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• Fwd: Oil Light On Update
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Fri, 22 Jul 2022 04:27:52 -0400
  ...Oil Light On Update To: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Be careful you don't over fill the oil. The 2 marks on the dip...
• Re: Switching to synthetic oil?
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 09:46:58 -0600
  Jay Brown wrote: > I am thinking about switching over to a full Synthetic (Castrol Syntech > 5W-50) from regular dino oil (Castrol GTX 20W...
• Re: breather tower
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Jan 2019 05:00:06 +0000
  While the oil itself may be able to withstand temps that high there is a difference from hitting the bottom of hot pistons or...
• Re: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:28:31 -0500
  ...are there any "quirks" about changing the oil in a > > vanagon? My oil is about halfway between the full and add oil mark on...
• Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:54:09 -0500
  The synthetic oil runs cooler because of its surface tension and flow characteristics. Less friction and it absorbs less horse power. Also, you may...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 2019 14:23:02 +0000
  ...Oil Pressure Gauge The kits should all be equally good.  You are getting a slightly easier install with our kit I think.  We use...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 20:54:34 -0600
  ...When I switched to the later filter housing that has >> the oil/coolant function my inline's oil temperature runs about >> 15-25f cooler...
• Re: Oil Change. Zetec
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 18:02:06 -0500
  ...The bostig sump holds a lot of oil. Modern >oil rocks. > >-craig > > >On Dec 6, 2012, at 1:59 PM, JarrettAnthony Kupcinski ><kupcinski@GMAIL...
• Re: Oil Level Lifters With Mann W 719/30 Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 00:13:31 -0800
  Why did you put diesel oil in? > On Feb 28, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Hi all. > > Changed...
• Re: 2.1 Viton Oil cooler Seal??
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 26 May 2011 10:13:24 -0400
  ...No leak problems from the oil heat exchanger. I don't think I would run 10w40 oil except in the bitter cold of winter...
• Re: Oil Light Flickering at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 02:01:48 EDT
  ...I did change to synthetic oil, Royal Purple 10-30 with my normal Prolong additive. The engine has 141 K on it and runs...
• Re: oil warning system q's and a part request
  Historical mailing list - ray berthiaume
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:09:58 -0800
  ...The oil light stayed on in it. I replaced the two oil sensors on it and the light still stayed on. Next I hooked...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:43:43 -0400
  RJS has an oil drain dilemma? Has anyone tried what we erringly called a Shater Valve for oil changes? more specifically: http://www.quickoildrainvalve...
• Oil filter study link
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:55:56 -0700
  ...http://wetwesties1.tripod.com/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy-german.html The updated original is here: http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters/index.html Thank you Russ Kinze...
• Redline Heavy Shock Proof Gear Oil ? - Daryl ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:52:15 -0700
  Hi all, was just picking up some Redline MT-90 gear oil for a new rebuilt AA transaxles syncro trans... and notice Redline Shock...
• Re: Oil for infrequently driven vehicles
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 23:17:07 -0400
  Your useful pages reminded me that if you are going to use a diesel lub oil to make sure it also has an SJ...
• Cooler oil using a 2nd device or not?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 16:35:19 -0500
  Cooler oil using a 2nd device or not? My oil light scares the hell out of me in high altitudes when it flickers on...
• Oil buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 21:19:55 -0400
  ...Stop and oil. It's up to the line NP. Travel 150 miles NP, but coming home same thing at right corner & braking. Engine...
• gas in the oil
  Historical mailing list - Kinesis Conceptos Audiovisuales
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 13:58:25 -0800
  ...symptoms, don't start, oil level too high, gas in the oil. I change the oil, and swap the gas pressure regulator, no change...
• Re: question on oil cooler for 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:18:07 -0700
  ...Look for the tab for Porsche oil cooling. there are german car specific fittings available) Wire up a relay to control your oil cooler...
• Re: Oil cooler in 1980-1982 aircooled buses?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:21:26 -0400
  As stated you can run fine without any secondary/external oil cooler on an AC Vanagon. If you do add an external oil cooler...
• Re: external cooler/filter : trust the dipstick?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 20:14:42 -0400
  ...The filter is probably mounted in an upright position, which means that it should retain its oil. The oil cooler will drain back into...
• Re: 84 Westy Hydaulic Lifter problem
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 20:20:02 -0800
  > >| One mechanic suggested that a mixture of transmission oil and > >| regular oil run in the motor for a short period would refill the > >| lifters...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:45:18 -0800
  ...Motor Oil (Synthetic) Slippery business this.� Some time ago, for the greater good, Oil MFGR's had to stop putting zinc compounds into their...
• Re: Golf GTI oil coolers available?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 09:15:49 -0400
  Dear List, I am aware of these "add on" oil cooler extensions -- several companies sell them. My problem with them is that they literally...
• how engine oil degrades (was: sysnthetic oils)
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 14:13:06 -0500 (EST)
  ...Anyways, the 'cure' was an oil change with 20W50 oil... I've been 'sniffing' the oil reasonably frequently now, and no smell of gasoline...
• Re: oil leak found? (oil cooler)
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 22:15:53 +0000
  You must check the oil cooler nut whenever changing oil, it will become loose and cause a leak. Most likely, you don't have...
• Re: oil temp problem/solution
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:07:53 -0700
  Hi Mike, I've got an I-4 gasser, née diesel, that also runs a little warm on the oil. I installed the larger...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:47:47 -0500
  Ok, that is a different question than the one I was thinking of -- whether the amount of oil required to fill was more. Of...
