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Re: Zetec Using oil
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:12:51 -0500
Hi Jon, I wouldn't be too concerned about the engine using oil the way you are thinking (burning by worn rings, valve guides...
Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 14 Jun 2002 23:47:38 -0500
...Pour in your new engine oil; hold back that last quart of oil. Pour in a quart of Marvel Mystery Oil with the new...
Max Engine Oil Temperatures
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 15:57:41 EDT
As I've indicated on the list in the past, the whole issue of motor oil operating temperatures and the use of synthetic vs...
Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:29:10 -0700
It is most likely it is low oil pressure at a hot idle. Need to consider the switch of course, and ideally check the...
Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:10:13 -0700
On Wed, 2011-07-20 at 08:47 -0500, Dave Mcneely wrote: > Bottom line, I think the oil has a major heat source, and...
Re: Oil Suggestions
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:11:39 -0700
Mobil1 15/50 synthetic has been an excellent summer oil for me. df ________________________________ From: Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
Re: Oil cooler o-ring Leak ?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:49:19 -0500
One of the things my '91 GL Campmobile had wrong when I bought it was an oil cooler o-ring leak. Replaced it, no...
Re: Slick 50
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:11:25 -0500
...Have an oil test done on freshly treated oil and then about a thousand miles down the road. Tell me how much is still...
Re: Mythbusters - veggie oil
Historical mailing list - jon
Mon, 15 May 2006 09:07:19 -0700
...Jon > On the straight "previously used" vegetable oil, the oil was filtered, > but otherwise not tampered with. The Mercedes diesel got 30 mpg, not...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:36:32 -0600
On 10 Oct , 2017, at 9:47 AM, steve meassick wrote: > Does anybody have any recommendations for, preferably digital, oil pressure gauges that measure...
Re: oil temps
Historical mailing list - John Siple
Sat, 06 Jul 1996 21:53:25 -0800
...Bartnik wrote: > > Hello all, > Well, now that I have an operational oil temperature gauge, I'm wondering what > "normal" oil temps are and what...
LubriMoly Gear Oil
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 16 Jun 1999 07:03:03 -0700
The local repair shop (Autospiel in Victoria) doing my '88 4speed transaxle recommends LubriMoly for a Synthetic gear oil. Although it is a GL...
oil all over rear hatch?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:36:01 -0700
...Even the license plate and rear window were covered in this oil. Has anyone seen this? Could the engine be leaking oil and by...
Re: 75 Bus Oil Filter/ Can I use Golf/Filter from VW
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 12 Jul 1996 15:00:26 -0700 (PDT)
...not quite, the diesel engine oil filter is larger than the gas engine oil filter. BTW the eurovan oil filter is larger than the...
Re: proper oil temp
Historical mailing list
Wed, 5 Jul 1995 08:42:20 -0400
...I run 20-50w oil with doghouse cooler, and oil pressure running at a constant 45 psi at speed, 15-20 psi at idle...
Synthetic oils
Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
Thu, 09 Jan 1997 20:54:14 -0600
...I have never had to add oil between changes and it has never been down more than 3/4 of a quart at the...
Re: Oil Level Min vs Max
Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
Tue, 17 Mar 1998 22:05:36 -0800
...Then stop and add a fifth quart of oil and make the return >trip at 70 mph and note the oil temperature and pressure...
Re: 82 VW Vanagon oil spray
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:38:08 -0700
> Did NA Vanagon diesels have oil squirters? I thought those were only in > the turbos. > In the 1.6 diesels, only the turbo blocks...
Oil pressure checking
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:10:17 -0800
I would like to check the oil pressure. Do I have to get an oil pressure gauge or can I use the one that...
Re: oil pressure problems,still
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:23:00 -0400
Roger, The low pressure oil switch is supposed to be normally closed i.e. no pressure. That is what tests the oil light with...
change oil before winter storage?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:59:41 -0500
Hi folks, Someone suggested not too long ago that they change their oil before and after winter storage. I'm due for an oil...
