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• Re: Suddenly, no oil pressure. Disaster??
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 20:24:42 -0400
  ...Looks like the >> switch is the problem. >> >> Now, here is the issue.I am afraid to remove the >> oil pressure sending switch.I fear...
• Re: oil pressure switch 2 - HELP
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Wed, 5 May 1999 13:55:58 -0500
  ...hmm - theory, could the pressure be too high cause the low switch to start leaking due to the pressure and now that the leak...
• Re: Yeppers -- failed oil pressure switch alright.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 May 2011 12:09:19 -0700
  ...Yeppers -- failed oil pressure switch alright. > My FLAPS have a replacement oil pressure switch. It is a BWD S4026. > Website says compatible with: "Vanagon...
• On The Road Again w/Oil Pressure Light Working
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 08:01:20 -0600
  ...When the engine starts, pressue at the switch opens the connection and shuts off the light, thereby indicating proper oil pressure. The high pressure...
• Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:28:22 -0700
  ...Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon BE VERY CAREFULL! There will be about 270 liters of oily freon gas blowing...
• Re: 1.9 oil light/preassure issue
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:55:44 -0800
  ...Like less than $10. >> >> In checking the price, I see there is a discrepancy in oil pressure >> switch ratings on the 1.9 WBX...
• Re: Oil pressure switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 09:31:17 -0500
  Solange B�rub� wrote: > > I've been dealing with this stupid oil pressure switch problem and need > some help. Note that I have no...
• oil pressure switches
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 20:22:03 -0400
  Troubleshooting my dynamic oil pressure warning system on '86 2.1. The sensor on the left side by the pushrod tubes is acting wierd...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 18:26:35 -1000
  ...VanCafe has > modified their kit to include a separate pressure switch that you hook > up to your oil led and the switch part of...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc. Now have voltage data on wire from oil pressure switch to instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 28 May 2017 10:59:43 -0400
  ...Ignition switch on 11.83 volts Engine turned on 0.01 volts oil pressure light flashing Engine warmed up at idle 12 volts oil...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 07:30:09 -0500
  ...dual oil pressure warning > system. The low pressure switch is activated at around 3 psi. On the > Waterboxer the high pressure switch is ~12...
• Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 19:15:00 -0500
  ...the oil, check the oil pump, the oil switch; and everything seems to be right. Tomorrow I�ll check the oil pressure but have...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 27 May 2017 18:55:47 -0400
  ...my local TBA deal with an apparently defective oil >> pressure >> switch. Switch replaced, but oil light was flashing regularly at >> idle >> when went to...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:37:38 -0700
  ...The 1.9 and the 2.1 oil pressure sensing systems are completely different. 1.9: Has an idiot light. One pressure switch located...
• Re: oil spray on startup when very cold
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:54:59 -0700
  ...So look that one over > as well. > > Bill H. > 88GL On any VW...that oil pressure switch is a weak point. (the low pressure...
• Re: what causes low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 06:38:01 -0500
  ...Both electrical and mechanical with oil pressure gauges. When replacing the switches, make sure to get the correct ones. The high pressure switch (rear...
• leaky oil pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 25 Mar 96 14:31:29 EST
  ...The oil pressure switch on my '78 is leaking oil. The oil is leaking from the top of the switch body, not from the...
• Re: oil light
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 22:51:12 -0600
  ...Why is the oil pressure light coming on? Without measuring >we are only guessing, get a pressure gauge, remove the oil pressure switch >and...
• Re: Continuing saga of Oil Pressure light...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 18:07:42 -0700
  ...If you still get a buzzer above 2000RPM, then the wire between the switch and the dash (or possibly the oil pressure monitoring circuitry...
• Re: Oil pressure switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 19:20:27 -0500
  ...oil pressure switch problem and > need > some help. Note that I have no reason to think that my motor has a > true > low oil...
• Suddenly, no oil pressure. Disaster??
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 11:02:23 -0700
  Either that, or a bad switch. The light stays on. Cant tell if I really have oil pressure,or not. This began immediately after...
• 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...
• Still confused, looking for suggestions...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 18:14:46 GMT
  Good afternoon Volks! You may recall I'm having a Oil High Pressure switch problem. I ignored it for a few weeks while I...
• Re: leaking oil switch..........here's what you need to do
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 23:16:57 -0500
  Go to the dealer.....they are less than $6 for a nice German oil pressure switch...if you are water cooled it's plated...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 09:54:48 -0500
  ...Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Isn't the low pressure switch .3 bar? 1 bar = 14.5 psi? Chris. Wysłane...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:05:00 -0500
  ...It is the pressure switch by the waterpump pulley and oil pump cover. If that wire comes loose from the switch the oil pressure...
• Fw: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
  Historical mailing list - Lance Lovell
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 23:18:44 +0100
  ...Vanagon oil pressure switches Hello there!! My Vanagon,[a Transporter here in the U.K],oil pressure light/buzzer seems to have a mind...
• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:46:41 -0600
  ...the oil cooler seal was replaced and two pushrod tubes > were replaced on the side opposite the oil pressure switch. That switch was > undisturbed...
• Re: Oil pressure light- '88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Oct 2015 23:02:33 -0400
  ...How long-fast were you driving before the light-buzzer turned on? Did you replace the rear oil pressure switch while doing the water...
• VDO Fuel Pressure sender?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:46:41 -0500
  ...By rigging up two toggle or rocker switches nearby, I was going to have the pressure gauge where I could read either oil or...
