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oil cooler and misc
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Jun 96 09:53:44 EDT
...c) oil pressure- since oil pressure was directly related to oil temps it makes sense that overall pressure would be higher on average. There...
Oil Pres.Switch fails again. was: oil leak diagnosed and fixed (oil sensor)
Historical mailing list - GMBulley
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 14:57:13 EDT
...I finally noticed an oil pressure sensor down there... 24mm socket just barely gets the thing on or off. Interestingly, there appears to be...
Re: Dim Oil LIght, Ign. On Engine Off
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:16:59 -0700
...Connected low pressure oil switch wire directly to frame, oil light still dim. Thought the oil light has been working fine, maybe intermittent connections...
Re: This is getting depressing
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sun, 9 Mar 2003 14:30:23 -0500
Wade; Check the wire coming from the oil pressure switch. Perhaps a bare spot on the wire is grounding out . Good Luck and Drive...
Re: Yeppers -- failed oil pressure switch alright.
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 29 May 2011 11:31:16 -0700
...2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > > > >My FLAPS have a replacement oil pressure switch. It is a BWD S4026. > >Website says compatible with: "Vanagon Campmobile...
Re: Oil light : on-off-on-off - - -
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:18:33 -0500
...Check the wire, the connector and the oil pressure switch that is to the loer left of the large crankshft pully on the end...
Re: oil light question
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Wed, 1 Jan 2014 19:29:39 -0500
Well, following my leaking oil pressure switch, I decided to take them both out and inspect them. The black one, that started leaking today...
Re: Instrument Cluster Wiring Harness
Historical mailing list - Dan Lutz
Tue, 27 Jan 2004 02:06:14 -0500
I think starting in '86 a second 0.3 BAR oil pressure switch was added to the gas engine. Cluster pin 12(yel) is...
Re: Dim Oil LIght, Ign. On Engine Off
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:14:07 -0700
...Oil pressure light was dim sometimes when it was damp outside. Not all the time when raining or damp, but never when dry. I...
Re: Oil pressure sender thread size?
Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
Sat, 5 May 2007 12:47:04 -0700
...Oil pressure sender thread size? I think the metric size is 10mm, but I've never had leak troubles using standard US 1/8...
Re: Oil light flicker
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:00:12 -0700
...If the pressure is below .9 bar at 2500 rpm, the second switch <DIV></DIV>>will cause the buzzer to sound unless some...
leaking oil pump gasket or bolts
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Mon, 8 Dec 1997 17:19:05 -0800
...I also found that the oil leak I had thought I was fixing my replacing the oil pressure switch (and which I am now...
Re: Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 11 Nov 2014 06:56:45 -0800
...oil pressure switch by the pulleys should be > a > > > brown wire. It comes up and meets with another brown wire from the > other > > oil...
Re: Oil light : on-off-on-off - - -
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:12:58 -0400
Mine was the result of the entire internal structure of the oil pressure switch coming off, and being attached to the wire which was...
Re: Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:02:42 -0500
...oil pressure switch by the pulleys should >> be a >> > > brown wire. It comes up and meets with another brown wire from the >> other >> > oil...
Re: installing oil pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 12 Sep 2000 07:39:42 -0400
...warning > light to remain intact without adding tees for the original switch. How does that work, Dennis? Is one on the posts usable for...
Re: installing oil pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 12 Sep 2000 07:59:48 -0700
...warning > > light to remain intact without adding tees for the original switch. > > How does that work, Dennis? Is one on the posts usable for...
Re: Oil pressure ?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 07:00:17 -0800
...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: Best Oil Viscosity?
Historical mailing list - Bill H.
Tue, 2 Dec 2003 20:05:43 -0800
...The 10w-30 will cause oil pressure problems during extended highway travel. Better yet would be a synthetic such as Mobil 15w-50. The...
Re: Oil Pressure Light went On...Abort Trip?
