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Re: Royal Purple Motor Oil..
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 12 May 2014 00:40:35 -0600
Stuart You indeed are correct that a 15w-X or 20w-X Oil is Thicker than a 5w-X Oil But Only when they...
Re: oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Thu, 3 Apr 2014 04:44:08 -0500
Dave, with the oil cooler set up you are planning to use, are you going to un hook the factory oil to coolant cooler...
Re: Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:12:29 -0400
...It seems to be > relatively straight forward, remove the oil filter, remove the nut on the > oil pipe, lower the exchanger and replace the...
2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 13:26:47 -0800
...Removing the oil filter mount and priming the pump makes it work again. For some reason the oil pump seems to be losing its...
Re: Chevron Techron Fuel Injection Cleaner
Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
Fri, 10 Feb 1995 15:21:14 -0800
...anytime you add something to your gas, plan on doing > an oil change before you add it again. > joel Berry, berry interesting. Someone who...
Re: OIL FILTERS thanks
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 12:53:42 -0800
...Any suggestions?? The >last thing I want is a dirty bucket of oil residue in my van. I just stop in a town that...
Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:30:43 -0600
...I really don't see where changing oil brands would have any effect, except where synthetics are concerned, like moving from dino oil to...
Re: The value of instrumentation
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 27 Oct 2018 09:50:47 -0700
...I added a Vw oil/coolant heat exchanger to my inline motor after monitoring the oil temp...with reluctance, because I read these are...
Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:27:12 -0400
As you have an external oil cooler things slightly as outside temps can have more of an effect on oil temps and as the...
Re: Oil level vs temp test
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 9 Aug 2011 15:19:43 -0700
...Oil level vs temp test | |A couple weeks ago it was mentioned here that one should see |lower oil temp if the oil level...
Re: Stop Leak for minor oil leaks?
Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
Wed, 5 Aug 1998 12:45:40 -0500
The '82 Westy I just bought was leaking some oil as well. BTW this is a 2.0 aircooled. IMO any oil leak needs...
Re: That oil buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 4 May 2015 20:50:29 -0400
...And what oil viscosity are you using? Check the archives for more information. Basically there are two oil pressure switches. The higher pressure switch...
Re: First oil change
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Fri, 04 Nov 94 12:52:38 CST
...when i used to get my oil analyzed (in my old 80 bus), the kendall 30w oil would change to a 46w oil in...
help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:52:52 -0700
hey guys I am losing the battle with an oil leak on my syncro... I have replaced the oil cooler seal, oil pump seal...
Re: Refrigerate Oil
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 13:52:34 -0500
Ari, The refrigerant oil will circulate with freon within your closed A/C system. When you take apart the A/C, each component is...
Re: And now for the oil cooler....
Historical mailing list - Racer X
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:03:59 -0500
You may just have to tighten the oil cooler nut. (under the filter). This should be checked any time that you change the oil...
Re: Vanagon Stranded in Yuma, AZ..
Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
Tue, 29 Dec 1998 08:07:17 -0800
Jim, Has any work been done on your van lately? When I had my oil cooler seal replaced, they cracked one of the coolant...
Re: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:18:57 -0500
...the oil cooler is aluminum and was corrode with a small (pit) hole.... but I was NOT getting oil in my coolant... it could...
Re: Oil leak...
Historical mailing list - Aaron
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:44:40 -0800
...Oil leak... > > > I'm trying to ID and oil leak and figure out how hard it would be to fix. This type of thing...
Re: Synthetic oil
Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 19:56:51 EST
...Some people use extended intervals before changing synthetic oil since it doesn't break down like regular oil, but change the filter as you...
Re: Got GAS?
Historical mailing list - Bernie
Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:44:15 -0800
...The lower oil goes here and the more projects and exploration that are cut back, the higher oil will go on the other side...
Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:13:35 -0500
I pull the hose from the overflow and all blue until very end when turned brown and oily. No water on dipstick and no...
Re: Castrol or other for 2.1 L WBX
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:13:30 -0500
...So, along with the oil, consider using the mobil 1 oil filter. I had some oil light flicker when I first drove my van...
Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:32:27 -0700
...to get the overfill oil the EASY way... I use this... http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200475124_200475124 it's best to...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:10:02 -0400
Hi Ry, The other thing back there that can leak is the oil pump cover gasket. Mine let go back in the winter... it...
Re: 86 Vanagon GL Oil pressure warning
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Sun, 15 Aug 1999 20:58:23 -0400
First off, how many miles on your can? Also, how frequently have you had the oil changed during its life? It is not common...
On the Subject of Turbo's, Oil Pans and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 1 Aug 2001 13:49:08 EDT
I have been following the discussion about the location of the turbocharger oil return line in vanagon installations for some time but have been...
Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
Fri, 3 Dec 2010 02:33:02 +0000
...Probably >Castrol or Suggest drain oil into clean container, put in known oil -- if it cures the problem then you can toss the other...
Re: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:55:35 -0600
If it is not the oil pump or one of the other sources noted could the seal at the end of the crankshaft be...
on oil level
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Jul 1994 10:54:23 -0400
hmmmm - i would be careful before i cut the oil level in my crankcase. Lets be careful about this measurement of oil temperature - where...
pancake oil leaks
Historical mailing list
Thu, 10 Aug 1995 18:48:04 GMT
...Developed an oil leak that I THINK is where the original oil cooler connects to the case. But oil has been puddling up on...
Re: Oil in intake air distributor (2.1L)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 7 Dec 1997 22:28:15 -0500
Excess oil in the air intake is usually caused by excessive blow-by from the pistons. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: JLDilworth <JLDilworth@AOL.COM...
