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• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:50:13 -0400
  ...Synthetic oils in the vanagon > Let's talk about the other end of the oil problem. Flowing in extremely > cold weather. > > Does synthetic oil...
• Re: flickering oil light at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:46:28 -0400
  ...the next time you change your oil cut open the oil filter and examine the pleats of the oil filter for metal particles. jonathan...
• Re: overfilled the oil
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 16 May 2019 20:12:26 -0700
  I use an oil extractor to change the oil and remove excess if I overfill... something like this one... https://www.amazon.com/OEMTOOLS...
• Re: Redline gear oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:08:07 -0500
  ...It makes sense to replace the worn out oil periodically. And the tranny is a pretty harsh environment for that oil, those long chains...
• Re: Oil temp sender on 84 1.9l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:24:37 -0500
  My current sender fits the oil drain threads with no adapter needed. I use a couple of copper washers for sealing and am careful...
• Re: Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:41:37 EST
  ...The fan would be controlled by the oil temperature. When the > (oil) temp goes above 220 the fans would kick in and reduce the...
• Re: Choice of Oil
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 19:49:18 -0800
  ...Choice of Oil > Your first mistake is doing an "oil change". You wait until the oil > light comes on and you add a quart...
• Re: Oil question - synthetic, 'real' oil, etc
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:16:30 -0400
  ...Oil question - synthetic, 'real' oil, etc So far everything you're mechanic said is pure crap. Synthetics were developed to handle applications of very...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light Flickering
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:32:43 +0000
  ...I have personally experienced this situation with the oil level:� After an oil change, the pressure was lower on the highway than I'd...
• Re: NVC - Good article on technical analysis of engine oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:48:16 -0400
  Contrary to a lot of postings the Waterboxer engine is not particularly hard or demanding of an oil filter. I used the regular Frams...
• Of Interest to Air Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:56:55 -0600
  ...Fitting a supplementary oil-sump beneath the engine crankcase, in conjunction with an extended oil pick-up tube, overcomes the problem of inadequate oil...
• Re: Oil recommendations simplified
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 13:14:14 -0600
  There is a fundamental difference between oil bath and a K&N air filter & a oil bath is probably the best filter made to...
• Re: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:59:22 -0500
  ...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 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: Oil pressure gauges and engine life
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 May 2012 22:34:08 -0400
  ...No dipstick for oil. If the low oil light comes on, a) add some oil. If it's still on, b) drain oil and...
• Re: Febi Val Lifters!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 21:08:03 -0400
  ...You have an oil pressure problem. Either you are using the wrong oil, it is at the wrong oil level, (overfull is worse the...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 22:02:00 -0800
  ...Screw on new oil filter..has two sealing gaskets now. it lasts just well enough without leaking to pump all the oil out 5...
• Re: oil all over rear hatch?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:18:10 +0900
  ...You're dripping a bit of oil out of somewhere very near the rear of the van - it's flying out and spraying onto...
• Re: gear box oil change
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 13:47:48 -0400
  ...Al, I would recommend that you use the Redline MT-90 oil, rather than the Mobil 1 oil. The Mobil 1 oil is a...
• Re: Oil Cooler leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 23:57:12 -0500
  The oil cooler coming loose would leak oil. The only way for the oil cooler to lose coolant would be for it to have...
• Re: Oil Cooler Marks
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:48:28 -0800
  ...As for the gasket hardening that is a sign that the engine oil > is overheating. You may want to monitor oil temperature. That engine...
• need info on plastic oil filler on diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 20:09:26 -0800
  Hi I recently purchased a diesel '82 Vanagon with a slight oil leak. The previous owner said that the plastic oil filler tube had...
• Re: transmission oil
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 19:47:07 -0700
  Exactly that simple...no magic to it if you tackle it in that order...Redline is the best oil but hard to come by...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:13:18 -0500
  ...Of course it is, but one has to make sure that it drains when draining the oil for a refill. That means the engine...
• Re: Synthetics
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jan 1995 23:52:24 -0600 (CST)
  I'm very satisfied with Synthec 5-50 and would definitely not switch back to Jurassic oil. Some have complained about synthetics creating leaks...
• low oil warning light/buzzer
  Historical mailing list - bpremack
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 15:00:29 -0500
  ...Occasionally while driving the oil light will come on for a few seconds (without the buzzer) and then go off. The oil level is...
• Re: OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 18:06:30 -0400
  Dave; If you are not already, fill the oil filter with oil first. This will minimize oil starvation after an oil change. Good Luck...
• Re: anyone ever bypassed the 2.1L high oil pressure sender???
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 13 May 2003 22:57:41 -0400
  ...The high oil pressure sender is always grounded and it buzzes (and oil light flashes) when there is a problem. The low pressure sender...
• How much oil?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:05:20 -0400
  I've always had someone else do the oil changes in my van so I'm not totally up on its specs. How much...
• Re: 82 diesel 1.6na- Blowing out filters
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:23:30 -0700
  ...Now on warming up oil pressure peaks and blows > out the big Mann oil filter, spewing out the oil. Something about oil pump > check...
• Re: Audi 5-cly turbo diesel Vanagon- on it's way to Alaska
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 21:11:03 -0400
  I was refering to our fellow list member's new turbo motor that failed after a cross country trip apparantly due to the oil...
• Re: oil fill level.....
