...Oil pressure is lost along the crankshaft, and drops > with wear. > > > > What you want the gauge for is to monitor trends in oil pressure...
• Re: First trip: HELP! Oil Pressure Light
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 12:51:24 -0500
  ...I think it may be a problem with oil pressure around the rods. I switched to a heavy oil and the lamp went out...
• Re: Solved; OIL warning light up
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:32:58 -0700
  ...Solved; OIL warning light up > Anyone who drives a WBX without an Oil temperature and pressure gauge is > tempting fate. IMHO. > Ken > 1986 Crewcab...
• Re: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 96 11:05:25 PST
  ...There is an oil pressure switch mounted on the case up between two of the push rod tubes. Remove this switch and hang on...
• Re: Switching to synthetic oil?
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 09:46:58 -0600
  ...when making the switch? The van > doesn't currently leak any oil and I haven't had any oil pressure troubles, > I would just...
• oil pressure problem, '86
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Mackenzie
  Fri, 12 May 1995 13:39:33 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Changed 1.8 bar switch. light still on. measured oil pressure. Low! warm engine 0.45 -0.54 bar. It supposed to be over...
• Re: New engine question revisited
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 03:40:47 -0600
  ...After adding, run it a couple of hundred miles, then change oil. Switch to 15W50 Mobile One Synthetic. Consider replacing the oil pressure relief...
• Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Sun, 6 Dec 2015 15:16:41 -0800
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• Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:22:54 -0800
  ...is a further problem beyond the oil viscosity and oil filter brand. > > > Not sure if the pressure switch is correct, but I've had...
• oil pressure buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 03:03:31 EDT
  ...The oil pressure light and buzzer comes on, usually after highway driving when slowing down for a stop or a slower speed zone. A...
• Re: Oil pressure summary
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:33:06 -0700
  ...the factory switch? DM&FS At 08:55 AM 9/20/2002 -0700, Stuart MacMillan wrote: >Kevin, > >Congrats on the oil pressure gauge, all...
• Re: Oil pressure gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 12:43:38 -0600
  ...As soon as the street parking restrictions are lifted around here, I plan on replacing both oil pressure switches. Just wondered if anyone has...
• Re: Where can this wire be found?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 26 May 2011 13:51:05 -0700
  ...The oil pressure lamp on the dash does not come on because the op switch does not close with no oil pressure. Short that...
• Re: oil light
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 20:19:09 -0600 (CST)
  ...The oil pressure sender is really quite amazing on the Vanagon. It consist of two pressure switches that must respond in the correct sequence...
• Re: 1.9 oil light/preassure issue
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:42:09 -0500
  ...Idle oil pressure on the boxer is pretty low, as I recall the sender switch point is 0.3 bar. Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• Re: Update and question inline VW Van block swap (in progress)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:55:35 -0700
  ...About the oil pressure light; I think, you have two switches and maybe the >> wires are either swopped or the two switches are. They...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 09:20:04 -0500
  ...On my old Bay window bus, I rigged up an oil pressure switch from a Chevy Vega. It had 3 prongs on it. One...
• Re: Catastrophe!! The rest of the story.
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 08:41:42 -0500
  ...and going up hill.....suddenly the oil pressure > > light comes on and the buzzer sounds. So switch off, swing around and > > coast back into...
• the cat did it (solved)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 3 May 1998 17:20:57 -0400
  ...yes, we were blowing oil out past the pressure switch. Your description also explains why we found gasoline pollution in the oil. Thanks again...
• Re: WTB: Dash Instrument Cluster for '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:55:47 EST
  ...On the blue foil for 2.1 models > BOTH oil pressure switch wires connect through the extra circuit board > in the speedo and then...
• Somewhat ignorant oil pressure switch question..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:30:09 -0300
  The VDO dual-terminal sender, such as http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=360006 Does it only work properly with the corresponding VDO gauge...
• Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 7 Dec 2015 19:24:58 -0800
  ...2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal I use a basic Snap-On 24mm deep socket. The non-impact version (thinner walls). No...
• Re: 1986 Syncro Crew Cab 1.9 L
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 06:30:44 EDT
  Michael; You have two oil pressure sensing switches. The low pressure switch (4.4) must open between 2.2 and 6.5 psi. It...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:25:57 -0500
  ...switch. >>>> >>>> All gauges have grounds going to one of the grounding rings behind and >>>> above >>>> the fuse block. >>>> >>>> The problem is my oil pressure...
• Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:18:44 -0800
  ...Need to remove that cover first , but >> that's >> the normal oil pressure switch, and I'd first see what oil pressure >> warmed >> up...
• Re: Oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:47:22 -0230
  In my case the oil light and buzzer turned out to be a frayed wire to the oil pressure switch back near the water...
• Vanagon Trivia Answer
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 13:50:19 EST
  ...I completed an oil pressure test but had to dig out the oil galley so that oil would come out. Of course the switch...
• Final Oil pressure result
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 5 Dec 2014 06:57:37 -0500
  ...installed. >>>> >>>> One thing I would do is get the rear oil pressure switch from the dealer. >>>> The aftermarket ones including the OEM looking Meyle...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 21:53:38 -0700
  ...the two pressure switches plus added a >> pressure gauge sender. Pics etc here >> >> https://shufti.blog/2012/07/05/vanagon-oil-pressure-sender-relocation...
• Re: Newbie Question!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 09:43:07 -0400
  Or replace you oil pressure switches, the low pressure one should not activate until .3 bar (4~5 psi), the high pressure one I...
• Re: HELP! Instrument Cluster Gremlins!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:44:33 -0500
  ...Turning on > the light switch kills the oil pressure warning and the water temp > warning light flashes for a few seconds as if you...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:07:42 -0500
  The high pressure switch is the one that is giving the light and buzzer. It is located down below and slightly to the left...
• Re: electric plug in engine block
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:18:33 -0400
  Yep - that's where the leak was coming from - the oil pressure switch. It was leaking oil badly enough that it was picking up...
• Re: Ethnicity of Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 03:28:03 +0000
  ...a switch. Note the following: ... ... 081A is a 0.9 bar swt, grey and is normally OPEN ... ... 081C is a 0.3 bar swt...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Banks
  Sun, 28 Jul 1996 13:33:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...He brought his van in to a shop and had a gauge hooked up and indeed he has low oil pressure, so the switches...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 20:09:54 -0500
  ...I hit the switch, the engine > started right up, oil pressure light went out. I noted no strange > sounds, and the oil pressure alarm...
• Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:00:41 -0400
  At 03:28 PM 8/10/2010, Jeff Schwaia wrote... >"270 liters of oily freon gas"... You must have the optional >super-duper, >heavy...
• Re: about to switch to amsoil,
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:27:13 -0700
  ...I replaced three pushrod tubes (with > collapsables) when I changed the oil. > > Before I changed the oil, the oil pressure light never came on...
• Re: TiiCo Gauges... A nice discovery
  Historical mailing list - Wayne Hagan
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 15:58:36 -0800
  FWIW my '88 1.8 Jetta has oil pressure senders on the cam and the oil filter and some circuitry involved translates it into...
• 2.1 dynamic oil pressure system
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:18:19 -0700
  ...Both oil pressure switches replaced. 5W30 oil drained and replaced with 3.5 quarts of 15W40 Delo. No lights, no buzzer, no leaks. Off...
• Problem: Oil pressure light/buzzer at over 2KRPM. Help!
  Historical mailing list - WARREN WOODS
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:21:19 -0800
  ...confusing - I'm still not sure whether I have one oil pressure switch or two (I think maybe two). In trying to figure this...
• VDO Oil Pressure Gauges and BusBoys
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda's Personal email
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 22:08:07 -0700
  Hello, first, I want to thank the following people for giving me advice on my low oil pressure light problem, G.M. Bulley, William...
• Re: Buzzer of Death (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 06:32:34 EST
  ...The oil should be thicker when it's cold hence improving your oil pressure. You have two oil pressure sensing switches. The low pressure...
• Re: Stranded: Oil Buzzer???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:47:50 -0400
  ...We all hope that it is a mal-functioning oil pressure switch. Thanks, Malcolm > > > >____________________________________________________ >Yahoo! Sports >Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football...
• Re: Read your manual: Oil pressure nonsense
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:45:31 -0700
  ...I read somewhere that VW made a replacement pressure switch that goes on at .25 bar instead of .3 bar due to people worrying...
• Idioit Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
  Tue, 14 Jan 97 09:40:00 CDT
  ...Any Ideas??? My oil pressure light used to blink as well, fixed the problem by splicing a wire to the oil pressure sender switch...