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• Bentley Typo? (1.9 WBX oil pressure switch)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:29:11 -0800
  ...Vendors list a 0.3 bar oil pressure switch for the 1.9 WBX. 1.9 WBX wiring diagrams (P 97.54 - 97.66...
• Re: Oil pressure switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 23:35:22 -0700
  ...Oil pressure switch problem > I've been dealing with this stupid oil pressure switch problem and need > some help. Note that I have no...
• Re: Ethnicity of Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 01:09:10 -0400
  Hi, The minimum oil pressure at 2000 rmp (By Bentley spec, is Bentley right!!!) is 2 BAR (29PSI). Why do we have a.9...
• Leak at oil pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Williams
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 12:32:32 -0700
  Is there any way to tighten the oil pressure switch (on rear of engine) on a '87 Vanagon 2.1 without pulling the engine...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc. Now have voltage data on wire from oil pressure switch to instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 May 2017 11:21:09 -0400
  ...cold. >> >> Ignition switch on 11.83 volts >> > > But no blinking OIL light? Abnormal. > >> >> Engine turned on 0.01 volts oil pressure light flashing >> > > Given...
• Oil Light / Buzzer despite NORMAL pressure
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin E. Beasley
  Wed, 21 May 2003 15:07:42 -0400
  ...Just to be thorough, I replaced the rear oil pressure switch, the one behind the belts and all of a sudden, the oil light...
• oil viscosity 1.9 vs 2.1 differences
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:43:29 -0700
  ...The 1.9 has a classic single oil pressure switch that turns off the oil light at about 4 psi of pressure. The 2...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer-Arrgh!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:15:44 -0400
  ...ll try Marvel Mystery Oil. It's great The switch should close (i.e. short to ground) when the pressure gets up to about...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 May 1998 20:12:11 -0400
  ...Oil Pressure Switch >Can someone clear this up for me once and for all. What is the proper oil >pressure sender to use on...
• Re: Ethnicity of Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 23:10:04 -0400
  ...Ethnicity of Oil Pressure Switch Hi, The 1.8B switch replaces the 0.9B on later 2.1L production. John _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online...
• Re: Q about the inline 4 VW engine, Oil pressure switch.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 10:32:20 -0800
  ...Anyway, it was leaking oil around the pressure switch (Atop the pump outlet, right over where the oil filter screws on from beneath), so...
• Re: Where to buy 0.25 bar oil pressure sender?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:17:20 -0700
  ...This confuses me because I thought that the computer ignored the 0.3 bar switch above 2000 rpm. Maybe my oil pressure circuit is...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 20:23:07 -0700
  ...VanCafe has modified their kit to include a separate pressure switch that you hook up to your oil led and the switch part of...
• Re: Oil light and warning
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:19:55 -1000
  ...the idea behind grounding the wire that goes to the high rpm oil pressure sensing switch is to eliminate that OP switch from the...
• Re: Bentley Typo? (1.9 WBX oil pressure switch)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:08:35 -0800
  ...Mark neil N wrote: > Hi all. > > Vendors list a 0.3 bar oil pressure switch for the 1.9 WBX. 1.9 WBX > wiring...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch..
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 10:26:27 +0100
  >Hello.. > >Does anyone know the position of oil pressure switch? >Where is it attached? Hi Yoshi, There are two on your '87 Westy. One...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc. Now have voltage data on wire from oil pressure switch to instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 29 May 2017 05:24:35 -0400
  ...The oil pressure switches we sell are not these colours. Low pressure switches, 0.03 bar, are BLUE and high pressure switches, 0.09...
• Re: On The Road Again w/Oil Pressure Light Working
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 17:10:08 -0500
  ...Right >When the engine starts, pressue at the switch opens the connection and >shuts off the light, thereby indicating proper oil pressure. 0.3...
• Re: how engine oil degrades (was: sysnthetic oils)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 19:06:31 PST
  You have two oil pressure sensing switches. The low pressure switch (4.4) must open between 2.2 and 6.5 psi. It is...