Re: Catastrophe???(Oil lite and oil alarm on!)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 00:58:13 -0500
At 12:11 AM 1/26/2001, John Rodgers wrote: >How is the oil pressure light and the warning horn related in this case...
Re: Recycling gear oil
Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
Sat, 12 Apr 2003 22:03:11 -0700
...Recycling gear oil > Is it okay to mix gear oil with motor oil for recycling? > -- > David Brodbeck, N8SRE > '82 Diesel Westfalia > '94 Honda Civic...
Re: Oil pressure ?
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 20:18:42 -0500
2 bar at 80 degrees centigrade at 2000 rpm with factory oil viscosity, which I believe is 30 weight, is the low minimum guide...
Re: Oil warning light?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:48:11 -0400
Long uphill causes the oil temps to rise therefore causing oil pressure to drop. When you downshift you increase RPM increasing oil pressure. What...
Re: Help me please, oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
Fri, 27 Jun 1997 10:25:29 -0500
Didn't someone recently have this problem and cured it by putting the correct filter, new oil and a motor flush?? Randy Newell rnewell...
Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:27:12 -0600
...Yes, the oil cooler feed and return went to the lower hose. No radiator flow such as cold engine, no cooling for the oil...
Re: Changing oil: Hot, Lukewarm, or Cold
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Thu, 2 Jul 2020 10:45:06 -0500
Here's a link to a very good oil article. https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/car-technology/a53/what-oil-does-my-car-take...
Re: temperature-oil pressure (rather long)
Historical mailing list - Karl
Sat, 8 Aug 2009 22:54:55 -0400
First thing I would think of is running the oil level at 1/2 below the full mark - I remember someone (Dennis Haynes?) that...
Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Oct 2021 to 9 Oct 2021 (#2021-285)
Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
Sun, 10 Oct 2021 22:48:03 -0400
Yes, if you change the oil before storage then there will be no blowby gas during storage. If you don't, then the old...
Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 13:26:31 -0400
...They started with oil at a low level and added oil. IIRC, at about the mid point on the dipstick the crankshaft starts hitting...
Re: Oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 00:51:17 EDT
Hi all, Ya, the air cooled engines already have a oil cooler but over the years crud can get packed into the imput side...
Re: Oil pressure switch problem
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 17:09:19 -0700
have you actually measured the oil pressure to make sure it is, well, not just low oil pressure? what weight of oil? -matthew Solange...
What is the oil flow in a type IV cooler ?
Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
Sun, 9 Jun 2019 11:03:07 -0700
Hey guys, I am hooking up an external oil cooler in a the front of the van. The oil bypass is at the stock...
Re: Oil Light Flickering at Idle
Historical mailing list - Jorge J. Delgado
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 18:17:09 EDT
...The oil pressure light would come on at just about every stop sign/red light. The oil pressure was good. I ended up changing...
Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:44:22 -0700
dear oil in overflow evidence... 1. oil is in overflow ... not reservoir deduction ... oil can will not likely travel though system as overflow is...
Oil Checking My '86 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Dustan
Fri, 5 Jun 1998 17:58:01 -0700
Hi! I bought an '86 Vanagon about 3 weeks ago and have some questions about the oil lights and checking the oil that are...
Re: Oil level vs temp test
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 9 Aug 2011 15:37:35 -0700
Please understand that I'm not talking about oil frothing due to an overfilled engine (above the upper notch), I'm testing what David...
Re: 91 Vanagon, oil pressure anomaly
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 May 1996 11:09:15 -0500
...I was still running 10w 30 oil. I changed the oil to my summer oil of 20w50 and the problem has'nt returned. The...
Re: DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:33:22 -0700
...DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto Really interesting discussion here about oil viscosity. Years ago in my flying...
oil change help urgent
Historical mailing list
Wed, 5 Feb 1997 12:56:26 -0800 (PST)
Crawled under the 81 to do my first oil change as a newbie and the oil drain plug is stripped. Also the parts in...
Help me please, oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Ourston and Doctors (by way of Ron Lussier )
Thu, 26 Jun 1997 14:38:10 -0700
Any knowledge of oil pressure sensor problems? When the engine warms up to operating temperature, the oil presure light goes on when i slow...
how does gas get in oil?
Historical mailing list - Tim Root
Fri, 21 Apr 2000 11:40:35 EDT
Hello list, I have noticed when I change my oil, it has a fairly strong gasoline smell. Can somebody tell me how gas gets...
Re: A/C question: Ester Oil and R-12 do they mix?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:08:57 -0400
Robert, Ester oil is compatible with R12 but not compatible with mineral oil which is general associated with R12. So an R12 system must...
Re: Oil light comes up, 1.9 engine
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:10:12 -0800
...I have 20/50 oil in there. Engine was reconditioned by VW Canada about 70k back. Could it be the oil switch misbehaving? > Thanks...
Re: Oil light flickering
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:15:49 -0500
While oils have improved/changed over the years the Viscosities have not. The flat four engines both air and water cooled need higher viscosity...
Re: Engine oil change interval (VW content...)
Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
Mon, 7 Feb 2000 19:21:16 -0500
...Every single person showed data from different oil analysis companies that said the oil did not need to be drain yet! So this number...
Re: Synthetic oil
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Thu, 25 Mar 1999 08:06:48 -0500
...Synthetic oil > -If I use the synthetic oil should I use the 5w30 or another grade? Use Castrol 15-50 > -Should I take some...
Re: A/C refrigerant oil quantities
Historical mailing list
Mon, 22 May 2000 09:59:45 EDT
...Put back in new oil in the same amount. You are never going to get all the old oil out and overfilling with oil...