Re: Oil buzzer won't stop
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 17 Apr 2019 21:46:25 -0700
may be a new oil pressure relief piston and spring will help... https://www.vancafe.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=oil+pressure+relief+valve+kit...
Re: oils and gasoline Oil Viscosity at temparature.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 30 May 2013 00:40:03 -0400
When reading SAE oil grades for multi-weight oils the lower or "w" number refers to the oil at 40C and upper number is...
Re: Engine oil
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 4 Nov 2012 17:25:02 -0600
...Engine oil > > Direct copy/paste from Bob is the Oil Guy. > > "Concern: People are worried about the SM oils not having as much ZDDP...
Re: valve adj.: lower compression, valve train noise remains
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 20 May 2012 13:04:24 -0600
...Try Marvel > Mystery > Oil at your next oil change. (I know what you youngsters are > thinking, but > this stuff has been around since the...
Re: oil additives (synthetic oils)
Historical mailing list - KBatzler
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:42:03 -0800
...oil additives (synthetic oils) I abolutely agree. I have been using Mobil One since it was first available commercially. My Vanagon has not seen...
Re: Major oil leak after head gaskets replaced. (90 syncro westy)
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:41:12 -0400
I'd start with the valve cover, since it sounds like thats what is being referred to as the location from which the oil...
Re: Wrap Up: Oil mess on rear hatch after high speed run on freeway
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:48:48 -0400
Our '88 was continually losing oil also, but not leaking or burning. I discovered a stupid little detail that solved the problem. The dipstick...
Re: Puking Oil from Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:42:57 -0500
...Puking Oil from Oil Cooler > Hi, > > > Today, the temp here on the seacoast of SE Massachusetts has been in > the teens, actually this am...
Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
Historical mailing list - BA
Mon, 7 Nov 2005 20:00:57 -0800
...The Westie uses about a quart of oil (20-50) between 3,000 mile oil changes. The symptoms (light oil film *all over* the...
fluctuating oil press! advice please..
Historical mailing list - rc welsh
Thu, 19 Apr 2001 01:18:49 -0400
...I stopped in Cortez, CO today and changed the oil and Filter myself (MANN bus depot filter/20-w-50 weight oil) and noticed...
Pensioner, Re: Oil Temps, Ullage, fill level
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 11:26:27 -0700
...The > higher the oil level the more oil that is subject to the crankshaft and > piston rod motion. The 246 motor has a crankcase...
Re: Oil Temps, Ullage, fill level
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 09:52:51 -0700
...The higher the oil level the more oil that is subject to the crankshaft and piston rod motion. The 246 motor has a crankcase...
Re: Oil in Coolant
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Mon, 2 Jan 2012 10:27:28 -0800
...To get much oil in the coolant (not the other way which is much easier) you need to have a place where pressurized oil...
Re: oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Thu, 8 Oct 1998 20:22:13 -0400
...What weight of oil are you using? What brand of oil filter? Have you checked the Oil pressure sender? G. Matthew Bulley Principal Bulley...
Re: loud clacking, oil and filter
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 21 Aug 2000 07:34:57 EDT
...loud clacking, oil and filter >> Dan, definitely use 20w50 oil and an oil filter with a check valve. The Canadian Tire brand ones are...
Re: oil light
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 1 Oct 2017 17:16:36 -0500
...At one time or another I got the flikering oil light. In every case a switch to the MobilONE 15-50 wt oil combined...
Re: WTB Oil Cooler bits? For adding to 1.9...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 20 Aug 2016 23:15:57 -0400
The oil cooler set up from an 86 and later will require some creativity to fit to a 1.9L. You will need to...
Oil Level Lifters With Mann W 719/30 Oil Filter
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:26:55 -0800
...Stops in a few seconds - engine cold, oil level up to top notch engine up to temp, oil 1/2 way between notches. I...
Re: Bypass oil filter
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:47:48 -0400
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com> wrote: > And why would anyone use a bypass oil...
Re: Changing the engine oil
Historical mailing list - William Ward
Sun, 10 May 1998 17:15:31 -0500
...it works, but doesn't remove all the oil, so you will still be running on dirty oil if you don't also change...