• Re: oil pressure switch question 1.8 bar?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:45:00 -0500
  ...oil pressure switch question 1.8 bar? insyncro fabrications wrote: > > My question concerns part #056 919 081E, 1.8 bar oil pressure switch. > My...
• '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 27 May 2017 17:20:20 -0400
  Had to let my local TBA deal with an apparently defective oil pressure switch. Switch replaced, but oil light was flashing regularly at idle...
• Re: oil idiot light wierdness
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Sep 1996 23:40:57 PST
  ...You have two oil pressure sensing switches. The low pressure switch (4.4) must open between 2.2 and 6.5 psi. It is...
• Re: oil pressure switches
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 23:43:43 -0400
  ...pressure switch is located below and to the left of the crankshaft pulley, and above the engine mount casting. I use a VDO oil...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc. Now have voltage data on wire from oil pressure switch to instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 28 May 2017 12:48:36 -0400
  ...cold. >>> >>> Ignition switch on 11.83 volts >>> >> >> But no blinking OIL light? Abnormal. >> >>> >>> Engine turned on 0.01 volts oil pressure light flashing >>> >> >> Given...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch..
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 06:32:19 EDT
  Yosh; You have two oil pressure sensing switches. The low pressure switch (4.4) must open between 2.2 and 6.5 psi. It...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 17 Nov 2015 07:35:09 -0800
  I've read some where those plumber sockets work well to remove oil pressure switches http://www.homedepot.com/p/Eastman-5-Piece-Plumber...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:31:52 -0800
  ...1986 and newer vans have 2 oil pressure switches. Only 1 of the switches can trigger the buzzer. It is the pressure switch by...
• Re: oil pressure problems, still
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:11:19 -0400
  ...Several take off points are in the plate for oil pressure switches and such.Very interesting and useful to Vanagon owners with good pressure...
• Re: Somewhat ignorant oil pressure switch question..
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:15:25 -0300
  I believe the dual terminal sender has the low pressure switch set at .5 bar. This will make your oil light flicker at idle...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 20:23:58 -0700
  ...Is the high > pressure oil pressure switch, part number 068919081A, the culprit > here? I checked the archives and it appeared that there may have...
• Re: Stranded: Oil Buzzer???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:30:22 -0700
  ...Oil pressue tested OK (actually 'very good'), and there are no 'new' pressure switches in town, so we will drive to Calgary and buy...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 12:47:18 -0500
  ...Oil started leaking from the oil pressure switch between the pushrod tubes so I have confirmation that that switch is bad. I will replace...
• Re: oil pressure problems,still
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:08:58 -0400
  ...The oil pressure switch has metric threads. NPT pipe thread is a conical hole, which is how the seal is made. The metric hole...
• Re: "High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:45:45 -0700
  The oil pressure logic board has an engine rpm signal input. It only monitors the high pressure switch when the engine rpm is high...
• Re: oil pressure-quaker state filters/Fram filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 22:42:48 -0400
  ...The oil pressure switch that operates the oil warning buzzer above 2000 rpm is located between the pump and the filter inlet. If a...
• OIL SWITCH ON! Questions from frustrated Westy Owner!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 17:29:33 -0500
  ...Replaced both brown pressure switch by oil pump and white oil switch in the crankcase. Original repair was to replace the leaky (white) oil...
• oil pressure problems
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 13:26:45 -0700
  ...Can I drill and tap the large oil pressure relief screw to get a new oil pressure switch port? I removed this valve, and...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 11 Nov 2014 05:25:39 -0500
  ...Those OEM oil pressure switches will not operate a real gauge. > On Nov 10, 2014, at 4:30 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 14:25:41 -0500
  ...Blinking is possible if the pressure is close to the switch point and changing. Engine oil pressure is always highest when the engine is...
• Re: Oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Richard Stevens
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 08:36:24 +0100
  ...oil pressure has been checked by two independent garages and both confirm that the pressure is "within limits". As a precaution the pressure switches...