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 31 May 2001 12:14:39 -0700
  Hi Tim, What an interesting idea! I'm all for cooler engine temps & always top off my oil in the morning after the van...
• Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:26:56 -0800
  ...That's to check the actual oil > pressure with an oil pressure gauge. You would read that at the sender > that's on the...
• Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:37:26 -0500
  ...I'm considering moving my oil temp sender from the oil drain to that location. Does anyone know of the sender p/n or...
• Oil & filters &
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:00:49 -0800
  ...Fram filter with 10W30 oil that came in the van when I bought it caused the oil buzzer to come on repeatedly. Never a...
• leaking torque converter oil seal?
  Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 23:29:57 -0600
  ...Bentley, page 32.3,shows Converter oil seal (figure 7). This looks like a suspect. The "stuff" appears thicker than engine oil and is...
• Subaru Forester 2.5
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 31 Jan 2023 15:39:29 -0800
  ...Question about oil... because I looked up on the internet and it's quite confusing. - Oil grade - 5W30 or 5W40? - Oil type - Synthetic or...
• Couple more pictures
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Nov 2020 16:14:31 +0000
  ...Note after some effort have the oil temperature just over 180F, coolant around 200F (scan gauge) and radiator fan cycling. Oil pressure is 20...
• Oil Pressure Kit
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Mon, 12 Mar 2018 21:07:12 +0000
  Returning to the subject of an oil pressure kit .. I have the Vanistan oil cooler, which eliminates adding (another) sandwich adaptor for an oil...
• Re: 20W50 Castorl Engine Oil
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 12:44:29 -0400
  ...Why are you even considering it? Proper gear oil is easy to find.
• Re: Rear License Plate Door, Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 18 Mar 97 20:50:22 CST
  i just use my left hand to hold the license plate oil-check door open. when i'm adding oil, i pull the little...
• Re: Gear lube
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 May 2001 19:39:16 -0500
  Mike, try http://www.redlineoil.com Also, you need to run a 20W50 oil with Mahle oil filters. These filters have an internal spring...
• Re: Modified oil dipstick
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:04:44 -0400
  On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Gilles H Turmel wrote: > Hi List, > I'm looking for a source where I can get a modified oil...
• Re: Diesel Oil?
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 18:46:11 -0400
  ...Jason On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Dana Mueller <dmueller@wack.com> wrote: > Greetings all - What's everyone's favorite oil...
• Re: Oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:56:51 -0600
  On 20 Aug , 2015, at 3:25 PM, Abel Longoria wrote: > just switched to a lighter weight 15w50 synthetic > oil. Abel What Heavier Weight...
• Re: Castrol and BP/Now Mobil 1
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 23 May 2010 13:51:12 -0600
  Some information about oil filters worth the read: http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy.html How are the filters compared to > the Mann...
• wheres oil sender unit???
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Fri, 14 Mar 1997 13:34:40 -0500
  I'm test driving an 84 gl vanagon...oil light doesn't work?? I cant find the oilsending unit on the engine ??? must be...
• Objet : Synthetic Oil Grade
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Gallant
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:05:06 -0400
  I'am using AMSOIL 20w50 and immediatly saw the difference when I switch from dino oil. My engine turned 100 RPM faster as soon...
• Diesel Oil pan
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 20:52:16 -0500
  I'm trying to locate a Vanagon diesel oil pan, engine mounts, oil pump with pickup, or a complete, though not necesarily good diesel...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:34:17 -0800
  ...perhaps try an infra red temp gun on your oil pan......see what numbers you get that way.......to compare to your gauge oil...
• Re: Newbee question
  Historical mailing list - Phil
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:11:49 -0700
  ...There are some that claim that there is less valve clatter with synthetic oil than regular dino oil. Anyone care to comment? Thanks, Phil...
• Re: Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 17:14:20 -0700
  On 17 Sep 2001 at 17:56, Mick Kalber wrote: > > For those of you using Mobil1 or other synthetic oil, how long are you...
• Expert Comment on the Turbo Oil Drain Delimma
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 14:24:22 EDT
  ...The turbo oil return drain port gasket is at the same level as the top of the static oil level in the pan. According...
• Study to find the BEST oil scientifically
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Nov 1995 00:08:13 -0500
  Greetings group, I would like to start by asking if anyone is interested in participating in a study to determine which oil is best...
• Re: Synthetic Oil(s)
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 14:00:22 -0700
  ...I would check the engine oil bible web site, if it is still up. My understanding is ... The benefits of synthetic are: - Improved lubrication...
• Re: Puking Oil from Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:39:45 -0500
  About the oil, the first number is what the engine sees as the viscosity when it's cold. The second number is what the...
• Re: Oil Light On!
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 11:12:14 -0400
  ...My oil light has never come on before, and has never flickered, even at idle. 2 scenarios: First, assuming my oil pressure is ok...
• Re: Enigma: where's the oil going?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 May 2012 17:53:02 -0400
  It is somewhat common for Vanagon engines to use oil. The cylinders being on their side, consumption through the intake valve guides, fuel dilution...
• Re: Summer oil recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 27 May 1999 21:13:17 -0700
  ...Summer oil recommendation > > In my pre-vanagon life I let my local jiffy lube take care of things like > oil changes. After getting a...
• Re: help needed diagnosing blown head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 31 Dec 2003 22:27:42 -0800
  Too much oil causes white smoke? I thought it would cause blue smoke? Shows what I know. Mike On 12/31/03 9:15...