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• Re: Mann Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 11 Dec 2010 02:06:22 -0800
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_384_262/mannmahle___set_of_4_oil_filters___package_discou.html Come on by and you...
• Re: Oil sensor still buzz after going to Mahle oil filter, now what?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 07:44:19 -0700
  ...Oil sensor still buzz after going to Mahle oil filter, now what? > Buzzer???? > > Is there supposed to be a buzzer on an '84? > I...
• oil dripping from dip stick tube
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 11:54:05 EDT
  I have oil dripping from the end of my dip stick tube (and no, I don't think I need to see my doctor...
• Re: Trans whine
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 8 Sep 2017 09:35:49 -0700
  it could be the oil in there is too old and too thick. I'd think if you drive it long enough the oil...
• how much trans. oil?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 12:50:12 -0800
  ...Any tricks in draining the oil (if it is high volume). Can it be recycled like crankcase oil? Thanks Matthew 84 wolfsy
• Oil Types
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 21:40:39 -0700
  ...I've seen a reference to parrafin oils, and now napthenic, or somesuch, oils. How many different types, and what's the advantage to...
• oil pressure test guage?
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 07:37:28 -0800
  Is there a tool available that can be used to measure oil pressure? For example, unscrewing the oil pressure sensor, hooking up a guage...
• Modified oil dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 04:47:03 -0400
  Hi List, I'm looking for a source where I can get a modified oil dipstick that would enable me to measure the oil...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 15 May 2012 19:48:14 -0700
  my experience with I4 in vanagon is that oil temp is higher than 80 C. I was running routinely around 105 C alistair On...
• Re: Flickering oil sensor light (long)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 11:42:08 -0600
  --------------------------- Hi Gregg, If you changed from regular oil to Mobil 1 you could have problems with a lot of sludge and varnish deposits working...
• Re: Break-in.......new engine (your opinion?)
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:02:43 -0700
  ...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: Synthetic Oil selection?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 08:57:24 -0600
  ...Since installing the tencentlife external oil cooler, the oil pressure has not behaved that way. I'd recommend to anyone driving a waterboxer in...
• Saga of the missing oil
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:28:03 -0700
  Jeff, I did a trip up to Seattle from san francisco and going up I used hardly any oil but coming home I found...
• Synthetic oil not worth it
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 09:21:15 -0800
  Hallelujah! Somebody finally said it. (thanks, David) As my mechanic has told me for the last 5 or so years, changing the oil often...
• Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil in 30 sec
  Historical mailing list - Kelley McDaniel
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 14:41:09 -0500
  ...I put in another gallon of oil and watched it spew out the timing hole, like a garden hose all over the top of...
• Re: new bearings but no change in oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 11:27:32 -0500
  ...Either I will have to buy a new oil pump or > switch to straight SAE 40 oil. I'll try the oil tomorrow, but...
• Re: Help! Massive oil leak from behind cooler (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 11:57:04 -0600
  With out a doubt, you cracked the gasket for the oil cooler. The gasket is a black round rubber seal and you'll never...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:58:25 -0600
  You need to get the oil hot enough to drive off moisture. If you don't, excessive acids will form and you will have...
• about the "Best Oil" to use in our WaterBoxer
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 20:17:39 -0700
  Larry my friend, This is easy, Havoline not because it is a good oil but because it is a dark oil dark oils are...
• Re: 85 Westy GL- Winterizing tips?/Newbie Tips
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 03:46:00 -0500
  ...The 78 also has a heavy duty oil pump which pumps more oil. I have since noticed filters from the fatherland are generally constructed...
• Not another Oil Thread
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:59:20 -0400
  Living north, with a very cool running 2.1L, which ran perfect for 10 years while using Total 10W50 Oil. http://www4.total.fr...
• Fw: Used Oil Heating? (very little VW content)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:35:37 -0600
  I understand that used motor oil cannot be directly burned, as it is TOXIC. I think the companies that recycle used motor oil sell...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 25 May 1999 11:38:34 -0400
  ...Though I have no direct experience with going back to conventional oil, I would think it would swell the seals up again, possibly allowing...
• Re: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 18 Aug 94 14:52:51 PDT
  ...Given that, I think changing > to an oil with a lesser cooling capacity merits discussion. > > -David Interesting considering the small amount of oil and...
• Re: 80 air cooled oil galley plugs
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 13:39:25 -0400
  Gordon Jackson wrote: > > Greeting > For the second time in a little over 1 year I have had an oil galley plug > come out causing...
• Can overtightening the oil filter on an 88 cause coolant leaks?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 08:04:37 -0800
  Hi everyone, Right after watching a "mechanic" use an oil filter wrench to tighten a new oil filter, I noticed coolant dripping from somewhere...
• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:47:13 -0500
  How well is the engine idling? A lower than normal idle speed will bring on the low oil pressure light. There is a big...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 19:28:50 -0700
  Seems like the engine oil weight would be a 4th data point for sure. 80C ..that's a very 'par normal' temp ....close to...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:09:31 -0700
  ...Strategy for low-mess oil drain. | |(Number 287 In A Continuing Series Of Knucklehead Questions) | |I used to change the oil in my aircooled...
• Re: Cold-start up oil issue..a solution
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 13:02:23 -0700
  ...I am wondering if it makes somewhat significant difference between a 5w-xx oil and a 20w-xx oil, especially in winter. Pre-oiler...
• Re: Manual transmission oil?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 13 May 2009 20:58:32 -0400
  ...not really the right oil to use, and that > it doesn't protect as well as a gear oil intended for where they is...
