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Re: Warming Engine OIL
Historical mailing list
Fri, 19 Jul 1996 19:32:38 -0400
In a message dated 96-07-16 22:28:46 EDT, sw@smus.bc.ca writes: << Do you have an oil pressure gauge? The...
Re: Oil pressure with Mystery oil
Historical mailing list - T Berk
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 13:36:26 -0700
...I put a couple ounces in the oil. Is it characteristic that this can > occur due to the thinning of the oil? Nothing else...
Re: Mixing synthetic and regular oil
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Fri, 23 May 2014 14:51:50 -0500
There is no harm - one of the requirements for ASE certification is whatever oil you put in the car must be able to mix...
oil pressure relief valve washer
Historical mailing list - Michael Y. Feng
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 21:44:32 -0400
Hi, I posted a problem with my oil pressure light flashing after I put an aftermarket oil filter on there. Well, the oil pressure...
Re: oil leak above the oil filter.
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:43:40 -0600
If this is an air cooled the most common source is actually the oil pressure sender up on top just above the oil cooler...
Re: oil temp or oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 21:25:00 -0400
Oil temp tells you when you have enough heat in your oil to give it more poke and tells you when you've been...
Re: Oil Level Again
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:54:09 -0700
Air bulbles will insulate the oil forcing the oil to retain heat more than it would. Is that what you're all saying? In...
Re: Oil contamination... with coolant
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:11:16 -0400
Coolant getting into the oil on a water boxer is usually due to a broken or at least loose head stud. Remove the rockers...
Re: Help with oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:22:36 -0800
I wouldn't go for the oil pump yet. I find it's usually a good idea to pre-fill the oil filter with...
Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:02:50 -0400
Easiest way to lower oil level is to remove the filter, pout oil out and re-install. If you drained the oil and the...
Re: Oil Cooler oil leak
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 08:12:09 -0800
...2) remove oil filter. 3&4) clamp coolant hoses to and from oil cooler (or get ready to plug them when removed). 5) remove...
oil pump failure? please help...
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 20 May 2019 09:31:55 -0700
hi all, yesterday I changed the oil as I did as usual (nothing special) on my son's 2WD tintop.. - warm up the engine...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:51:47 -0500
---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > much easier .. > remove the oil filter ( and no .. > the engine oil will not run out when you...
Re: Oil Level Again
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
Mon, 25 Jun 2001 12:57:12 -0500
I remember in the old Muir book on the aircooled VW bus said that adding an oil cooler was like getting an additional cylinder...
Re: what causes low oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Mike D.
Thu, 8 Jan 2004 11:22:14 -0800
...what causes low oil pressure > >[...]what causes the oil pressure to get low >enough to trigger the light? assuming that the oil was getting...
Oil cooler project (correction)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 22 Sep 2001 08:42:43 -0500
...I need a sump plate and an oil strainer plate for an oil cooler project. P-mail me with your price request. I plan...
Re: Oil pump priming?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:33:47 -0400
...Remove the oil filter, using a pump oil can, push some oil into the outer hole in the filter adapter. This will get some...
Re: infos on installing an oil temp sender
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:22:20 -0500
Yanik, Instead of the oil drain I used the oil intake to mount the oil temp sender: http://neksiwel.20m.com/images/engine2.jpg...
Re: Subtle Oil Leak
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Mon, 17 Aug 1998 08:44:28 EDT
...As a last ditch effort I drained the synthetic oil and replaced it with regular oil.Synthetic oil has a reputation for causing seals...
Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:33:41 -0400
Remove the hi pressure sensor (rear) and suing a pump oil can squirt some oil in there. This will put some into the pump...
Oil light problem... can you help?
Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
Mon, 14 Jul 2003 16:59:49 -0700
...When I did my last oil change, they put in 20-50 viscosity oil. Any insights into this problem? Is the oil too thin...
Re: Oil cooler questions.
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 2 Nov 2022 09:44:03 -0700
...Are you asking about the sandwich adapter or the oil cooler itself? The thermostat in the oil cooler consists of a thermistor and a...
Oil Change Question
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
Sun, 5 Jan 1997 17:49:17 +0000
Some odd things happened when I did my regular oil service on my '85 Vanagon today. When I pulled the oil filter after draining...
Re: A trick - Subiegon oil dip stick
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 3 Sep 2023 14:59:54 -0600
...You definitely > want to add oil when the oil is at the low level mark. Trying to check > oil and get that tube back...
Re: stuck oil plug
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:14:46 -0700
...as far as oil extraction vs. oil drain, there are pro and con I prefer extraction because I have seen stuck drain plug and...
Re: Oil change intervals
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 17 Jun 1998 17:50:12 -0700
I change my oil on the turn of the season. I use the cheapest 20w50 "brand name" oil I can get my hands on...
Re: what causes low oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 8 Jan 2004 15:01:11 -0500
...what causes low oil pressure > >[...]what causes the oil pressure to get low >enough to trigger the light? assuming that the oil was getting...
Priming the oil pump
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Mon, 8 Mar 2010 04:22:30 +0000
...All the oil drained out of the galleries while the engine was out of the car. When I put it back together, added oil...
Re: Oil pressure question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:57:51 -0600
The oil pressure is a function of how tight the various bearings and wear surfaces are in the engine, combined with the inherent friction...
Re: 2.1 WBX OIL COOLER
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:33:24 +0000
I agree, I hav an oil cooler on my '88. its the square box above the oil filter. My question would be: If the...
Re: Oil change interval
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:24:19 +0000
NO. If using dino oil, even the good ones, 5 to 6K is the max for oil change. Dave B.the Boston one On...
