Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 38+: 60 results shown for oil.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: Oil question....not the dreaded which motor oil is best....
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:28:43 -0800
  Thank you all, I was not all that worried anyhow, just curious....oil is oil, I guess, 'specially in my Craig's List Special...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual), Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:05:01 -0700
  On Tue, 2011-07-19 at 20:12 -0400, Ian Allan wrote: > Try this: > > REDUCE the oil level to the add mark. Then see...
• Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 14:47:56 -0400
  Hi all, I was lamenting the possibility that I might have to replace my oil / water crossflow heat exchanger (oil cooler) on my 2...
• Re: Oil change?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 17:38:23 -0500
  > At the rate that most VW's either burn or leak oil, I wonder if changes > are necessary at all. Just add to it...
• Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit. .
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Aug 2013 09:13:45 -0400
  ...Yes, a well-designed oil cooling system can help the Waterboxer. Particularly since under some conditions the oil can be put into a thermal...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:47:38 -0500
  ...Perhaps that is true for > >the oil, also, especially if there is an effective oil cooler in the > >system, but oil is less effective...
• 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: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:32:48 -0500
  Ry, an air-oil heat exchanger is what I am considering. I have found several sources, but whatever I get, it will be something...
• Re: Too much Oil?
  Historical mailing list - kathy jacobs
  Mon, 29 May 2000 21:39:02 -0400
  ...Too much Oil? Well, Before coming to any conclusions let's make sure you are measuring the oil correctly: Let the van sit over...
• Re: Oil light flickering
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:10 -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: oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Chris brown
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 21:35:12 EST
  ...He had checked the oil pressure and found it to be within normal range for a used engine, but found the oil to be...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 07:28:20 -0400
  ...I have a very effective oil cooling system. Rarely does my oil get over 210 and if that light comes on at idle something...
• Re: Oil light flickering at 1k or < rpms
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:05:59 -0400
  ...That is very low oil pressure. Your fan not working at low speed may be contributing. Oil viscosity can add to the problem. If...
• oil in water
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 17:30:07 -0800
  I am sorry I missed labeled this message the first time I sent it it should have read oil in water Hi , I am...
• Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 17:13:08 -0700
  On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > My recollection, FWIW, is that the oil started frothing...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:12:31 -0500
  ...That's actually better for the motor and oil than a lot of short trips where the oil is cold half the time. Allan
• Re: Z Max
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:22:36 -0500
  All of these oil additives are snake oil. If you use the proper oil, and change it regularly, your engine will not die from...
• Re: Mr Lube / Walmart oil changes OK? I have the 'Mahn' OEM Oil Filter....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:00:38 -0400
  ...Mr Lube / Walmart oil changes OK? I have the 'Mahn' OEM Oil Filter.... Just making sure it's OK to take the 82' to...
• Re: oil and fuel level sensors
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 14:10:06 EST
  ...As for the oil level sensor, this was somewhat involved. I used the oil level switch from a Porsche 944. It is a float...
• Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:35:58 -0700
  John, Motor oil will cause coking problems as it does'nt burn as clean as B-100 or SVO. It has a high carbon...
• Re: Strange oil leak @ starter mount?
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:35:55 -0400
  ...way...), anyway - I saw oil drips on the lower starter mounting > bolt. > > The van developed a *very* slow oil leak about the time I...
• Re: Synthetic Oil for a 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 20:13:43 -0400
  Due to the operating temps, expansion characteristics, and minimal oil pump the WB needs higher viscosity oils. I use the Mobil 1 15w-50...
• Tiico: oil in the water (need advice)
  Historical mailing list - Chris D'Amico
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 11:36:16 -0700
  ...Where did the oil come from? Is it possible that two oil coolers could fail? Could an oil filter fail, and cause the oil...
• Re: Flushing the crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 19:31:08 -0500
  ...If you want to improve lubrication, use better oils, synthetics. As for oil condition, appearance does not really tell you much. Oil analysis is...
• Re: Oil Filter performance
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 20:55:54 -0800
  There have been near endless testing and reports on oil filter performance. Google it, and there could even be some in the archives for...
• Re: Amsoil vs. Mobil Delvac vs. RedLine Diesel Oils?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Q
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 23:35:10 -0400
  ...RedLine Diesel Oils? > > > I have used Castrol 15W40 diesel rated oil (not synthetic) in it, but > > noticed that it blackens terribly almost right after...
• Re: oil leak above the oil filter.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:53:09 -0400
  ...oil leak above the oil filter. > By the way this o-ring is tricky to change (assuming your van is like > my 2.1...
• Re: Amsoil vs. Mobil Delvac vs. RedLine Diesel Oils?
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:31:00 -0400
  Actually, Mobil Delvac-1 and other modern synthetics are designed to "clean up" the soot better than any dino oil -- that's why fleets...
• Re: how much oil in 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Mon, 13 May 2002 14:42:12 -0700
  ...The oil pans are the same are the filters? The one on the diesel is on the large side. What sort of oil problem...
• anyone ever bypassed the 2.1L high oil pressure sender???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 May 2003 21:42:38 EDT
  has anyone ever bypassed the high oil pressure sender on the 2.1L? the buzzer/light keeps coming on above 2000 rpm. changed the...
