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• Re: Oil Smells like gas?????
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 22:53:12 -0800
  ...Oil Smells like gas????? I did my first ever oil change today and noticed that the old oil smelled like gas. Any suggestions why...
• transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:20:30 +0100
  There are different opinions on oil level in the transmissions and final drives. Bentley stated that for 1987 Westy level of transmission oil is...
• Re: Oil Pressure Springs and Pressure adjusters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 01 Sep 1994 14:07:12 -0400 (EDT)
  I'd go with a HD oil pump and the grooved piston, larger spring. The grooved piston/larger spring was an update VW made...
• Re: Oil Light on at idle only when hot
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 07:38:21 -1000
  > I'd be curious to know what brand of oil filter and weigh of oil you are > running. oil is FredMeyer 10W30, filter is...
• Re: A Cleaner Oil Change for Diesel Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 08:49:27 -0700
  There was originally a plastic cup which fits neatly under the oil filter for exactly that purpose. > A while back, someone was lamenting the...
• Diesel to Gas conversion! Oil Pump Input Shaft Length?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Hunt
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:57:54 -0700
  On all the conversion sites folks have, when speaking about the oil pump, they only say to swap the diesel oil pump into the...
• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:44:54 -0600
  ...I have never had a low oil pressure indication before. But the engine was out of service while the oil cooler seal was replaced...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:08:52 -0700
  that is a point, that there is more friction with dino oil which causes heat... and yet dino oil is a coolant... and then...
• Re: Mobil 1 0W 50 any one use it yet
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 16 Jan 2016 08:59:43 -0500
  Mobil 1 0W-50 is a racing oil with about twice the amounts of phosphorous and zinc as their street oils. See the Mobil...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:31:54 -0400
  ...If gas engine oils are not formulated correctly > for diesel engines, I wonder whether diesel engine oils are less good > for gasoline engines. > Possibly...
• Oil pressure sender .15 / .25 (Warning week)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:18:53 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender_overview_location2.htm Very nice trail of oil into the garage...the guys came for a starter...
• Oil Light On Continued
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 22:10:09 -0400
  ...My oil light has never come on before, and has > never flickered, even at idle. > > 2 scenarios: > > First, assuming my oil pressure is ok...
• Re: oil additives (synthetic oils)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 16:34:36 -0800
  For what ever it's worth, I used to use synthetic and change oil and filter every 5,000 miles just to be extra...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:05:00 -0500
  ...When that oil warning buzzer is sounding the oil warning led should also be blinking. > > 1986 and newer vans have 2 oil pressure switches...
• Oil Additive (Press DEL if you are sick of this)
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 16:22:08 -0800
  I was very intriqued by the recent postings about oil additive like Slick 50. So today at lunch at the faculty club, I set...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:29:26 -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: oil temps 200what?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 22:24:19 -0500
  At 9:02 AM 07/17/95, David Carment wrote: >pressure in relation to oil temp (IMHO). Haynes states that oil pressure >should be...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:43:34 -0400
  Jay; About a year ago a list member claimed lower oil temperatures by running a lower oil level because of this reason. If I...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 17:23:11 -0800
  ...It is noticeably less > noisy than when > running Dino oil, oil consumption was reduced significantly by > changingto the synthetic, and the famous Vanagon Lifter...
• Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:12:30 EDT
  ...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: Excess Oil Pressure Damage in 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:39:07 -0700
  I'm not sure if you �damaged the engine- the extra oil was able burn and the rest to escape thru the exhaust and...
• Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 15:00:26 -0700
  My recollection, FWIW, is that the oil started frothing just above the full mark; the admonition being to definitely not overfill, and perhaps a...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:58:46 -0700
  ...I don't think the oil > filter housing access will let me get oil down into the pump--perhaps > folks are thinking of a...
• Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 16:48:53 -0800
  Hello folks, Very odd, the oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes of driving. 1989, 2.1 WBX. It happens every time...
• Re: Synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 19:21:54 -0800
  ...I think synthetic oil is great stuff and it is superior to dinosaur oil. But, a lot of the manufactures tell you that you...
• Re: Can this do that?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 May 2011 16:35:32 -0700
  re The oil pressure lamp never came on, so I let the engine run and idle a few moments, then shut it off. Is...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:39:41 -0500
  An '84 does not have an oil pressure alarm. 10w-30 can be hazardous to your bearings health at extended high speed warm weather...
• Re: Coolant/Oil that oil filter interface.. reasons
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:53:35 -0700
  The "complex WBX oil pressure warning system" has nothing to do with WBX. AFAIK eventually VW used it on just about every VW, beginning...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 13:07:37 -0700
  ...1) I *think* there is an anti-flow back valve in the oil filter to prevent loss of prime once oil is flowing in...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:44:13 -0700
  ...a combination of water cooler and oil cooler, located between the oil filter and the engine block. the oil filter has to be removed...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light Flickering
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:56:55 -0700
  ...If the oil is overfilled, you may be whipping air into the oil, with a resultant loss of pressure. Isn't the oil pressure...
• New FuFu or Snake Oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:59:03 -0600
  ...SMOKELESS CAR OIL!!! Smokeless Car Oil!!! H&G SMOKELESS CAR OIL DESIGNED TO BRING NEW LIFE AND PERFORMANCE TO AN AGING, WORN ENGINE , STOP...
• Re: what kind of oil?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 10:24:27 -0500 (EST)
  Hi Jeff The best kind of oil you can use is fresh oil. The weight depends on where in the world you live. If...
