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• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:46:41 -0600
  Switch to Castrol On Saturday, February 28, 2015, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Oil is Kendall GT-1 20W50. > > At idle, flickering light...
• Re: Electronic Rustproofing?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:45:26 -0400
  VW used something like a heavy waxy/oily undercoating... I remember it oozing out around trim pieces, side marker lamps, etc on hot summer...
• Re: Coolant and oil mixing???
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 2 May 2003 18:53:13 -0400
  Better keep a close eye on the oil to have anti-freeze in it also. This is deadly to the engine bearings. As to...
• Re: OIL on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:39:21 -0400
  ...Was this van sitting for a while? Do you have reason to believe that it would be losing oil from major seals??? If the...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:10:23 -0800
  ...first........synthetic oil is 'better' and it sure should be at 3 times the cost of conventional oil. You can read about oils and...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 14:12:24 -0500
  ...Put on a new oil > filter and refill the oil. Should only take 30mins. > > We have new coolers and o-rings and coolant hoses...
• Re: Oil light and warning
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:19:55 -1000
  ...The Dynamic Oil Pressure warning cirucit should be quite happy with that wire grounded ..'thinking' oil pressure above whatever the threshold rpm is OK...
• 2 matters, oil pressure, and axle
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:33:57 -0500
  Vindication -- for whom? Thanks to all who responded regarding oil pressure drop with sustained highway speed driving at high ambient temperature. Several suggested that...
• Re: oil pressure problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 18:25:17 -0400
  There is zero oil pressure under the spring. The dripping was the oil draining through the return port into the crankcase. Stripping the threads...
• Re: Not another Oil Thread
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:18:44 -0700
  ...Not another Oil Thread >With only 70k original miles on the 1991 motor. I'm thinking of … Quick Friday impressionistic response: Way too much...
• RE: '87 Oil pressure NEED HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:55:30 -0700
  ...Re: '87 Oil pressure NEED HELP!! Low idle speed and wrong viscosity oil can both cause this problem. Find out what oil is being...
• Re: Low Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:56:07 -0800
  Fram oil filter should not be used under any circumstances... it is not spec. Use only Mann/Mahle filters. We've covered this MANY...
• Re: Oil light flickering
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Wed, 9 Feb 2011 08:07:34 -0500
  ...Are the heavier oils are still recommended? I would never think to put a 15w or 20w oil in a typical engine because of...
• oil idiot lamp lights&buzzes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Oost
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 21:08:52 -0700
  ...Oil level is ok, no oil in coolant, no coolant in oil, I cannot find any clues. I start it out of gear and...
• Re: The Cost of a Quart.. friday Trivia
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:05:35 -0800
  ...But engine oil is not consumed immediately. We only change oil a few times a year. So they don't produce oil everyday. But...
• Re: oil spray on startup when very cold
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:48:04 -0500
  I would highly suspect the oil cooler o-ring as George has already said. I had this fail on my 88 Wolfsburg the first...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:13:22 -0700
  ...The oil pump moves the oil at a fixed rate whether cold or hot. Just like your water pump, it increases the rate with...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 5 Nov 2015 19:21:54 -0800
  ...I have seen > low oil pressure due to bad rod bearings, cam shaft bearings disintegrating > and the oil overheating. The most common cause of...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:47:12 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > the quantity between low mark and high mark is 1 quart or 1 liter... > > to get the overfill oil the...
• Re: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:41:59 -0700
  ...Bentley stated that for 1987 Westy level of transmission oil is > to > > bew 15 mm below the lower lip of filling hole. But 2...
• Re: Strange clacking (valve Lifter?) noise.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 17:54:08 -0700
  ...Which of the Marvel Products did you ACTUALLY use? There is a Marvel's Mystery Oil Top Lube, and a Marvel's Mystery Oil...
• Re: Engine oil
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:44:49 -0400
  ...What do you guys think of > the diesel oils like this the shell rotella stuff like this > > https://www.autozone.com/motor-oil-and...
• Re: Oil temp. ? and OP ?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 11:56:01 -0700
  On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > I installed a tencentlife air type oil cooler...
• Re: Oil Drip...
  Historical mailing list - Willie T. Lafrades
  Mon, 17 May 1999 18:10:19 -0700
  I recently did my first oil change on a newly rebult VW engine from Canada. And to my suprise there was not a copper...
• Re: 87 Vanagon problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 12:45:45 -0500
  ...These engines are not happy with the lighter wt oil. Install a new Mahle oil filter at the same time. This is the only...
• Ed Hackett's big oil FAQ (long) Subject: New oil data
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 8:11:24 PDT
  Ok, this discussion of oil caused me to sift through all my stored crap and find my copy of Ed Hackett's Oil FAQ...
• Help! rounded oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:34:39 -1000
  Help! rounded oil plug I can't get the oil plug out even after trying to use a standard socket, short of sawing a...
• Re: Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:52:30 -0800
  FWIW _real_ oil coolers have thermostats that do what thermostats do except they're in the oil stream. Do the webby thing and see...
• Extra Oil cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:40:36 -0700
  ...I am running the normal VW oil/coolant heat exchanger between the block and the oil filter. I recently flogged my van hard on...
• Re: california smog issues and synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 May 2005 18:50:42 -0400
  VW recommended 7,500 mile oil and filter changes using conventional oils back in the 80's. Using synthetic should only make things better...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - dwayne deckard
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:52:26 -0700
  why dont you use some castrol semi synthetic if you want to try a mix.I know we used semi- synthetic oils in aircooled...
