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• Re: Trouble in Turboland. or... drain line woe's
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:30:14 -0400
  ...In which case is the flow the best? This experiment in mostly relevant at startup, where it takes a while for the oil pump...
• Re: Oil Filter for '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:05:44 EDT
  Rod; The only time I've seen my oil light come on (except at start up) was when I had a non-Mann/Mahle...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 15:50:16 -0800
  ...Now I get the oil light flicker after about 1500 on an oil change. This is with the Mahle filter, and is due to...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Nov 2015 10:19:56 -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 pressure at startup in diesel swapped inline 4
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 21:11:53 -0700
  I always run Bosch oil filters which is the OEM supplier for VW in North America. I never have a oil pressure problem. There...
• Re: Oil light flickering
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Wed, 9 Feb 2011 22:49:36 -0800
  ...Oil light flickering > > Lately at low idle my oil light has been flickering. Rev up the RPM's and > it > goes away. I have...
• Re: Help! - was Failed Crankshaft seal - now low oil pressure / Maybe Not
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 07:29:18 -0800
  ...5/ Whenever your engine puked its oil, did the oil warning light go on? The seal doesn't see engine oil pressure so as...
• Re: Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:47:29 -0800
  You were right !!! Although the leaking coolant appeared to be coming from the oil cooler ( and I was convinced it WAS the cooler) I...
• Re: Cold Weather Driving
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 26 Dec 96 15:50:22 CST
  the only problem i know of with vanagons and winter is that the seal between the engine and the oil cooler (that silver square...
• Re: MMO...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:28:11 -0800
  Yes, you can (and I have for noisy lifters) after an oil change, substituting the MMO for a quart of oil. This will clean...
• Oil Pressure Light
  Historical mailing list - timnew
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 14:14:52 -0400
  Dear list members, My oil pressure light has been periodically coming on and off. I wasn't leaking anything and the level seemed fine...
• Re: Oil-sucking devices...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:53:45 -0700
  Sure, first I bought a cheap one in the marine section ( it's common on boats with inboard engines to such the oil out...
• Re: Altitude Sickness and Buzzing alarm.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:28:56 -0700
  ...with an oil pressure guage on it too .. the engine and van loved the oil ..and oil pressure was always good. I just bought...
• Re: Engine flush,
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 13:15:18 -0700
  ...Dusty roads, overheated engine, hard driving, low oil levels, inferior oil filter, inferior oil, blow by, and whatever you can think of... I personally...
• Low oil pressure confirmed - next steps? 85 GL 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 21:45:07 -0400
  I knew the day was coming…so, the flickering oil light didn’t go away with SAE40 oil (avg temps have been ~90 every...
• Re: bio based motor oil (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:08:10 -0600
  ---- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > Early on in my life as a kid I had learned from > Gramma about castor oil as a...
• Fw: Re: 85 Westy GL- Winterizing tips?/Newbie Tips
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:29:46 -0500
  -, use only VW oil filters (or those sold by the List vendors); never >use Fram or similar. 20-50w Castrol and 10-40w Castrol...
• 87 Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grindol
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 14:25:05 EST
  ...My 87 WBX has started a new oil leak. It seams to be coming from the oil fill tube at the transition between the...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 20:28:59 -0800
  ...We measured with the oil pan off the engine when I was having oil pump pickup problems. It was a bit unscientific, but 4...
• ATF Oil Cooler ?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 00:43:18 -0400
  ...Can my symptoms mean anything else but a bad oil cooler? Can I get a new oil cooler in with simple tools and w...
• Re: Some Clarifications and Additional Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 18:35:40 -0600
  i have found that on the vanagon westies here in colorado (denver and higher) typically run hotter on the oil. i change oil after...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light Flickering
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:15:08 -0800
  ...Oil Pressure Light Flickering If the oil is overfilled, you may be whipping air into the oil, with a resultant loss of pressure. Karl...
• Re: OIL API Service Levels...
  Historical mailing list - Steven E. Broomhead, Sr.
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 20:03:46 -0800
  ...These oils are also approved by Cummins, Mercedes, Military, and (most important) Caterpillar. These oils surpass the SH rated oil. Even Walmart has special...
• Re: TIICO oil pump / Logical Circle Jerk of the Day
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 6 May 2003 09:19:00 EDT
  ...AN oil pressure light COULD come on with OVER-PRESSURE(sic), but not one that VW installs in a car. Two. . . IF an oil...
• Re: Scoop Update and oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 19:56:13 -0700
  ...It wasn't rocket science! I dumped the oil-water cooler as it couldn't keep up with the oil temperatures generated by the...
• Re: Frequency of Oil Changes
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Aycock
  Tue, 5 Jul 1994 08:15:42 -0400 (EDT)
  On Sun, 3 Jul 1994, Will Self wrote: > Now, any recommendations on additives? Oils nowadays already have plenty of additives added (redundant), so additionial...
• Oil Temp...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 18:14:50 -0700
  Quick ? Anyone know how hot the oil in a 2.1 engine is running at when cruising at say 80 mph on a flat...
• Re: Oil Drip...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 17 May 1999 23:26:21 +0200
  Ben Wampler wrote: > Hello, > > Oil is leaking out the drain plug of my '85 Vanagon at a pretty quick rate > (quart-a-week). What...
• Re: [TDI-conversion] How much oil to use in a Vanagon TDI application?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 16:10:48 -0700
  ...with a filter change. -Dana- Michael Sullivan wrote: > > Dear List, > > So what is the consensus? > > Using the Vanagon Diesel oil pan, with a TDI...
