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Re: Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Sun, 9 Mar 2003 22:11:42 -0600
All, Yes, your engine coolant does warm up faster than your oil. There is a reason the factory designed the stock oil cooler the...
Re: Fwd: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:13:59 -0700
...Considering climate change ..there may be 30W60 and 40W70 oils pretty soon. lol And Bentley specifies what the oil pressure should be at so...
Re: Fwd: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:35:54 -0700
...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: What weight oil to use in 2.1L?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 2 Jun 1996 02:41:18 -0400
...15-40 oil is used by many fleets as it is an outstanding all year compromise. These fleet oils usually have superior additive packages...
Re: Oil change intervals, miles vs. time
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 9 Dec 2012 16:03:41 -0600
...I check oil before every trip, adding if the reading is below the lower mark. If I think the oil looks cloudy, I go...
Re: Oil Suggestions
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:43:24 -0400
...I bought the vehicle > > with 105,000 miles on the odometer and am unsure what kind of oil or > > oil change interval the previous...
Re: Oil leak, now slipping clutch - what seal?
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:56:38 -0700
...How > do I tell if it is engine oil or gear oil? When cold it is thick, > but so is 5w40 engine oil. Since...
Re: Oil pressure ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 18:42:02 -0500
What viscosity oil are you using? 22 psi at 3,600 RPM is low especially for a new engine. Any chance you are over...
Re: Oil temp. ? and OP ?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 5 Oct 2010 12:35:22 -0700
...I've been curious about adding an external oil > cooler. Have to wonder how hot the oil gets in my ABA. > > Looking at Tencents...
Re: Too much Oil?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Mon, 29 May 2000 18:45:44 -0700
Well, Before coming to any conclusions let's make sure you are measuring the oil correctly: Let the van sit over night and measure...
Oil pressure problems
Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:27:15 EST
Hey Folks I have a 90 Carat that I presume is having oil pressure problems. I did the 3000 mile oil change last week...
Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
Mon, 19 May 2003 08:06:45 -0400
I switched to synthetic oil after at the 118K mile point. I now have 221K miles and no leaks or burning. Hotch Richard Hotchkiss...
Re: Long Distance Drive After Motor Break-In?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:55:00 -0500
James, when I had myu 2.1L rebuilt, at the 500 mile mark I changed oil and filter, then again at 1000 miles. After...
tired oil drain plug threads (case side)
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Sat, 5 Jun 2010 13:58:56 -0700
...I purchased a pump on ebay and pump the oil out from the dipstick tube. They do this on the new VWs and Audis...
It's always something about oil
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 11:01:51 -0700
...Now it appears this is taken further by the switch to "SJ" rated oils, wherein (again among other things) zinc additives are reduced. This...
Re: oil light
Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 11:03:07 -1000
Had this problem awhile back, and it had nothing to do with the oil filter. I used all types and had the same problem...
Re: Oil Filter
Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 08:09:16 -0500
...You > will have to remove the oil cooler or use a shorter filter. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
Re: 1.9 oil light/preassure issue
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:02:12 -0500
...put an oil pressure gauge > on it and find out what the real oil pressure is, or try another > sender.........that's the easier...
Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Oct 2021 to 9 Oct 2021 (#2021-285)
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:43:07 -0500
Sent from my iPhone > In response to David’s welcome and detailed analysis of acidity, water gets > into the oil system by way of...
Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:11:45 -0700
...11705 Oil Cooler Kit Complete, 72 Plate with "Sandwich" Oil Filter Adaptor $132.00" shown on http://www.bus-boys.com/oilcoolingremote.html -- is...
Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:48:52 -0600
...Suggest a Mann or Mahle filter for the oil. I also use Redline MT 90 synthetic transmission oil for the manual tranny in my...
Re: Oil Drain Plug Leaking
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 19:34:09 -0500
When you last changed the oil was the drain plug washer renewed? Dave in KC 85 Westy http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1 ----- Original Message...
Re: engine noise - hydraulic lifter damaged?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:45:35 -0700
...quart of Marvels Mystery oil to the engine oil, Wouldn't you want to first drain a quart of oil out of the engine...
Re: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Fri, 4 Apr 2008 21:54:50 -0400
Bob Donalds <donalds1@VERIZON.NET> writes: > sounds like someone put a thinner oil in the engine.It needs 20/50 I > have seen this...
Motor Oil article/ April Motor Trend
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:32:50 -0500
April issue of Motor Trend has a neat little article on Engine Oil. Page 139. It is short and to the point but gives...
Re: Flickering Oil Light
Historical mailing list - Modl6971
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 02:38:15 EDT
...Just make sure to use VW oil filters, because the have a check valve, and at least 15W-40W oil.
Pull out oil filler
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 9 Nov 2000 15:48:26 -0500
Am I the only one who didn't know that there's a nifty slide out extension inside the oil fill tube (on the...
oil buzzer w/good oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Daniel Johnston
Mon, 28 May 2001 08:50:06 -0400
...I've got good oil pressure (VDO gauge setup), but the light/buzzer comes and goes. Seems it could be up in the dash...
synthetic oil in an aircooled
Historical mailing list - David Cooper
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:02:52 EDT
Is synthetic oil the way to go for my air-cooled Westy? I have been running regular 10/40 but am up for another...
Re: high mileage motor oil
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:46:25 -0600
...http://www.synthetic-lubricants.com/motor_oil_bible.htm Stan Wilder -----Original Message----- oils made for high mileage vehicles might be worth the extra...