• Re: Oil Pressure Advice
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:58:35 -0700
  Mike! Do not run 40W or 50W oil in your Vanagon. Stick with the 20W50 (and the MANN or Mahle oil filter) I tried...
• Re: Oil Light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 13:25:08 -0400
  ...Normal oil pressure should be close 10 psi/1,000 rpm. Thicker oil will not help that much. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Lincoln...
• Re: Changing oil: Hot, Lukewarm, or Cold
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 1 Jul 2020 17:56:16 -0700
  I change the oil not too hot and not too cold... meaning I let the hot go down for at least 30 minutes then...
• Re: A tiny overfill of oil -- enough to worry about?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 12 May 2014 23:32:14 -0600
  ...A tiny overfill of oil -- enuff to worry about? >> >> 1.9L, with a tencentlife oil cooler setup. >> >> I changed the oil today, as I...
• Re: Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:58:23 -0500
  ...They are made to hold in oil, not gas. I would also check your oil level. I high oil level can cause leaks. I...
• Re: Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:42:10 -0800
  I have heard the vdo temp senders are not accurate, and have just received an AutoMeter oil temp sender from egauges myself. I got...
• Re: Break-in.......new engine (your opinion?)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:25:09 -0400
  ...Change oil at 75/125 miles, second at 300/500 miles go to > normal oil change after. > > My way: 300 to 500 miles fist...
• Re: Oil cooler in 1980-1982 air-cooled buses?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 23:26:18 -0400
  ...None of the air cooled Vanagon engines had any factory remote oil cooling. The stock oil works well for most situations and cooler oil...
• Re: Engine External Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 19 May 2009 18:23:19 -0600
  My experience with the aux oil cooler was with a SETRAB that had a fan built in, so it was mounted in the base...
• Re: Oil filter on a '69 transporter? (was: on a '74)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 06 Sep 1995 14:10:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >My '69 also has an oil filter and uses spin on fram cartridges. Make it >kinda nice at oil change time. This appears to...
• Re: Opinions sought on max oil temp
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 18:08:50 -0700
  something to consider with running oil at a higher temp is that the oil will break down faster and the heat capiciaty of oil...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:25:50 -0600
  I always had a problem with Alaska oil sump heaters in winter. They don't work too good when you are at the winter...
• Re: Overfilling the oil issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 24 May 2011 13:54:23 -0400
  ...Also the extra oil makes for a lot of extra heat and >>> can >>> actually thin the oil enough for the oil pressure to drop...
• Re: 82 won't start when hot was re:83' won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:20:54 -0400
  ...the oil pressure idiot light stays lit all the time now. > Yes, I checked the oil, many times. The idiot light spooks me and...
• HELP - Oil light says on!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 19:23:59 -0700
  ...Digging into the bentley manual I read that the white sender on top of the oil filer assembly goes to ground when the oil...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 3 May 2019 10:36:38 -0400
  ...We use a sandwich adapter which goes between > your oil filter and where it mounts. You unscrew your oil filter, screw > this sandwich unit...
• Re: Oil pressure ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 00:22:30 -0500
  ...Oil pressure ? New filter, oil is 20w50 NAPA, oil level is slightly less than 1/2 on the stick. Pressure does rise off idle...
• Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:03:19 -0500
  ---- Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > just one thing Dave, the factory "oil cooler" is more of an "oil temp > moderator". Helps in warm...
• Re: Keep pouring oil in ...
  Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin
  Mon, 7 May 2007 13:48:24 -0400
  You need to disregard the oil stick that goes into the engine block and only use the stick from the oil fill tube. The...
• Re: Frequency of Oil Changes
  Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 10:40:17 EDT
  One way to know for sure is to do an oil ananlysis at your oil changes. Even if you just put on a new...
• Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil in 30 sec, messy eng. compartment...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 12:56:24 -0700
  Before you pay to have it towed, look for an oil line that has failed. This sounds like a high pressure pump out, usually...
• Re: Oil filter performance
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:49:45 -0800
  ...I located and will try the > > Purolator cartridge at the next oil change. > > > > > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://fa.hopennmachinery.com/EquipCom/Oil/OilFullHistory.aspx?eqUnit=5843...
• Re: Oil Pressure Advice
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:45:26 -0700
  Has anyone with this problem tried fully synthetic? My 1.9L kind of has the same type of oil pressure that Joel's 89...
• '67 Problems Deluxe...
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 12:32:09 MST
  ...Oil is not dripping from oil plug or coverplate. Oil is not leaking from valve cover. Oil is dripping from tube from block to...
• Higher heat output with synth oil?
  Historical mailing list - Radish150
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:27:11 -0800
  ...Oh, the oil was amsoil though, which I have heard since that is very crappy oil due to it's being ester based. Any...
• Re: oil dripping from dip stick tube
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 11:29:55 -0700
  ...I have searched > for other possible locations where the oil could be coming from but can't see > oil in any other location. > > Thanks...
• Re: Overfilling the oil issues
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Tue, 24 May 2011 18:09:44 +0000
  ...Also the extra oil >>> makes for a lot of extra heat and can actually thin the oil enough >>> for the oil pressure to drop...
• Re: Remote Oil Filter/Oil Cooler Hose
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 12:57:20 -0500
  ...Remote Oil Filter/Oil Cooler Hose >What kind of hose is suggested for installing a remote oil filter and/or an >external oil cooler...
• Need engine work in Little Rock/Memphis
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 24 May 2003 10:27:04 -0600
  Mary, If Tom is right about your problem being lifter noise then you might think about an oil change to 20W50 oil. I do...