• Oil Temperature
  Historical mailing list - John Iseman
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 12:53:21 EDT
  I have used a quart of oil stabilizer with my vanagon with good results over ther last 10K miles. I run with 20W50 castrol...
• Re: Removing oil from upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:04:03 -0400
  At 08:28 PM 7/26/2008, Jim Arnott wrote... >was put to rights, all that black sooted oil came draining back. I >have...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:45:41 -0700
  ...http://www.valvoline.com/faqs/motor-oil/racing-oil/ 2.      What is motor oil with zinc? The anti-wear additive simply referred to as...
• Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:00:48 -0400
  When adding an external oil cooler I can't easily think of a scenario in which you wouldn't want to include a thermostat...
• Re: 87 Vanagon, 2.1, oil buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:19:34 -0400
  ...I have plenty of oil and > the engine isn't running hot. > I haven't checked the wiring. > I have a good German oil...
• Re: change oil before winter storage?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 6 Sep 2008 19:45:35 -0400
  Or if you have alot of cars you can just change the oil every other year or So, like I do. Not a good...
• Re: Coolant/Oil that oil filter interface.. reasons
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:43:49 -0700
  ...it helps oil to get to op. temp during warm up and does moderate oil temps during running) alistair On 24-Sep-10, at...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 3 May 2019 10:07:04 -0700
  There is an unused port in the oil filter anyway... I mounted my inline sender there, with the dual wire to allow the warning...
• Re: maybe too much information is worse...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 May 2006 00:27:19 -0400
  ...The oil to water heat exchanger does a good job until the thermal load on the oil exceeds its capacity. Then oil temp can...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:43:56 -0500
  ...When that oil warning buzzer is sounding the oil warning led should also be blinking. > > 1986 and newer vans have 2 oil pressure switches...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 23:37:41 -0500
  Well, that would be the case, wouldn't it? The air passes over the heat exchanger to cool the oil, then goes to the...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - forum email
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:14:48 -0400
  I have never used MMO in the oil however....... It often gets added to the fuel. On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 1:11...
• I have an '82 Westphalia that was a diesel converted to gas engine. The oil
  Historical mailing list - John Kanengieter
  22 Aug 1994 14:12:25 -0700
  ...The oil pump is still the diesel so the pickup tube can reach the oil pan. The check valve on the pump releases at...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] New TD engine, first oil change, OK to go to synthetic?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 08:10:22 -0700
  I'd run with the Rotella petroleum oil for the first 5000 miles before switching to synthetic. It seems that proper engine brake in...
• Re: Low oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 07:59:09 -0700
  Cary, The oil light comes on at 3 psi, your pressure is much too low for 2000 RPM where it should be at least...
• oil pressure problems
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 13:26:45 -0700
  ...I removed the new oil filter I just installed.It had oil in it,so I think the pressure is ok. Can I drill...
• 20/50 full syntetic motorcycle oil
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 11 Mar 2018 21:38:54 -0700
  I bought this oil because the burning temp. is much higher than ordinary oil, because my van is an air-cooled one. Any thought...
• Re: on oil coolers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Aug 1994 07:13:47 -0400 (EDT)
  The oil cooler that lives above the oil filter is a standard part on a number of watercooled VWs....85 and later GTIs, GLIs...
• Oil Smells like gas?????
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 17:07:41 -0400
  I did my first ever oil change today and noticed that the old oil smelled like gas. Any suggestions why this is and how...
• Re: changing girlfriend's oil
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:02:49 -0700
  You mean her Oil of Olay? To corn oil? (It's *almost* Friday, isn't it?) Dave -- Dave Carpenter "Any sufficiently advanced technology is...
• Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 17:28:55 -0800
  Step one would be to replace the oil with a good name brand 15W40 Diesel or 20W50 and report back... On Thu, Dec 2...
• Re: Choice of Oil
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 22:02:19 -0600
  The list vendors sell a litttle-known relay that will get full brightness out of that oil light. Expect to run 12 gauge wires...
• Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:46:13 -0700
  ...I have an oil pressure gauge >>> and >>> oil temp gauge along with an external oil cooler so I should get warned >>> quickly of any...
• Coolant/Oil that oil filter interface.. reasons
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:08:35 -0700
  I understand that many VW motors, some WBX included, have the oil filter/coolant heat exchanger like the one 'above' the oil filter that...
• Re: This is getting depressing
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 18:06:35 -0500
  Mark Belanger wrote: > I had an old Honda that would do this when I was low on oil. Don't ask > me why, as...
• Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 06:30:23 -0700
  ...life oil ran it for 15mins > would I not find the paper towel in bits pcs in the oil filter > the oil is under...
• Re: Fwd: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:40:33 -0400
  ...While heavier oil may help maintain oil pressure overheated oil will eventually lead to excessive wear, ring damage and the seals and gaskets will...
• Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 15:39:06 -0700
  ...They started with oil at a low level and added > |oil. IIRC, at about the mid point on the dipstick the crankshaft > |starts hitting...
• Re: slightly oily plugs
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:01:26 -0600
  Hi Bob, I checked the oil in Dallas and it was still full. I've not checked it since I returned, but I'll...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:05:28 -0400
  If the lifters bled down while driving and the oil light is on you have an oil pressure problem. It may been brought on...
• 2.1 dynamic oil pressure system
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:18:19 -0700
  So today I had the opportunity to deal with the oil pressure warning system on a 2.1. Unsuccessfully I'm afraid. Here are...