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• Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 08:30:33 -0500
  ...through extensive testing it was found that the > oil temperatures stayed lower at this level rather than at the MAX level. > This he conjectured...
• Re: Oil Light Flickering at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 15:24:19 -0400
  ...Oil Light Flickering at Idle >Volks, >In my new (to me) 91 Westy, I changed the oil and have noticed that the >oil light...
• Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Thu, 20 May 1999 11:53:20 -0700
  ...However, the Mahle filter may be masking > a bad oil pump, worn engine bearings, or a bad oil pressure sensor. > > 2) Pressure sensed after...
• Oilite bearings, Re: Blower motor anatomy
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:59:39 -0800
  That "oilite" bearing is very porous and filled with oil. In time it looses it's good property and needs new oil. When I...
• 89 Vanagon "losing" oil
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Lee
  Fri, 1 May 1998 17:19:30 -0700
  ...I had the oil changed just before I went on a weekend trip. The garage was supposed to have put in 15W40. The technician...
• Re: DM: Oil, The 100 hour test.
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 08:20:44 -0400
  ...The recollections of > those discussions are as follows: > > 10W oil has less carbon content than 20W > 20W " " " " " " 30W > > You get the picture. To make...
• Re: Vanagon oil light question for you - dissection of the light
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 18:20:19 -0700
  ...I'll figure out the oil pressure story. I also did my last oil change for the engine break in a tad early....800...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 15 Jan 2009 (#2009-55)
  Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:03:31 -0800
  > Adding oil to the engine is an aggravating challenge - trying to pour > > oil into the filler neck at a near horizontal angle. You are...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:26:48 -0700
  ...I'm going to move in the direction of having oil pressure gauge, oil temp gauge, and air type external oil cooler for summer...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:02:45 -0500
  ...The > solution involved draining the motor oil and replacing it for the > remainder > of that winter with a thinner oil. > 20W50 is quite thick...
• Re: DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:37:47 -0400
  ...The Vanagon engine needs higher viscosity oils due to it loose tolerances; expanding cases and oil pump design. Under some conditions there can also...
• Re: Engine oil
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:30:00 -0700
  ...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: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:51:03 -0500
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem Good point. But, people who deem themselves knowledgeable sure extol the importance of this oil...
• Re: oil pressure-quaker state filters/Fram filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 22:42:48 -0400
  ...The oil pressure switch that operates the oil warning buzzer above 2000 rpm is located between the pump and the filter inlet. If a...
• Seam Rust Observation
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 10:50:38 -0300
  ...the oil is even wicking UP the seams from places where the oil has puddled inside the panels. The weeping oil is especially noticeable...
• Re: '86 up vanagon owners....you still need an oil gauge!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 13:38:17 -0700
  > Normal oil consumption (1 qt./1500 miles. I don't consider this normal oil consumption... at 90k miles on engine mine consumes zero up...
• Re: Trasco oil filter system
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 14:50:03 -0500
  << The Trasco oil filter system does such a good job that it only requires an oil change only every 10,000 miles. >> If you...
• Oil Not Needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:00:26 -0700
  ...It sure felt funny running the hose into the oil filler. I fired her up and the oil light turned off when the engine...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:02:04 -0800
  http://www.aa1car.com/library/api_motor_oil_classifications.htm Has more about that Zinc-in-motor-oil and it's effects on flat...
• Oil coolers
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 20:44:03 -0500
  What is the conscensus on an oil cooler for my 81. Bus Boys sells a kit with a remote cooler. It hooks up with...
• Tranny oil
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Sun, 11 Nov 2001 18:21:52 -0500
  ...I have been searching to find adecuate oil; however, as some may remember, things are not easy in my country. I have found a...
• Cooling your Oil.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:10:50 -0600
  ...regarding the post saying there are pics of the oil cooler installation on a TIICO at the link below: once you get there click...
• Re: door and oil buzzer the same?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 23:40:04 -0400
  The oil pressure warning buzzer is on the dynamic oil pressure circuit board, which is located inside the speedometer housing. The other alarms/buzzers...
• Re: Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:02:20 -0400
  ...Oil cooler DON'T REMOVE THE STOCK COOLER use the oil filter adapter from bus boys and get the oil stat while your at...
• Re: Any advise on timing of an oil change before or after winter storage
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Fri, 8 Oct 2021 11:22:26 -0500
  ...I believe they stated that the contaminants in used oil, combined with the moisture from combustion and from the humidity that Dan mentioned, causes...
• what with cold weather coming up ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 15 Nov 95 08:21:52 CST
  ...the oil cooler seal, if it breaks, can dump ALL your oil on the ground in a big hurry, as one poor soul on...
• Re: Stupid Sexist Friday Quasi-Humor.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:04:03 -0600
  ...Works best. << 11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: get hot oil on you in process.>> Ahhhhh yes. a free hot oil...
• should 10W-40 be avoided?
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 15:40:49 -0300
  ...At cold temperatures the polymers are coiled up and allow the oil to flow as their low numbers indicate. As the oil warms up...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 07:13:58 -0800
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters >> >> I think the biggest improvement was making the oil warning led a blinking >> warning to better get the driver...
• Re: Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 07:41:12 -0400
  I have a 1982 aircooled westy and have installed a huge oil cooler from an RX7 above the tranny with four4 1/8 computer...
• Re: Flickering oil light on idle.
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:12:17 -0700
  ...Just changed the oil 800 miles ago. Mahle oil filter. On Thursday, August 13, 2015, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > What weight...
