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• Re: Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 16:17:25 -0500
  ...Synthetic Oil > I use synthetic oil in all of my car engines, no leaks, no problems. > Changed at 5,000 mile intervals in the...
• Ignorance is Bliss
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 15:57:06 -0700
  ...I tell him he has a dirty motor due to insufficient change interval and the black oil is empirical evidence of the tar build...
• Re: Help--- stuck in Redding Followup and conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:26:24 -0700
  ...used to spit out the > #3 > spark plug at fairly regular intervals, my wife's '90 Golf popped one, and > my son's '83...
• Re: toyota 2C diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:14:50 +1200
  ...Cambelt replacement interval 120,000km. The 2C is an SOHC 8-valve crossflow engine, valves inline; though I am told there were identical-appearing...
• Re: auto vs. manual-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 13:08:56 EDT
  ...One was that VW failed to include a service interval in the owner's manual (uhh... whats that? ;). Because of that most owners treated...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 31 May 2001 21:40:43 +1200
  ...In my experience cambelts inevitably last at least as long as the recommended replacement interval (120000km), and that's with diesels (interference engines... if...
• Re: Increasing horsepower - Long -Boring
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 10:15:02 -0500
  ...stretch your hours substantially, depending on your log book and maintenance intervals. Once you jump into the Charter, Rental, Training category things change some...
• Re: CV Joint questions and anwers anyone?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 May 2003 06:24:39 -0600
  ...and it is > > time for me to look at the maintenance interval > > chart and grease these things on time. I got a > > refund for...
• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 16:39:03 -0600
  ...Know-it-all, it may be 'poppycock' to YOU, but to those of us who LIKE to get greasy at regular intervals, it's...
• Re: wireless Internet connection from Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 10:20:13 -0400
  ...I had to severely throttle the amount of mail I get by receiving it at home at 15-minute intervals and then deleting all...
• REPOST: Comprehensive Oil Article (Was: Re: Synthetic oils: better than, say, Castrol GTX?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Feb 93 06:40:32 GMT
  ...Castrol recommends retaining the original manufacturers interval, even with synthetic oils. jhv] OIL PRESSURE: ============= Your oil presure may drop once you add it. This...
• Re: red light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 11:34:36 -0700
  ...to lots of things, so it should be done at appropriate intervals to high mileage vans. It may have helped this and has helped...
• Re: Timing belt - Subie engines
  Historical mailing list - brady horrace
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:10:46 -0700
  ...need a timing belt change.....WHAT!!! Whats the belt change time intervals 70k 80k 100k?... that's not that long, why invest any time...
• Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:19:59 -0700
  ...the second at 500 more miles, then normal 3,000 mile intervals. > > Any other pointers are appreciated. > > Thanx in advance > SeanG > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private...
• Re: What type of oil for my 2.1 Boston Bob? Was Re: Mobil-1 shortage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:33:30 -0800
  ...VW-Audi changed the FIRST OIL CHANGE drain interval from model year > (MY) '95 to MY '96 from 5,000 miles to 7,500...
• Re: Westy shower
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 20:36:13 -0700
  ...Mon, 12 Aug 2002 17:48:02 -0700 > Aaron Reams <aaron@INTERVAL.COM> wrote: > > Indeed I could just "tee" the hose and that's...
• Re: Keys
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:07:20 -0800
  ...wider because the wafers in the locks are placed at unequal intervals. I don't know if all the locks stagger them the same...
• Re: Flickering oil light on idle.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:30:42 -0400
  ...the synthetic should be good for the 7,500 mile change intervals. While Fun Bus now has a broken 4th gear (again) and I...
• Re: Spark plugs: Gap ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 21:55:28 -0800
  ...The normal plug replacement interval for these engines was 15,000 > miles. The proper gap is only part of proper spark plug set up...
• Vanagon consciousness? Fryday?
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:46:53 -0500
  ...Restarting at regular intervals was the only way I got out of that mess, and when I finally got to place I could pull...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 19:45:23 -0700
  ...You will still need to change the synthetic at your normal change intervals, in fact many factory recommendations have come right out and said...
• Re: Curtains
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:49:18 -0800
  ...Spaced the magnets around the curtain's perimeter at about one foot intervals. The times when we're camping and want privacy or shade...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:07:16 -0600
  ...severe conditions in New York >>> City, and extended the oil change interval long beyond the factory >>> recommendations, they found no difference in wear compared...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:05:17 -0700
  ...Cv boots cracking Because it doesn't need to be serviced at this interval! I just rebuilt some with a friend that were original...
• Bars leaks
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:22:52 -0500
  ...lasted me over 230K with the proper coolant and coolant replacement intervals. I think that a couple of containers are worth keeping in your...
• Re: Which is the best coolant to use? Part IV (last one!) :)
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 14:06:27 -0600
  ...The objective with HOAT is to provide excellent all around protection and extended drain intervals. HOAT coolants generally can replace or are compatible with...
• CV problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Mark Schrope
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 10:43:44 -0400
  ...think a good one, if you are maintaining them at proper intervals. My problem was that I wasn't sure of the condition of...
• FYI===> Coolant Colors - what do they mean??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 17:05:58 +0000
  ...The objective with HOAT is to provide excellent all around protection and extended drain intervals. HOAT coolants generally can replace or are compatible with...
• Re: No emails!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:54:05 -0800
  ...MTA (qmail) queues it and attempts to deliver on some > regular interval for some determined period (the standard is 4 days) If > it is...