• Re: oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 09:00:32 -0700
  There is no oil cooler on a 1.9 engine, but there is on the automatic transmission if you have one, so that is...
• Boston Engine 15k update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 10:16:34 -0500
  Ken Lewis wrote I have heard the 2.1L oil-to-water heat exchanger can not be used with the 1.9L exhaust. Hence...
• Re: "90 carat fuel dump problem.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 12:46:47 -0500
  Are you running any oil additives? How is your oil pressure? It may sound weird, but my '85 acted the same way when I...
• Re: New owner with question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:52:16 -0800
  > Now will an engine actually run say 30 or 40 thousand miles on the > same oil, > and were these people telling true stories? I...
• Re: oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 09:40:25 -0500
  Go with the oil cooler theory or maybe real sloppy work when the gaskets were done. Loose head studs or other internal problems usually...
• Re: Oil change experience
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 6 Jul 2013 14:41:53 -0700
  ...When the stream of oil from the oil filter slows to a drip and carefully screw it the rest of the way off knowing...
• Re: oil light
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 1 Oct 2017 15:48:16 -0700
  I solved the oil light flickering after long, hot drives by moving from Oklahoma to Washington ( lol ). Actually, there is something to that. I...
• Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 13:51:47 -0400
  ...I have absolutely no oil leaks and almost no oil consumption. My oil pressure buzzer has never sounded and I have no reason to...
• oil additive to clean engine
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 19 May 2011 21:28:13 -0400
  ...I was wondering, as I approach the next oil change in a few hundred miles, if I might add something to the oil to...
• Oil pressure gauges
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 16:49:45 -0400
  Hi List, Regarding the oil pressure gauge point, a non-compressible liquid like motor oil generates exactly the same applied force to all parts...
• transmission oil
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 13:58:33 -0600
  Ok, I finally decided to change my transmission oil. I have some questions first: 1- what oil do I buy. It looks like bentley...
• Re: What is the oil flow in a type IV cooler ?
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 12:06:11 -0700
  ...These schematic are for bug , the oil intake at the oil pump level .� I need the oil flow from a typ IV engine. still...
• Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 15:34:25 -0800
  ...Another oil filter that works very well in the vanagon is made by Amsoil. Especially if you are using synthetic oil with longer drain...
• Re: Toilet paper filter is better
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 07:37:42 -0700
  ...Zoltan Few '82 Westies Chris Stann wrote: > I think the Fram oil filter causes your light to come not because it's > thicker, or...
• Re: Changing the engine oil
  Historical mailing list - thetrans
  Sun, 10 May 1998 15:14:08 -0400
  ...The oil plug is at the bottom of the engine block, and depending on your plug type may have a small ring of rubber...
• Re: Oil leak betweem engine adn transmission
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:43:42 -0800
  ...This leak was > > there > > before I switched to the synthetic oil last week. > > > > My engine oil is clean and new. My transmission oil is...
• Re: flashing oil light won't go off
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:38:37 -0400
  The light has nothing to do with oil level. It is looking for oil pressure. It is possible that you have a shorted wire...
• Re: Who makes GL-4 transmission oil and why do I need it?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:22:11 EDT
  Re Hypoid oil, I was under the understanding that the main difference between GL-4 and GL-5 oils, apart from viscosity, are additives...
• Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:57:19 -0500
  ...I am getting oil in the mount right under and to the left of the oil pump, right side is dry. Seems it then...
• more oil viscosity...
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 08:46:32 -0800
  Okay, So is the 'thickness' of say 20-50 oil the same for both Dino and Synthetic oil at the same operating temperature? Bill
• OIL PRESSURE
  Historical mailing list - John Iseman
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 10:49:41 EST
  You must test the oil pressure. Many people have intemittent problems with the dynamic oil pressure system. jIseman457 91 Vanagon 84K with intermittent buzzer...
• Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:03:27 -0700
  ...They make a > > sandwich plate that > > allows you to hook up oil lines for a remote oil cooler that goes > > above the > > oil filter...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Nov 2015 17:17:40 -0800
  Me too! First, if you haven't, run 20w-50 oil, I got a 2-3 psi boost from this over a 15w-40...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:41:40 -0800
  Heheh, that's why you need a Canadian oil sump heater to keep your bus oil thinned out. :-) Tough to find, but oh so...
• Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:05:37 -0700
  ...I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler > On Wed, 2010-09-15 at 18:19 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote: >> An oil cooler...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:46:42 -0700
  I just thought of getting an oil analysis. you send a sample of your engine oil off to an oil lab, and the report...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 23:18:15 +0200
  Just for fun I asked a guy I know that used to sell oils and he responed this : If you�ve always used mineral...
• Redline trans oil (part 2) and a trans question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 14 May 1998 06:35:21 -0700
  ...For the past couple of months or so it looked like I was having front oil seal problems since I was getting an oil...
• Re: Oil Changing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:50:38 -0700
  ...Now you can drain your oil with no >tools, >no mess and no hot oil on your hands with the revolutionary new SureDRAIN >Fast...
• Re: oil coming out of sensor
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:41:17 -0400
  ...Between the two center push rods is what I assume is some type of oil >sensor. It is clearly leaking oil oil in a...
• Re: Synthetic oil or DINO
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:35:51 EDT
  Hi All, I just picked up some Synthetic, Straight 50 weight Valvoline Racing oil. On sale for $1.99 qt. @ Checker. I'd be...