• Re: Oil question....not the dreaded which motor oil is best....
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 30 Dec 2012 13:06:37 -0500
  Before 5w40 was as readily available for decent prices, I always ran 15w40 diesel spec oil in all my VW in-line motors. No...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:35:24 -0700
  ...Strategy for low-mess oil drain > RJS has an oil drain dilemma? Has anyone tried what we erringly called a > Shater Valve for oil...
• Re: low oil warning light/buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Hower
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 21:13:58 -0400
  Listees, There was a reply from Bill that 30wt was not a reccommended oil for vanagons, he was replying to previous question. We have...
• Re: 84 Wolfy-Gas in Oil & oil light intermittent & stutter*long*
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Gardner
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 15:50:52 PST
  HI,> > Wondering who else agrees with this 10w40 oil? I live in Johnson > VT..its a lot colder than PA or CT where im...
• oil buzzer question
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 21:04:51 GMT
  The oil light and buzzer go off on my '91 Carat within a couple days after every couple oil changes. It'll usually happen...
• Oil analysis section on my web page
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:35:56 -0400
  I've been collecting oil analysis data from various people, and will be adding numbers from my own oil tests in hopes of trying...
• Re: Major oil leak help!
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:58:34 -0800
  ...Vanagon waterboxer, all Model Years Extreme cold weather can harden and split the seal between the engine block and the oil cooler thus creating...
• Re: 90 Vanagon Oil Press Buzzer & Oil Light's on: Tis a Mistery
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 07:48:10 -0500
  ...This fixed the oil leak, but now > the buzzer -still- goes off after about 10 minutes of driving and the > oil lights on. > My...
• Re: what causes low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 06:38:01 -0500
  ...Also, make sure the oil level is not too high. The top dipstick mark is "Max", not "Full" Oil level mid way works best...
• Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:01:10 -0800
  ...at these low temperatures, I reckon that the thicker summer oil was as thick as pine sap -- maybe amber -- resulting in very high oil...
• Re: Oil leak - '91 Carat - 2'1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 00:57:16 -0500
  ...Oil leak - '91 Carat - 2'1L Or oil pressure sending unit. GregM -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• oil light at idle (Re: Looking for guidance)
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 00:42:20 -0500
  Brian (and others), From http://www.vanagon.com: >Does your oil pressure light come on when your van is idling? >This article by Karl...
• Re: 86 Vanagon GL Oil pressure warning
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:31:58 -0400
  ...86 Vanagon GL Oil pressure warning > My oil pressure buzzer and light went on recently when i was driving over a > mountain pass. Pulled...
• Re: Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Jijm Henry
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 20:21:35 -0500
  ...There was a thread a few months ago that dealt with the blow-by/oil consumption issue with a suggestion of not running with...
• Leak at oil pressure relief valve and pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:55:08 -0400
  Hello folks, I've got an oil leak coming from my oil pressure relief valve plug. I'm a fairly new Westy owner and...
• Re: Some Clarifications and Additional Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 18:45:16 -0400
  On Wed, 2 Oct 2002, westydriver wrote: > my air cooled will put the oil temp needle all the way over on the > high passes...
• Re: Oil pressure sender .15 / .25 (Warning week)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:49:34 -0700
  ...Many an oil leak has been traced to that sender. I have seen many an aircooled vanagon driver think that their oil cooler was...
• Re: Oil pressure ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 06:30:15 -0500
  The seal that was replaced was the pulley seal close to the oil pump cover and that seal area was also resealed. Noah's...
• Re: Complication with R-134a Kit - question (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 01:15:50 -0400
  ...Find a drain plug on compressor, remove and drain oil (such a thing >exists? - Bentley says compressor holds 5 oz of oil!) then reinsert...
• Re: VDO gauges
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 22:30:26 -0700
  I have oil temp and a volt meter on my 88 Syncro. The oil temp and a volt meter will also go in my...
• Re: Oil in the coolant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 07:59:04 -0800
  Hi Finn,Oil in the coolant could possibly be due to a failed oil cooler. I have seen this before, where the oil cooler...
• Re: Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 23:28:29 -0500
  Lowering the water temp 10F will help sometimes, but when the oil temp decides to north of 260, lowering the water temp won't...
• Re: Oil in coolent
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:50:17 -0700
  ...I changed the oil cooler and flushed the cooling system but STILL have oil floating up. That (the cooler) would of been the easiest...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 15 May 2012 19:46:26 -0700
  ...I had oil press. and temp. gauges in my I4 westy and it was interesting to see the difference in oil temp and water...
• Re: Extra Oil cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:19:11 -0400
  ...Most of the time the > coolant temp stayed normal and the oil temp was OK. The Oil Pressure at > speed was fine also. On...
• Re: Diesel Oil again!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 May 1999 02:10:36 -0400
  Your owners manual will tell you the minimum oil required by the TDI. The Mobil 1 15-50 will work fine. That engine had...
• Re: Fluids Analysis!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 23:46:29 -0800
  ...If not for the test I would have left that oil in for another 4,000 > miles. > Vanagon engines keep oil fairly clean, high...
• Consumer Reports on oil
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 00:12:06 -0700
  Just in time for the summer debate season, this month's Consumer Reports has an interesting report on a test of different oils they...
• Flickering oil sensor light (long)
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 10:58:23 -0500
  I for the first time, have noticed my oil light flickering on and off. I was travelling at approx. 60 - 65 mph (constant highway...