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• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:42:04 -0800
  > I don't know what "too hot" is where oil is concerned, but 220 F under > heavy load does not sound very hot to...
• Re: oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:32:38 -0500
  ...Which coolant tank? If oil is getting into cooling system, 95 percent chance the oil cooler is bad. Have it tested. Replace if needed...
• Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 14:27:46 -0400
  ...Ok, I have read the wet westies page on how someone has rated several oil filters, now what ? Many of you have suggested Mann...
• Re: Oil Change - Haveline to Mobil 1
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:27:44 -0500
  ...I could not find a 20W50Wt oil in >the Mobil 1 synthetic. > >Anyone running the Mobil 1 oils? > >What do you recommend as a...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:38:38 -0500
  ...Flickering Oil Light - 2.1 L WBX Yes, it's unlikely that you suddenly have an oil pressure problem you never had before. Jim...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Jun 2019 09:16:07 -0700
  hi Mike, my Syncro Doka 1.9Tdi has a large oil cooler in front of the radiator, 2 long hoses from a sandwich adaptor...
• Skinny on Eurospec Oil system
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 22:28:18 EDT
  Some people have been asking questions about what the oil pan on the Eurospec motor is like and wondering if they had somehow taken...
• Re: VW oil filter a must?
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Sun, 7 May 2000 21:29:20 -0700
  ...VW oil filter a must? > I am curious as to know what oil and filter to use for my 87 Westy. > I've recently...
• Re: Oil light problem... can you help?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L. Urner
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:36:58 -0700
  ...He said the his guages were reporting >that the oil pressure was about 8, which was seriously low. He felt >that the oil pump...
• Re: [T2] 81 Air cooled, famous for leaking oil where?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:37:15 -0800
  ...Replace. > > What usually leaks oil on these beasts? > > Pushrod tubes? > Rear crank seal? (rear of van, front of engine) > Oil pump seal? > Oil cooler...
• Re: oil pump change in the van??
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 21:22:57 -0500
  Replace the oil pressure sender first (assuming it's a 1.9) If you are lucky nothing else is wrong. Did you do a...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:13:18 -0700
  Try Red Line 20w-50 synthetic oil. It gives me a 1-2 psi boost at all rpm over 15w 50 because it is...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Oil Light
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 06 Feb 95 22:11:30 CST
  ...It could also have a bad oil pump. That's right, oil pump! If the same engine has zero compression, the chances are even...
• Re: oil pressure question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Sep 94 14:39:03 EDT
  I liked John's presentation so much I thought I would use it. > > 1982 Westphalia, CTC 20W50 Heavy Duty Oil, 10K on GEX long...
• Re: That oil buzzer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 5 May 2015 11:23:35 -0500
  ...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: AC servicing woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 09:29:44 -0400
  ...It all gets loaded with oil. When are vans where built R12 with mineral oil was still the prevalent standard. No need to mention...
• Re: Oil Filters-Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:39:53 -0600
  ...Oil Filters > Not only oil pressure can ruin your engine oil filter. If you > are running a Syncro off road, the filter is in...
• Re: gas in the oil
  Historical mailing list - Kinesis Conceptos Audiovisuales
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:49:38 -0800
  ...The van start for few minutes and died an then i notice the gas in the oil. thanks dave for your help Ramon C...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:44:51 -0400
  I would only remove it if adding another oil cooling system. For those that use there vehices for short trip winter driving I would...
• Re: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:24:54 -0500
  On Nov 24, 2007, at 7:40 PM, Mike Collum wrote: > All that said, changing the oil and filter is pretty much like what...
• VDO Oil Pressure Sender
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:24:17 EDT
  I found and oil pressure sender for a VDO guage on an Audi yesterday and scooped it up along with the three gauges, Oil...
• Normal oil temp and oil leak
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 18:20:01 EDT
  I just installed an oil temp gauge in my 82 air-cooled Westy. Now I am wondering what "Normal" oil temperature should be? Right...
• Re: Tranny oil - success
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 12:09:38 -0700
  ...I topped off the oil once-upon-a-time and the added oil (added pressure i guess too) caused the two side seals to...
• 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 starting oil report Mobil 1 15w-50
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 19:25:35 -0800
  ...The factory oil pressure relief valve is typically set to limit oil pressure to about 60 psi. With very thick oil and high enough...
• Re: Help! - was Failed Crankshaft seal - now low oil pressure / Maybe Not
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:59:02 EST
  ...5/ Whenever your engine puked its oil, did the oil warning light go on? The seal doesn't see engine oil pressure so as...
• oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Wed, 2 Apr 2014 21:12:58 -0700
  ...On oil changes, do the hoses and oil cooler drain out the oil filter housing when the oil filter is removed? could be messy...
• Re: Add-on Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 12 May 95 10:40:02 CDT
  On Fri, 12 May 95 10:25:33 CDT Gary Clayton said: >One is add an extra oil cooler. >I do not like the...
• Re: Crazy Oil leak-86 2.1 L Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 13:55:47 -0500 (EST)
  Check the seal around the oil heat exchanger. It's at the real drivers side, near the water pump, right under the oil filter...