Re: Cracked Syncro Clutch Housing
Historical mailing list
Mon, 12 Aug 1996 14:36:42 -0400
Bill, first the oil leak is probably coming from your front(rear main)flywheel oil seal.There is no oil in the clutch housing...
Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Fri, 19 Aug 94 13:10:35 PDT
> cooled cars do not use oil coolers. I read a book by Anderson on 911 > performance > modifications. He describes the 911 as an air...
Re: Major Oil Leak!
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:35:06 -0500
...Remove the oil filter. You will notice on the oil cooler unit a large, thin nut that holds the oil cooler into place. Tighten...
Re: Oil filter change w/o oil change
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:50:37 -0500
Of course changing the oil without a filter means that new oil is contaminated with some oil and that surge of new oil may...
Re: ...oil pressure...oil sensor
Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
Sat, 28 May 2005 01:58:09 -0400
Well...the oil pressure is (if I recall) 20 psi at 2000 rpm, and I have a new oil pressure sensor - the oil is...
Re: TIICO oil pump / Logical Circle Jerk of the Day
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sun, 4 May 2003 15:02:30 EDT
...If the oil forcefully sloshes into the oil pickup as you claim, then at some time previously it must have forcefully sloshed away from...
oil change humor-NO vanagon content
Historical mailing list - Gina
Sat, 19 Feb 2000 15:18:55 -0800
sorry folks...i just had to :-) Oil Changes... Women: 1. Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 since the last oil...
Re: Dipstick oil level
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:38:03 -0500
I read recently that F1 engines typically have eight oil removal pumps so that not one drop of oil is allowed to remain in...
Re: Summer Oil pressure drop + higher temperatures with oil error (Was: Is 20w50 Oil OK in the winter?)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:16:03 -0800
...Summer Oil pressure drop + higher temperatures with oil error (Was: Is 20w50 Oil OK in the winter?) I've fixed more blinking oil lights...
Oil leaks
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Jun 1996 22:11:21 -0700 (PDT)
...The bus is in wonderful condition except for a chronic oil leak. Oil only leaks when the engine is running and continues for a...
Re: Installation of Engine Oil Temp. Sensors
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 Apr 1996 20:25:05 -0400
...Although oil does not always flow there, the case gets real close to the oil temp in that location. In fact. i use this...
Re: Oil Filler Mods/Question on a 2.1
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:31:31 -0600
...I believe the bottom inch or so of the oil filler >tube has oil in it for sure. > If the oil is full, and...
Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 2 Jul 2001 18:25:22 -0500
Remove the oil filter mounting where it mounts to the block with a gasket,(you should have the filter, mounting base, oil cooler off...
Re: 87 GL Sythetic oil vs. regular
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Sun, 24 Jul 2005 12:31:24 -0700
I am still in the "dino" oil camp and have read and listened to what everybody says about the great things about syn oils...
RoadHaus - Oil Leak / Final Diagnosis & Partial Fix
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Fri, 29 Aug 2003 22:36:18 -0800
Volks, The RoadHaus Oil Leak saga seems to have made good progress.. Reminder .... Rolled into Anchorage, AK with a sizable oil leak. 1st Shop...
Re: Travel necessities-Oil
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 13:21:13 -0700
> Also, don't forget the oil drain pan or you will have to buy one. You can > change your oil around the corner from...
Re: why 2 oil switches (was: how engine oil degrades) oils)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Jan 1997 19:11:55 -0500
In a message dated 97-01-02 22:54:21 EST, jscohen@m2.sprynet.com (James Cohen) writes: > Oil pressure that is too high...
Re: Oil Level Again
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Mon, 18 Jun 2001 21:04:16 -0400
...Even dirty oil would be better than no oil! The port that the oil pressure gage is tapped to is off of the camshaft...
Re: Oil plug reusable washer?
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:09:22 -0700
...I > think it came that way after Ken Wilford changed the oil for me. > > I used that washer for years with no oil leaks...
Amsoil bypass oil filters
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 Jan 1997 17:18:31 -0400 (AST)
Read some discussion of extra fine oil filtration on the Audi list, using Amsoil stuff. Checked their website and phoned local rep. for glossies...
Re: Oil light flickering
Historical mailing list - David Vickery
Tue, 8 Feb 2011 08:23:51 -0800
How thin is the oil are you using, or how old. Or did you recently have to crank and crank to get the engine...
Re: Oil Temperature??
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:18:38 -0700
the external oil cooler (ie. tencent's) is to keep the oil temp in the range it supposed to be. It doesn't help...
Oil block off adapter for WBX
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 27 Jun 2003 19:28:40 -0700
Does anyone know a source for a remote oil-filter adapter that will replace the existing oil filter and provide an inlet and outlet...
Re: DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:32:16 -0700
I have long suspected why the Vanagon community strongly recommend 20w-50 oil and everybody buys that. I do not intend to start a...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 16:59:56 -0700
At 01:19 PM 02/06/98 -0400, Pawling NY wrote: >I may get toasted for this but here goes. > >"How much oil pressure...
Re: on oil level
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Jul 94 12:56:03 EDT
I can see that I am under attack on this oil level thing. As you can see from the following, typically the oil temperature...
Re: [DIESEL] Turbo drainage to pan (Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 07:47:00 -0700
Yes, it was me that reported that the oil pan held 4 quarts. I cannot explain the difference in our test results. From Mark...
Re: oil
Historical mailing list - Rob Gunter
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 09:02:44 -0400
Our wanton desire for oil fuels a lot of things (pun intended). Just because you do not buy from Nigeria or wherever really doesn...
Re: Oil Level Min vs Max
Historical mailing list - ROGunter
Wed, 18 Mar 1998 05:52:02 EST
...But the cooler readings that one observes when the oil level is less than maximum, is this the result of genuinely cooler oil OR...