• Re: calling redline lube heads
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:19:42 -0600
  populuxe wrote: >bently manual says my 90 multivan 4speed manual trans will retain 1.5 >liters of gear oil after i drain it. > >1...
• Re: Diesel Oil Filter on Gas Jetta 2.0 Which one?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 6 Nov 2010 14:52:13 -0700
  ...Diesel Oil Filter on Gas Jetta 2.0 Which one? > > >> Hi all. >> >> Am considering using a larger capacity oil filter on my Jetta swap...
• Re: The hits keep coming
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 13:57:02 -0400
  ...Did the oil come gushing out of the drain plug or out of the fill plug on the side? I don't think there...
• Re: OIL, What do you use?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 17:19:50 -0700
  ...in petroleum and chemical engineering, and had worked a 25 career for Standard Oil/Chevron. He basically told me that Synthetic oils were a...
• Re: thicker oil viscosity question
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:54:59 -0400
  I got a little paranoid so I changed the oil to 10w30. I put the thicker weighted oil in two days ago yet didn...
• Re: Oil Change. Zetec
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 08:05:00 -0800
  So you send out you van out for testing on a schedule? And that is more economical than changing your oil? Alistair On 2012...
• Re: temp and leak
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Apr 1996 15:04:13 -0400
  ...VW says it is leaking from >the oil cooler which is behind the oil filter. The o rings must be >replaced and its parts...
• Re: the cat did it (solved)
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 5 May 1998 03:29:34 EDT
  ...but it should have popped the dipstick off > > or blown oil out somewhere. ?? Except that BOTH oil pressure switches indicate when oil pressure is...
• Tips and Tricks - Oil Filler NecK Extension Extension.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 21:33:29 -0500
  If you are as annoyed as I am by the change of the size of the oil bottle caps a little while back, Then...
• Re: oil all over rear hatch?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:03:12 -0500
  ...Turned out it was not oil but power steering fluid, so it only leaked when the fan was running--didn't noticably drip in...
• Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 14 May 2012 21:08:04 -0700
  ...they would be happier with oils with more zinc additives in the oil .. very modern oils are formulated with less of that addtive to...
• Eurovan: oil over-fill
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 4 Oct 94 9:42:01 PDT
  ...I was wondering > if the oil filter had been damaged because of the pressure. When the > oil was re-drained, it came out like...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 18:55:09 -0400
  ...I had oil on that same big screw and after replacing damn near every seal and gasket in the vicinity, I discovered the oil...
• Modified oil dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 07:09:42 -0700
  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: Smoke screen
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 10:52:03 -0700
  ...new engine runs hot and burn oil, even more so if the oil level is high. and may be you have a defective/worn...
• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:18:17 -0700
  And why would anyone use a bypass oil filter when both air and waterboxer Vanagons have full-flow oil filtration? Just curious...... -- Jim Thompson...
• oil capacities
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 1995 09:16:55 -0700
  Yesterday I changed the oil in my '88 Vanagon. I usually put in 4 qts and then add more to hit the full line...
• Re: oil
  Historical mailing list
  08 Jul 96 07:20:25 PDT
  Concerning oil- Check out the most recent Consumers Reports (USA). Big report on oil. Conclusions: Any oil that meets the AST or whatever the...
• Re: Oil Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Tue, 08 Jul 1997 11:19:08 -0400
  Bill, I haven't had to add oil yet unless I drained it out. Hotch 86 GL 89 Jetta Philly hotch@netaxs.com Bill...
• VDO Oil gauge...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 10:46:35 PDT
  All, There has been many suggestions on the list lately to install a "VDO Oil gauge. A few questions... Is it electronic (signal sender...
• Oil in the coolant
  Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 19:07:44 -0800
  ...How sound this ? Oil in the coolant, Deep purple hit? No!!! this'is great amount of oil in the coolant reservor tank, where is...
• Break-in oil
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 14:05:22 -0600
  Hi all, I'm about to put oil in my newly rebuilt AVP engine and I was wondering what kind of oil I ought...
• Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 5 Mar 2015 10:12:31 -0700
  ...What I'm wondering is, > is it possible to do this without loosing too much oil? I JUST changed the > oil out to some...
• Re: Synthetic Oil (?)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 5 Jan 95 16:19:03 PST
  > I haven't been using synthetic either based on some bad experience we've had at work with synthetic oil in vacuum pumps. Here...
• Re: Oil change experience
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 6 Jul 2013 14:04:36 -0700
  ...Oil change experience Recently I did my first oil change on a Vanagon. I had read a couple of advice articles and had all...
• Re: Maintenance Schedule
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:05:52 -0600
  ...change the oil every three months or 3000 miles, whichever comes first, in summer. ******************************************************* in winter, the temps keep the oil from warming up...
• Re: A tiny overfill of oil -- enough to worry about?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 12 May 2014 23:35:07 -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 - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:40:50 -0600
  Aaron, the oil filter "housing" may be the "oil cooler." At least the oil filter fits onto the oil cooler. There is an o...
• WD-40 ain't lubricating oil, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Sep 1996 15:02:24 -0700
  Volks, If you want lubrication, use an oil or a grease. Light machine oils like 3-in-1, etc, or light greases like Libriplate...
• Re: Synthetic Oil(s)
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 09:18:11 -0700
  Chris, I have been using Synthoil brand synthetic oil in my 90 Carat for about 115k miles (145k total) and have had no problems...