• unsubscribe
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 22:09:11 -0600
  ...You will still need to change the synthetic at your normal change intervals, in fact many factory recommendations have come right out and said...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:26:46 -0400
  ...You will still need to change the synthetic at your normal change intervals, in fact many factory recommendations have come right out and said...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:13:51 -0500
  ...Review each of the examples you listed and if they are > each > maintained at reasonable intervals, > there are no failures, let alone catastrophic failures...
• Re: Mig welder for sale, all inquires off list please, if not interested in LONG SALES PITCH please delete!
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:50:51 -0600
  ...6) STITCH-INTERVAL TIME: adjusts length of time the arc is extinguished when the mode switch is in the "stitch" position. 7) POWER INDICATOR...
• Re: worst cars - van?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:16:46 -0500
  ...Lexus would have to go down as the most expensive to maintain past 20,000 miles, with scheduled service intervals that cost $600.00...
• Re: 2.1 w/solid lifters - Frankenstein's Monster Lives!
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:02:58 -0700
  ...2.1 w/solid lifters - Frankenstein's Monster Lives! Hi Jeff, I'd suggest that valve adjustment should be the same interval as on...
• Re: What's the connection between the temp and fuel gauges?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 02:49:56 -0600
  ...it was a flaky contact and it's waiting the correct interval for > maximum frustration). Pass it along and I can tell you if...
• hot oil? How hot is TOO hot??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jun 1995 06:23:26 GMT
  ...What temp is "tolerable" so long as I change my oil at, say 1,500 mile intervals on this trip of 6-8000 miles...
• hot oil? How hot is TOO hot??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jun 1995 06:23:26 GMT
  ...What temp is "tolerable" so long as I change my oil at, say 1,500 mile intervals on this trip of 6-8000 miles...
• Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Wed, 8 May 2002 23:14:08 -0500
  ...rate and ECU update rate synchronizing or beating together for an interval. For example, at times I see something pretty close to the expected...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 16:35:02 -0700
  ...Transmissions are supposed to be "service free." Yet, manufacturers keep putting in ethylene glycol based coolant and recommending change intervals. This stuff has been...
• Pulstar Plugs, was Re: Anyone Tried the Pulstar Spark Plugs?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:00:16 -0500
  ...hence a very high intensity, or wattage, for that very brief interval of a few nanoseconds. After that the "spark event" proceeds as it...
• Re: CV reversibility?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 11 May 2000 16:32:37 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] CV reversibility? Great Idea!!! What do you think a good interval would be? Adam Puzerewski 81 westy -----Original Message----- From: Bulley <gmbulley...
• Re: Keep pouring oil in ...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 8 May 2007 07:52:01 -0700
  ...You are probably safe to use the non-diesel oil for 1/2 the standard oil change interval, then change it before it gets...
• Re: Life of spare tire in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:16:21 +0000
  ...having solid running tires and being a little conservative regarding change interval.  I don't even want to think about tire failure on a...
• Re: lack of power when cold
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 23:12:49 -0400
  Normally, 30K service intervals are appropriate. The fluid should only break down from excessive heat and there is no normal contamination until the clutch...
• Re: Beetle TDI test drive (almost no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:24:58 -0500
  ...belt a chance to break but it lasted through the service interval. Being an 8V engine (like your son's '96 Golf), it wasn...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:33:36 -0800
  ...When I unplugged the sensor the problem went away. > Since my sensor had more than 60K on it which is the VW replacement > interval...
• Re: hot oil? How hot is TOO hot??
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 27 Jun 1995 10:42:54 -0700 (PDT)
  ...What temp is "tolerable" so long as I change my oil at, say 1,500 > mile intervals on this trip of 6-8000 miles...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:10:10 -0700
  ...One time I asked about timing belt interval on a Corolla S car .. 1600 DOHC engine .. they said they never change them .. not until...
• Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 23:36:27 -0500
  ...Helena, Napa County Distributor cap, rotor, and spark plugs should probably be replaced at 15k mile intervals. At least inspected. The Vanagon eats spark...
• Re: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:29:09 -0400
  Your fluid selection and change interval is apparently working. To really get a determination of fluid change necessity consider having a gear oil analysis...
• Re: Phrydae Question: Who drives a TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 15:57:10 -0400
  ...YMMV. > > I think a bigger issue for that generation of TDI's is the replacement of > the timing belt at appropriate intervals. > > -Jarrett > 89...
• Re: JiffyLube, extras
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:02:34 -0400
  ...really want to know what your Vanagon needs, check the service >>>intervals in your Bentley manual. I'm sure you will find a wide...
• Re: Maintenance Schedule
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 13:33:41 -0700
  ...in > fact, i've dropped my interval down to 2500 ... just so it divides > nicely into the 7500 the book says. ;) > > i figure it...
• Re: Diesel questions
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:25:36 -0700
  ...Did you do a total of a minute (in say 20s intervals) and it would still not start? Fuel filter is a suspect, and...
• Re: mp3 players in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Sun, 12 May 2002 15:51:47 -0700
  ...on or about 5/10/02 4:03 PM aaron@INTERVAL.COM wrote: >Hi everyone, > >Be forewarned... I purchased this model Blaupunkt (San Jose...
• Re: ATF fluid
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 09:28:35 -0700
  ...It has been my experience on 2 vehicles that when auto trans fluid that has gone way past it's change interval is changed...
• Re: spedo/odo error confusion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 23:40:24 -0500
  ...hour when I clock between highway mile markers at 60 second intervals. My trip meter is very close to the odometer miles and the...
• Propane Fill Question (Ontario, Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 17:20:01 -0400
  ...5.13.4 The propane fuel system shall be inspected at five year intervals, starting with the date of installation, and re-labelled in...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:08:29 -0800
  ...When I unplugged the sensor the problem went away. >> Since my sensor had more than 60K on it which is the VW replacement >> interval...