• Re: of oil lights and pressure switches
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 09:03:31 -0400
  ...second switch back by the oil pump. Check to make sure the switch is normally closed (continutity through switch with no pressure) and opens...
• Re: Oil Pressure light & buzzer, Yikes! Mystery # 1
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:29:18 -0600
  Rob, The oil system high pressure switch is located at the bottom of the crankcase on the lower left side of the rear of...
• Re: Was-Still got the Drips-Now Oil pressure switch?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 22:55:46 -0400
  ...Was-Still got the Drips-Now Oil pressure switch? Had a shop look at my 91GL after re-checking oil cooler seal, etc for...
• Re: Suddenly, no oil pressure. Disaster??
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 16:25:49 -0400
  ...Looks like the > switch is the problem. > > Now, here is the issue.I am afraid to remove the > oil pressure sending switch.I fear...
• Re: Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:24:02 -0700
  ...The low rpm oil pressure switch works the old fashioned way, disconnected = no oil light. Mark Nathan Mc Blain wrote: > After the coments recently...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 May 2017 17:35:22 -0400
  ...Never > any problems with oil pressure other than recent switch problem. Engine > is 2003 Boston Engine long block. > > Van has late model instrument cluster...
• Re: Update and question inline VW Van block swap (in progress)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 13:07:15 -0700
  ...Sounds like you only want one oil pressure switch connected to the stock idiot light so..... Sounds like you have the high and low...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:39:34 +0000
  ...As for the oil pressure buzzer, it is activated by a higher pressure switch, normally open contacts, closed with oil pressure above ~13 psi...
• Re: oil pressure switch question 1.8 bar?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:48:34 -0500
  ...056 919 081E, 1.8 bar oil pressure switch. > My van has .3 bar and .9 bar switches, what is the 1.8 bar...
• Re: OIL warning light up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:11:58 -0400
  Also not that the switch logic is reversed. The low pressure switch closes or completes the circuit to ground to indicate loss of pressure...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 22:55:15 -0500
  I think some are missing the main point of the dual oil pressure warning system. The low pressure switch is activated at around 3...
• Re: Dash Noise - Buzzing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:01:50 -0700
  ...The logic of that switch is opposite to the low pressure switch. Engine running, high pressure switch closes. If oil pressure drops below spec...
• Re: High Pressure Oil Switch Wire; Tethered to Switch. OEM? PIC
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 May 2012 22:00:23 -0400
  At 09:32 PM 5/11/2012, neil n wrote: >Image is looking down toward muffler, mirror showing the oil high >pressure switch spade...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light Flickering
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 23:56:00 -0500
  You need to determine if you have an oil pressure problem or a switch-wiring problem. It is fairly common for the wire to...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 May 2016 07:38:04 -0500
  ...Is the high pressure oil pressure switch, part number 068919081A, the culprit here? I checked the archives and it appeared that there may have...
• Re: Oil Pressure Safety Switch???????
  Historical mailing list - Beckham, Chip
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 16:31:23 -0500
  ...A stock Vanagon has no oil pressure starter lockout switch. The failure to start problem must be something else. When you do replace the...
• Fwd: 87 Vanagon problem
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:42:57 -0400
  ...On > non-Syncro models, I believe there is only one oil pressure switch. > Syncro models have two. I had one of them fail last...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:48:44 -0700
  ...The high rpm/high pressure switch uses oppostie logic of a 'normal' oil preussure switch. It provides ground when things are ok ( opposte of...
• Re: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 00:19:29 -0700
  Yes Karl, Untill someone will proove Bentley wrong i am helping with choosing the right oil pressure switch. The fact that you had .3bar...
• Re: Suddenly, no oil pressure. Disaster??
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 16:19:39 -0400
  ...Looks like the > switch is the problem. > > Now, here is the issue.I am afraid to remove the > oil pressure sending switch.I fear...
• oil pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 4 May 1999 15:50:36 -0500
  ...I just had the high oil pressure switch replaced at the dealer due to it leaking. It buzzed all the way home. I know...
• Re: Oil light?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 03:24:39 EST
  ...The oil pressure may be marginal. You would have to check this with a pressure gauge temporarily plumbed into the oil pressure switch tapping...
• Re: oil pressure problems,still
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:13:31 -0400
  ...if oil comes. should > I ?? I am still believing that I have a bad switch and good pressure.I > tested the switch without the...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 07:13:58 -0800
  ...Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters > > Isn't the low pressure switch .3 bar? 1 bar = 14.5 psi? > > Chris. > > Wysłane...
• Re: Still doesn't add up, was: Re: [Syncro] Oil pressure mystery, resolved???
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 10:44:51 -0400
  ...The high pressure switch (near the oil pump) is .9 bar, or 13.1 >psi. This is all on page 17.7. If that...
• Re: Oil Light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 10:42:29 -0400
  ...When it is closed, the oil pressure warning light will flash. The higher pressure switch, (.9 bar), is located directly off the oil pump...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 22 May 2016 23:30:02 -0500
  ...Is the high > pressure oil pressure switch, part number 068919081A, the culprit > here? I checked the archives and it appeared that there may have...
• Re: Which switch for Oil Pressure?! 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 2 Jul 2016 13:27:12 -0700
  ...Which switch for Oil Pressure?! 85 GL > > All, > > I'm searching and need the "right" oil pressure switch...I've got the blue one...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 13:04:50 -0500
  ...I was informed that it might well be a defective oil pressure >> switch and I plan to replace both of them to eliminate that...
• Re: Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:57:17 -0500
  What I'm looking for is the temperature sender that will fit where the current oil pressure switch adapter is. I've already moved...