• Re: new listee - new van - oil pressure on TD
  Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 18:47:06 +0100
  ...Anyone with > > experience of this on a diesel? What should I check/suspect first, > > assuming the oil is at the right level? Oil pump...
• Re: INTERMITTENT FLASHING OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WHEN COLD -- 1984 1.9L ENGINE
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 12 May 2017 10:42:47 -0600
  1stOff ~ I think You Need a Good OilPressure Gauge ~ Be sure All Connections in the O'P'Snsr Circuits are Clean & Solid ~ On 12...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:58:01 -0700
  ...I've also used synthetic oil exclusively in some of my motors....that, too seems to get less viscous as the temperature climbs to...
• Re: question of oil level (II)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sun, 2 Oct 94 6:41:57 PDT
  So Stuart Redford says: > > > Now, I KNEW that no mere mortal can read a water-cooled Vanagon oil > > dipstick accurately unless he has let...
• RE: Rusting seams and other hard to fix rust problems.
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  06 Mar 96 20:00:56 EST
  Next time you change your oil, save a little of the new stuff and get a very small artist's brush. Daub oil directly...
• Summer oil recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Thu, 27 May 1999 13:38:47 -0700
  In my pre-vanagon life I let my local jiffy lube take care of things like oil changes. After getting a westy and subscribing...
• Re: Additives oops
  Historical mailing list - Russell Patten
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:21:02 -0500
  ...The thought I had intended to convey was that; I was looking at oil today. I looked at synthetic oil. Couldn't find single...
• Re: Oil pump sealing questions...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 15:36:53 -0400
  ...Do I put one gasket between the block and oil pump housing and the other between the oil pump housing and the oil pump...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 2 May 2019 02:07:11 -0700
  The stock oil warning setup is a simple system why not fix it? At least make sure to have a working warning light to...
• INTERMITTENT FLASHING OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WHEN COLD -- 1984 1.9L ENGINE
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 12 May 2017 12:30:58 -0400
  ...Also, no significant oil leaks and crankcase oil level between the two marks on the dipstick. Engine sounds and performance are normal. Have I...
• oil question unusual, age of new oil matter?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 28 Apr 2017 20:37:45 -0400
  Hi folks, I have been gifted a few cases of 20 50 and 10W 40 oil. I plan to keep synthetic in my bus...
• Zetec Using oil
  Historical mailing list - Jon Durham
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:10:20 -0600
  ...It's using oil. After about 2500 miles I've put in 1 quart. The engine is not leaking oil, no smoke is coming...
• Re: Oil light won't go out : 1982 diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Sep 94 19:37:48 EDT
  An extremely wild guess, but the number three fault with oil loss is a busted sender, could it be the two problems (oil spray...
• Re: Oil consumption by Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Kun Chang
  Wed, 28 May 2003 08:53:52 EDT
  I have 1 qt of Rislone in the oil to quiet lifter noise, does it make any different in oil consumption. There is no...
• Tranny oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Thu, 9 Jun 2016 15:28:31 -0400
  Hi, I have a 1989 Westy Syncro, oil is dripping from the reverse gear cover. I’ve removed the oil, used Loctite 518 to...
• Re: Zetec Using oil
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:28:38 -0500
  The oil dipsticks tend to snap right where they happen to drill a hole in it from the factory. I am on my second...
• oil stick
  Historical mailing list - hugo lerner
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 11:40:41 -0700
  listees; im having trouble reading my oil stick accurately. what is the proper and reccomended way of checking the oil on my '87 westy...
• High oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 15:59:29 -0800
  ...I replaced a leaking oil seal because I was getting oil on the clutch. The new seal started leaking right away. From that and...
• Re: RedLine oil
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 15:52:10 -0700
  ...http://www.impart.com 3 motor oils, 3 gear oils, 1 atf -- all $8.50/quart URL for redline is http://www.redlineoil.com/
• what oil?
  Historical mailing list - Maximiliano Goldschwartz
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 11:59:18 -0800
  Hi, what type of oil is best for a westy 84? It uses some oil, so I suspect that it has to be viscous...
• Vegetable Motor Oil
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 21:24:33 -0500
  is anyone using vegetable motor oil or bio motor oil? if so what brand do you use and where do you source it from...
• Re: Synthetic Oil(s) (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 00:46:18 UT
  ...As mentioned in the referenced "snake oil" article Amsoil also dismissed the miracle additives and the "drained all the oil" demos. When Castrol 5W50...
• Re: diagnosis of high oil temperature--is my engine dying?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:16:44 -0400
  ...Even with a fairly large oil cooler, I can get oil temps to go out of control with the oil level as little as...
• Re: Overfilling the oil issues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 May 2011 16:41:58 -0700
  ...Also the extra oil makes for a lot of extra heat and >> can >> actually thin the oil enough for the oil pressure to drop...
• fwd: Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list
  19 Aug 94 16:42:00 EDT
  ...Forward Text: (5 lines follow) Based on the results of lower oil temperature and higher head temperature, could it be that a, the oil...
• Re: Water Pump-Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 21:59:24 -0500
  The high oil temp is little effected by outside air temp. Speed and load over time. Be sure the oil level is not too...
• Re: temperature-oil pressure (rather long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 21:05:29 -0700
  ...about changing a oil pump to get oil pressure that has 'gone away' or deteriorated. Sure ......oil pumps wear some ......but they run in...