• Re: Vanagon oil light question for you - dissection of the light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 16:47:28 -0400
  ...It seems >too coincidental that the engine started showing low oilpressure with the >installation of a gauge. Because, as I stated before, I never...
• Massive oil leak into cooling system!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 17:06:20 -0500
  1990 Vanagon Automatic Seeks Help! I've got a terrible oil leak going into the cooling system somewhere inside the engine. As in somewhere...
• overfilling oil
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:27:59 -0700
  my 1987 vanagon was leaking oil and transmission fluid. my mechanic changed the gaskets on transmission and O ring on oil. i had him...
• For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:41:46 -0500
  ...New Vanagon Folk - the oil filler tube has a telescoping inner extension to ease the filling with oil and avoiding oil spillage. Just remove...
• Re: Oil light comes up, 1.9 engine
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:50:06 -0600
  ...Oil light comes up, 1.9 engine > >Hi guys, >I wonder if it has to be serious when the oil light comes up at...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:04:18 -0400
  ...no further oil pressure events after remove, clean and > reassemble oil piston spring assembly, and a change of oil. > > I ended up changing the...
• Re: Stop Leak for minor oil leaks?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 21:11:17 -0400
  ...Stop Leak for minor oil leaks? > > > The '82 Westy I just bought was leaking some oil as well. BTW > this is a 2.0...
• Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:43:57 -0500
  ...DMc ---- Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > An oil cooler will make your engine live a longer and happier life Mike. > > The Bus...
• Re: Repost: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timingproblem?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 08:55:59 +1000
  I've looked at the "bus-boys.com" website discussioin of VDO oil temperature gauges and I'm not impressed by the over-simplified...
• Re: Air-cooled Oil Capacity - More info
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 May 2003 19:22:26 -0700
  The strainer doesn't hold any oil but the valve covers, lifters, sump dump area, oil galleries, oil pump will hold some oil. If...
• Re: Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain? / From the Real World
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:35:05 EDT
  ...At about 90,000 miles, the repair shop overtightened the oil drain plug and cracked a chip out of the oil pan near the...
• Re: Oil over fill concern
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 1 Feb 2014 23:38:06 -0600
  ...So far as draining the oil, I would take it back to the place that serviced it, and require their personnel to do the...
• Re: Oil pressure question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 20:47:58 -0400
  ...Oil pressure question 2.1 On 8/20/2013 6:01 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Engine is running hot. > Wrong oil. > It is overfilled...
• Re: Low Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:09:14 -0800
  I use the mobile 1 filter and mobile 1 oil (10/50). The mobile filter was cheap (on sale for 3$!!!!) and is for...
• Re: Oil Change. Zetec
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 13:54:39 -0800
  ...very rough on oil. Longer trips, more operation fully warmed up ....is easier on the oil. in modern cars that usually call for synthetic...
• Re: Oil Paranoia - On Storage by the Tail light
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:41:54 -0700
  ...Oil Paranoia - On Storage by the Tail light I'm completely terrified of getting stuck somewhere with no oil, and with my Subbievaroom � I...
• oil pressure: where?
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 08:38:16 -0800
  The Hayes manual identifies two sources of oil pressure reading. One is where the pressure transmitter is presently attached at the back of the...
• Re: Diesel turbo oil drainage
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:19:40 -0700
  ...If it drained above, > the blow-by gases would enter the drain tube and become a counter-force to the > normal turbo oil flow...
• Gradual switch to synthetic oil?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 12:52:58 -0600
  Anyone thought of dealing with the perceived notion of switching to synthetic oil by first going to a "blend" oil for a couple of...
• WTB: Oil filler and oil pressure cable 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 18:55:08 -0400
  ...Cable that goes between wiring harness and oil pressure switch on the block Bottom half (metal part) of oil filler tube P/N 025...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Oct 2021 to 9 Oct 2021 (#2021-285)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:34:12 -0400
  ...The oil was good because it had not been opened. Call me silly but I usually change the oil depending on the miles when...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Oct 2021 to 9 Oct 2021 (#2021-285)
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Sun, 10 Oct 2021 12:31:12 -0400
  In response to David’s welcome and detailed analysis of acidity, water gets into the oil system by way of the blow by gasses...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 20:01:03 -0700
  Tyler, MMO is a thin, light solvent--you just diluted the physical thickness (viscosity) of your thicker oil! How much did you add? Stuart...
• Oil Light / Buzzer despite NORMAL pressure
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin E. Beasley
  Wed, 21 May 2003 15:07:42 -0400
  ...Just to be thorough, I replaced the rear oil pressure switch, the one behind the belts and all of a sudden, the oil light...
• Re: Another Synthetic Oil Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 20:45:34 -0700
  I use AMSOIL in my 89 Westy and change the filter at 6 months, and the oil and filter at 12 months following initial...
• Re: Any advise on timing of an oil change before or after winter storage
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 10 Oct 2021 10:18:56 -0400
  ...These more inclusive theories can apply to acidic oils and reactions between gases, etc. "acidic oil" as a search topic produces some information about...
• Re: Oil light flickering
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Wed, 9 Feb 2011 08:49:15 -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...
• Re: low oil pressure/gas in oil
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Mon, 10 May 2004 19:55:39 +0200
  ...low oil pressure/gas in oil > A couple weeks ago I asked for help figuring out why I had low oil pressure at warm...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:19:50 -0400
  ...Somewhere in all this please tell me you put in an actual oil pressure gauge, either for test or permanently? You can go around...