Historical mailing list - James Benthall
Fri, 20 May 2005 22:56:48 EDT
...mechanic screwed me on that one...replaced the switch when it was really the wrong oil weight! I'll have to ask him about...
Re: How to disable oil warning buzzer?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 13 May 2004 12:46:04 -0700
...near the motor undone FORCES the high rpm oil switch to trigger the low oil pressure alarm. This was a smart design but confusing...
Re: Oil pressure wire rubbed bare?
Historical mailing list - John Clavin
Tue, 28 Mar 2000 20:18:32 -0600
...tubing down over the wire all the way down to the oil switch. Then adjusted the routing to give it slack, and moved it...
Re: oil light
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sun, 1 Oct 2017 15:48:16 -0700
...Changed the filter and oil to preferrd type > and no more problems. > > In one case I DID have to replace the pressure switch. No...
what causes low oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Ben S
Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:41:47 -0800
well recent events (see my "blown head gasket?" thread) and the "oil light discovery" thread have gotten me thinking about oil pressure. to recap...
Re: Cold start oil pressure
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 12 May 2021 09:37:08 -0600
...switching from Castrol 20W/50 to Mobil1 15/50 for the first time. Does synthetic oil make that much difference in start-up pressure? >>> >>
Re: what causes low oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Thu, 8 Jan 2004 04:11:10 -0500
i recommend using a guage to measure the oil pressure. quite possible oil pressure is good. napa oil filters should be fine; and as...
Re: Read your manual: Oil pressure nonsense
Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:07:46 -0400
...I read somewhere that VW made a replacement > pressure switch that goes on at .25 bar instead of .3 bar due to people > worrying...
Hello - Idiot oil light keeps coming on!
Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
Sat, 6 Nov 2010 17:18:41 -0400
...My instincts tell me to replace the oil pressure sensor switch but locals tell me it is a bear to change. Anyone out there...
Re: making a Tach?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:09:41 EST
I hate to start this dreaming again but I was wondering if oil pressure, oil temp, water temp, and head temp readings could also...
Re: Disable oil pressure warning system
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:53:52 -0700
...I have a functioning oil pressure gauge that I >> watch religiously, so I know the pressures are well within spec. It was >> going off...
Re: Was 2nd battery relay system; now Voltmeter
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:54:20 -0500
...oil pressure, Volts, and water temperature (Equus electrical gauges). I have the Voltage gauge running to a spdt switch so I can switch between...
Re: 2.1L WBX: oil leak under big pulley
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:15:52 -0500
...It is more common for an oil leak in that area to be the > pressure switch. I would try to get a look at...
Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 28 Jul 2016 05:29:20 -0700
...I did switch the type of oil > I use a few > years back, 3 years ago I switched from Redline to Delvac > and then...
Re: Oil P&T sensor - Vanagon application
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Wed, 3 Dec 1997 13:52:06 -0600
...A cheap oil filter can make the light and buzzer sound off, 2. Oil pressure relief valve sticking may cause it(my next step...
got my van inspected and it passed
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Fri, 5 May 2006 11:26:23 -0400
...2384 (2200) (my mechanic did an oilchange/~filter, tune-up (new points, spark plugs and a new oil pressure switch) before hand) compression was...
Re: Oil Pressure observation.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:43:47 -0400
...Oil Pressure observation. yes, the vw inline four engines, like yours, are all flat tappet engines. And could benefit from oil with hopefully a...
Re: Oil Pressure observation.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:42:51 -0400
...Oil Pressure observation. > | > |So, are folks recommending that we run a diesel oil in our vanagons? > |mcneely > | > |---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > |> I...
Re: 87 Oil Light On Intermittently MINE TOO!
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 14 Feb 1999 19:33:17 EST
...from the high pressure switch you will find it. It should be mentioned that there is a possibility an oil pressure problem does exists...
Re: HELP!!! Oil Pressure Buzzer On!!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:34:59 -0400
...The oil switch for the oil pressure warning buzzer is between the oil pump and filter. A filter restriction problem will only help to...