Re: Oil Consumption
Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
Wed, 29 May 2002 12:22:18 -0700
What I have noticed with oil usage on mine, 211K miles, is that if I drive fast it uses oil, especially when over 4500...
Re: 2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:17:36 -0800
...Does the right oil filter on the diesel have an anti-drain back valve like the vanagon waterboxer oil filters do? Is he using...
Re: Oil pressure with Mystery oil
Historical mailing list - pederparizek
Tue, 18 Sep 2001 18:24:07 -0500
As he explained it to me, the cylinder walls absorb some of the oil in microscopic crevasses (honing). When you use MMO, it washes...
Re: Oil Light/Dash Buzzer
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Fri, 12 Dec 2003 23:10:41 -0500
Usually an oil pressure problem would give you intermittent flashing of the light. It would kind of flicker. If your light and buzzer came...
Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
Historical mailing list - M. Jade
Mon, 31 May 2010 19:45:31 -0700
The oil pump was never serviced before. The engine is original, never rebuilt. The head gaskets were done by a VW dealer. The heads...
Re: Break-in.......new engine (your opinion?)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 16 Jun 2004 12:07:00 -0500
***************[Engine break in]****************** Install 20/50 Wt engine oil, new oil filter. Run the engine at 2000 RPMs for twenty minutes. It will take...
Re: Oil Filter & Oil Pressure - 1982 A-C M/T Vanagon/Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:29:38 -0400
On the air cooled engines, the oil pressure switch is before the filter. You will not fix the light with a filter. The proper...
Re: Old Oil Filter Study
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:14:12 -0600
The most interesting thing I get from this study it is that my oil filter has most likely changed over the years. In other...
Re: Never fill your oil to max mark!
Historical mailing list
Sat, 9 Jul 94 23:16:16 -0600
...With more oil, more would circulate, causing the higher temperature. In that case it would seem that you might *want* the hotter oil--that...
oil pressure norm?
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Sat, 13 Nov 1999 18:46:42 -0800
I just finished installing a VDO oil pressure gauge. I haven't driven it a lot, but the oil pressure range seems to vary...
Re: Dead? Blue/black smoke, no ext. oil leak, runs bad
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 12 Jun 2000 12:26:50 -0400
...No oil or coolant >is leaking to the ground. It was a sooty smoke so i know it was >oil. Could a clogged engine...
Re: Oil Dip Stick
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Thu, 26 Apr 2001 08:51:46 -0700
...Oil Dip Stick > I think that I have the wrong oil dip stick in my new engine. > My new engine seems to be overfilled...
Re: 2.1 conversion warning--and solution
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:14:58 -0700
I agree with Dennis' assessment here based on my experience with and without the oil cooler on my conversion. Oil is the primary coolant...
Re: change oil before winter storage?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:42:02 -0700
...change oil before winter storage? > Jeff, > > No need to change the oil "after" winter storage. The reason for the > change > just before storage, is...
Re: Re-useable oil filter
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:34:30 -0400
...How would a valve that kept the lifters from bleeding down work? It would apply oil pressure. Where does oil pressure come from? The...
Re: Oil buzzer won't stop
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Wed, 17 Apr 2019 22:06:32 -0700
...Oil buzzer won't stop may be a new oil pressure relief piston and spring will help... https://www.vancafe.com/SearchResults.asp?Search...
Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 7 Nov 2015 21:37:41 -0600
I'm trying to get it in my head how the dynamic oil pressure warning system is supposed to work. I have an intermittent...
Re: Oil Coolers?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 20 Aug 1998 00:42:12 -0700
Oooh, I can't resist!!! If ya had yer engine seal in place, ya wouldn't need external oil coolers... ;-) Seriously, Earl's Supply...
91 GL Oil Cooler O-Ring replacement
Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:29:54 -0800
Just had my tranmission oil changed and the mechanic said my oil cooler needs to have the o-rings replaced. Seems pretty straight forward...