Re: Oil filter Magnets
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:27:14 -0500
Yeah, I had one on a '66 Beetle (my first car!) for a while, until one oil change the magnet was missing! After that...
Re: oil filter
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:04:27 -0400
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ ----- Original Message ----- > For the life of me, I can't find the...
Oil Leak? Contest-No Prize.Just satisfaction
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:54:40 -0600
91GL with a spot of oil on the ground on drivers' side under the front jacking outrigger(?). Oil is clear and running slowly along...
Re: oil viscosity... best 10W60 brand / option?
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Wed, 3 Jun 2020 16:07:59 -0400
After watching the "Project Farm" Oil test video... It sure makes a great case for Pennzoil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWuKvnCq1js If...
Re: Oil temp, safe or not?
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:35:41 -0400
Calibrating the "fear factor" of a new piece of information like the oil temp, is always a problem. I would suggest that having the...
Re: what causes low oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:05:37 -0600
...Ben S wrote: > well recent events (see my "blown head gasket?" thread) and the "oil > light discovery" thread have gotten me thinking about oil...
Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 09:19:16 -0700
...Further downstream are the lifters which need oil pressure to maintain zero lash, and through them oil goes up the pushrods to lube the...
Re: Engine oil change interval (VW content...)
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 7 Feb 2000 09:25:54 -0800
...Engine oil change interval (VW content...) > Richard, > > Of course changing your oil more frequently will do no harm, just don't > use an all...
Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 13 May 2012 19:56:04 -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...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Ry
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:23:22 -0500
Thanks for the free brain cycle time :) The reason I *think *I know it's not transmission oil is color, i have that redline...
Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:18:43 -0500
Well, the question was, "What is too much oil pressure in a waterboxer?" So, I repeat the question: What is too much oil pressure...
Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:42:28 -0700
hi ! thanks for the link, and for pointing out GW has piston oil squirters in their engines. First I have heard of this, so...
oil pressure problem, '86
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Mackenzie
Fri, 12 May 1995 13:39:33 -0700 (PDT)
I was driving the van about 1 week ago down a major arterial, and the oil pressure light/buzzer came on. The van has...
Re: mmo ? a mystery oil ?
Historical mailing list - Pierre A Lachance
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 19:09:47 -0400
...mmo ? a mystery oil ? for the past two weeks, everybody has been asking questions about marvel mystery oil, marvel mystery oil ...is that liquid...
Re: Oil Change. Zetec
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 6 Dec 2012 14:04:38 -0600
...The bostig sump holds a lot of oil. Modern oil rocks. > > -craig > > > On Dec 6, 2012, at 1:59 PM, JarrettAnthony Kupcinski <kupcinski@GMAIL...
Re: oil pressure relief valve spec
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:10:29 -0500
...At 80 psi the oil filter and oil cooler is bypassed and oil is being sent only to the bearings and back through the...
Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Ry
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:32:03 -0500
That's an interesting idea, I'd say over engineering or further complicating something that is more easily solved with an air/oil heat...
Source for small auxiliary coolant pump? (oil cooler idea!)
Historical mailing list - Karl M
Mon, 8 May 2000 14:58:11 -0400
Never one to leave things alone, and in my search for the best oil cooling for my TD, I have arrived at a new...
Re: New steering rack bushings and Peanut Oil on my pipes...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 19 May 2011 21:05:41 -0700
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > Peanut Oil....I learned in my Chinese cooking class...
Re: A/C Performance in '91 GL
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Mon, 12 Aug 2002 17:18:27 -0400
Evacuation removes most all of the oil. They discard the rusty old oil, and insert a full (pint?) fresh charge of oil. Developing business...
Engine oil
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 7 Aug 2022 14:37:29 +0000
Recently there was some discussion on engine oil. So I'll add more thoughts to the discussion. Recently I acquired a 2022 GMC Sierra...
Re: Rust Prevention Service - ziebart.com/penetr_oil
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:31:14 -0700
There are a number of recipes online for home made versions of the wax-oil rust treatments. Basically they all consist of melting X...
Re: Puking Oil from Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:22:22 EST
...I crawled under the engine and noticed that the oil was coming out of from between the oil cooler and the engine block. Last...
Re: Best Solvent For Oil Removal From Body Channel?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:21:39 -0400
...On Aug 27, 2012, at 12:32 PM, Owen Kibenge wrote: > We accidentally got some OIL into a very difficult-to-get-to rocker...
REPOST: Comprehensive Oil Article (Was: Re: Synthetic oils: better than, say, Castrol GTX?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 13 Feb 93 06:40:32 GMT
...jhv] OIL PRESSURE: ============= Your oil presure may drop once you add it. This is ok since oil pressure measures how much oil IS NOT...
Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 14:28:29 -0700
there is always oil in the intake tract of a turbo diesel VW engine . not because it's comrpession igntion, but because the intake...
Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:47:16 -0400
Yes, the Mobil ! oil filter is a very good choice. High quality, heavy duty construction and oil testing has shown it to be extremely...
Re: oil additive to clean engine
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Thu, 19 May 2011 21:18:19 -0500
...I was wondering, as I approach the next oil > change in a few hundred miles, if I might add something to the oil to...
Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
Sat, 4 Jan 2014 21:36:08 -0500
...88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R I am almost ready to remove the cooler after my big oil leak. Have new O-ring, new...
Re: Blinking Oil Light
Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:56:40 -0700
...I've been told you'll see oil sprayed up on the rear window long before the oil light will come on to tell...