Re: Oil pressure lamp
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:07:09 -0500
...The > > van hadn't been driven for about a week. > > > > The oil pressure lamp did not go out. The oil pressure gauge I > > installed...
Re: Oil pressure hose
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:02 -0400
...confirm or deny if this hose will fit on the oil pressure >switch on my 1.9L engine? I have a matching VDO gauge...
Re: [DIESEL] RE: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:51:45 -0700
...As soon as that oil > was expelled, pressure went back to zero. If you are absolutely sure that > there is enough oil in the...
Re: Fwd: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:14:39 -0500
...an oil pressure gauge, and I do monitor, though do not log the pressure. Since installing the auxiliary oil cooler and switching to 40...
Re: Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:21:55 -0800
...On 11/10/14, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > The wire coming from the oil pressure switch by the pulleys should be a...
Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:20:28 -0500
...Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon >>> >>> At 03:28 PM 8/10/2010, Jeff Schwaia wrote... >>> >"270 liters of oily...
Re: Summer Oil pressure drop + higher temperatures with oil error (Was: Is 20w50 Oil OK in the winter?)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Thu, 26 Dec 2002 14:51:55 -0800
...The second most common fix I've run into was a bad oil pressure switch. The last Vanagon I fixed with a flickering oil...
Re: OIL warning light up
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:33:08 -0700
OK, I will check the pressure then change the switch if I have to. 140k on engine, compression is very good, engine quiet, smooth...
Re: Cold start oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Wed, 12 May 2021 21:31:48 -0700
...in that manner cause a change, or that much change, in the reading? >>> Does synthetic oil make that much difference in start-up pressure?
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Sat, 29 Jul 2017 20:53:43 -0400
...Who has a new oil pressure regulator spring to ship me in Oakville, Ontario? I need it early next week. Story: On the road...
rebuilt engine: what the dealer parts guy said
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 18 Aug 94 09:35:52 CDT
...oil dipstick crankshaft pully(s) <but flywheel IS included>, thermostat oil pressure switch and other little things like sheet metal, screws, brackets, injectors, wiring...
Re: AC Drip Drop
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:37:28 -0700
...The pressure window in which this happens is fairly narrow, but not non-existent. Low pressure cut-off switches are usually set pretty low...
Re: Our new 1982 A-C M/T Vanagon/Westfalia. Questions and concerns.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:36:10 -0700
...Since oil pressure switches are quiet inexpensive, you could just buy a correct new one and try it - and see if that eliminates your...
Re: ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ...
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Wed, 5 May 2004 15:24:13 -0700
...Comes with new oil cooler.. > manual trans flywheel... oil pressure switches and water pump... plus a > thermostat > and an oil filter... > later, > jesse > 89...
instruments, interviews
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Feb 1995 13:41:09 -0800
...2 (opposite corners) and either a selector switch or two gauges, plus oil temp and pressure. Doesn't the head temp sender sandwich with...
Re: Oil pressure gremlin
Historical mailing list - Ron Olsen
Sat, 4 Mar 2000 11:03:33 +1000
...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: new bearings but no change in oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 15 Jul 2001 09:23:31 -0500
...Either I will have to buy a new oil pump > or > switch to straight SAE 40 oil. I'll try the oil tomorrow, but...
Re: oil pressure -- next round
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Fri, 18 May 2007 00:53:25 -0300
...it shows no oil pressure hot at idle and makes the light come on if you use the switch they provide a couple of...
Re: OIL LIGHT AND BUZZER
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sat, 12 Aug 2000 12:37:44 EDT
...Trace the wire back from the high pressure switch. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe -------------------------------------------------- On...
New engine question revisited
Historical mailing list - Mike D.
Sun, 4 Jan 2004 15:05:26 -0800
...oil pressure light comes on under 1100rpm. I'm running 20w50 with a good filter and it has already had the 0.3bar switch...
Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:35:51 -0700
24mm on steering wheel nut and on oil pressure switches. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] |On...