• Re: Oil Cooler - urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 13:13:10 -0700
  I could have sworn that the '83-85' 12A engines had a water-to-oil cooler. This sat on top of the engine, and...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:07:51 -0700
  ...Low oil pressure at idle, okay, but oil pressure >> nonetheless--certainly not a blockage. >> >> I'm guessing I'm just sucking air somehow at...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:03 EDT
  ...Oil Suggestions > > > > > Hmm, if you want more zinc-phosphorous > additives, why not go with a motorcycle oil? > > Like a synthetic V-twin motor oil...
• Re: Leaky Oil cooler 89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 00:23:05 -0800
  My '88 had a leak in the same place, which resulted in a nice spotty coating of oil on the back hatch. However I...
• Re: HELP!! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 04:46:41 -0400
  Hi Brian, I have a similar setup on my Crew Cab...the oil drain plug is not removable. What I have is one of...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:32:10 -0800
  ...The oil cooler doesn't appear to have any oil on/leaking around it. The switch definitely appears to have some. It's on...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic) - I use Walmart 15-40 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:47:06 -0800
  ...Motor Oil (Synthetic) > > > > What motor oils you you all use out there? A friend of mine > keeps > > pushing synthetic oil. He's a Ford...
• Re: Viscosity degradation in oils
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 12:08:03 -0400
  ...Viscosity degradation in oils > The kodachrome fades quickly now but I recall a good summary of multigrade > oils to mention that the viscosity of...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil; CD-2 Oil Detergent- Additives
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:34:52 -0400
  ...Marvel Mystery Oil; CD-2 Oil Detergent- Additives The reason is that they do loosen up the junk, which is good temporarily. Not good...
• Re: For my travel kit -- hinge oil? [NVC]
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:37:46 -0400
  At 10:00 AM 7/14/2014, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >So I'd like to add a little machine oil to my travel...
• Re: Noisy Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 19:20:00 -0500
  I recently tried the ATF in the oil trick on my '86 Jetta with noisy lifters. I just put a swig of ATF in...
• Oil light : on-off-on-off - - -
  Historical mailing list - Anna Quinn-Smith
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:51:13 +0000
  ...What might it mean when the light next to the oil can icon stays red? Is that for oil level or oil pressure?? For...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 16:08:48 -0500
  With 200K miles and a history of low oil pressure, why do you take the view that the oil pressure is probably ok? mcneely...
• Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 15:51:28 -0700
  there is a cover plate gasket on wbxr oil pumps.. a very very thin one. they probobalby say to install it dry .. I spary...
• Re: Air cooled vanagon trip report
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 19:52:35 -0700
  Wow! I could never drive my old air-cooled 81 like that! I had oil temps at 220-260, until I installed an aux...
• Re: Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Adam Crawford Webb
  Sat, 1 Jun 1996 23:10:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Or, it may be coming from the oil cooler gaskets. I tried to take the oil filter brakcet off to change the gasket to...
• Re: Oil Level Min vs Max
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 09:20:31 +0100
  ...But the cooler readings that one observes when the oil level is less than maximum, is this the result of genuinely cooler oil OR...
• Re: Diesel oil temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 22:04:03 -0500
  These oil temps are common for any VW engine running at high RPMS. Since it is a conversion, do you at least have the...
• Re: Diesel oil filter on gas engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Sun, 21 May 2000 16:31:25 EDT
  ...Theoretically, the oil change should require more oil because of the larger diameter of the diesel filter. This was not a big issue to...
• Re: Oil pressure warning light at idle?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 12:42:17 -0400
  Put in a guage! Every VW should have an oil pressure guage. Your pressure may be fine off of idle. Hot idle pressure is...
• Synthetic Oil Life Test
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:16:01 -0700
  I don't know if this oil life test has been discussed here but I read through the complete report and found it facinating...
• Re: Oil leak betweem engine adn transmission
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 03:34:33 +0100
  William, The oil is mostlikely coming from the engine main seal. If it stays small (it probably will) & stays off the clutch, there really...
• oil pressure light problem
  Historical mailing list - william urban
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 21:23:56 -0500
  ...I changed the oil and filter. I currently have Castrol sae 40 and a genuine VW oil filter. I also changed out the oil...
• Re: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:54:48 -0800
  ...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 Change. Zetec
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 18:42:13 -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: Engine oil change interval (VW content...)
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 06:42:19 -0500
  On Monday, February 07, 2000 11:12 PM, Dominique Cormann [SMTP:kozmik@home.com] wrote: > AFAIK, your manual should state that the correct oil...
• Re: Removing oil from upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:50:39 -0400
  How about Dawn dish detergent? It has worked on some oil stains for me. Or Simple Green. Ed Duntz> When i put the Orphan...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:15:46 -0700
  ...so the heat from the oil was transferred to the coolant circuit which keep the oil temp down...? did you notice a raise in...
• MattSimmons_Oil's Future_01142009.pdf
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:17:45 +0000
  some interesting friday thoughts on oil MattSimmons_Oil's Future_01142009.pdf http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=F.6d363b99-0951-41a4-a934-aab61d0ed41e
• stalling
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:04:52 EST
  would an old oil filter cause this. i changed the oil but was unable to get the old oil filter off (due to arm...
• Re: TDI or not--Oil Question
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:31:42 -0800
  Cat (as in the tractor company caterpillar) uses this exact same oil. I think i paid about 9$/gallon from them for this oil.