• Re: oil pressure buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 00:22:30 EDT
  ...isn't impossible that the oil pressure switch has gone bad. My '86 Syncro had one its pressure switches go bad last year...most...
• Re: Which switch for Oil Pressure?! 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Jul 2016 17:31:38 -0400
  ...Which switch for Oil Pressure?! 85 GL All, I'm searching and need the "right" oil pressure switch...I've got the blue one...
• Re: 1.9 oil light/preassure issue
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:31:44 -0800
  ...on page 17.7 of the Bentley manual it shows the oil pressure switch under the left push rod tubes is .3 bar. where...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:19:45 -0700
  There is no "pressure too high" sensing on any Vanagon oil system. On the single switch system the switch simply grounds the circuit for...
• Re: Oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:02:07 -0400
  ...oil pressure has been checked by two independent garages and both confirm that the pressure is "within limits". As a precaution the pressure switches...
• Oil pressure switch rating....2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:11:34 EST
  Should the oil pressure switch below the water pump be rated at 0.9 bar or 1.8 bar. I see both values referred...
• Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 22 May 2016 22:49:49 -0400
  ...Is the high pressure oil pressure switch, part number 068919081A, the culprit here? I checked the archives and it appeared that there may have...
• Re: HELP! Anthony's oil psi question!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 02:47:53 EDT
  ...Anyone with suggestions? Thanks in advance... >> Make sure that the oil pressure switch by the crank is the .9 bar switch, and the one...
• Re: oil light
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 06:24:35 -0600 (CST)
  ...Why is the oil pressure light coming on? Without measuring we are only guessing, get a pressure gauge, remove the oil pressure switch and...
• Re: Oil pressure alarm problems problems--this is a good one for any one up for a challenge.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:02:05 +0000
  ...The high pressure switch is located near the oil or water pump. The low pressure switch is between the push rod tubes, (center cam...
• Re: Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:33:26 -0700
  ...The low rpm oil pressure switch works the old fashioned way, disconnected = no oil light. Mark Nathan Mc Blain wrote: > After the coments recently...
• Re: oil pressure switch question 1.8 bar?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:44:17 -0600
  insyncro fabrications wrote: > > My question concerns part #056 919 081E, 1.8 bar oil pressure switch. > My van has .3 bar and .9 bar...
• Re: Which switch for Oil Pressure?! 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 2 Jul 2016 11:19:22 -0700
  ...Which switch for Oil Pressure?! 85 GL All, I'm searching and need the "right" oil pressure switch...I've got the blue one...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 8 Nov 2015 16:47:21 -0800
  One thing that helps me internalize (remember) the switch logic is knowing that the Bentley diagrams shows each engine oil pressure switch position with...
• Re: Oil pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 12:53:00 -0700
  ...Oil pressure switch > If you got 86 and later Vanagon you got 2 oil pressure switches, .9 and .3 bar. > working in dynamic oil...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 May 2016 01:41:23 -0400
  ...Is the high pressure oil pressure switch, part number 068919081A, the culprit here? I checked the archives and it appeared that there may have...
• Re: Oil Pressure Lamp?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 May 2012 19:00:18 -0700
  the oil pressure warning circuit on an 84 is pretty simple.. just one blue/black wire from the OP switch to the dash. accessing...
• Re: Oil pressure alarm problems problems--this is a good one for any one up for a challenge.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:04:33 +0000
  ...The Dynamic oil pressure control board looks > at this switch above ~2,200 rpm. If the circuit is not complete, > you should have both...
• Re: Ethnicity of Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 15:41:12 -0400
  ...Ethnicity of Oil Pressure Switch Hi, The minimum oil pressure at 2000 rmp (By Bentley spec, is Bentley right!!!) is 2 BAR (29PSI). Why...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 11:30:09 -0400
  ...Keep in mind that the oil pressure warning buzzer is controlled by the higher pressure switch which is located before the oil filter in...