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• Re: Which is better, synthetic oil or conventional oil? from the AAA website
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:54:21 -0700
  ...of a conventional oil may not adequately protect your engine." "If you are putting a lot of stress on your oil, however, you might...
• Re: Oil Cooler seal
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 08:29:09 -0500
  ...Remove oil filter. Loosen big nut under filter. Remove threaded pipe. Replace gasket. Assemble in reverse order.Fill with 10W30. Drink celebratory beer. Ken...
• Re: oil inside intake boot
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 17:24:58 -0700
  On 11/2/04 4:32 PM, "Michael Rule" <manikmike@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Hi All, > > I've got a fair amount of oil (not...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Wed, 7 May 2008 12:46:25 -0400
  ...the entire system of old r12 oil as the two oils are not compatible then put the oil charge that the automobile needs remember...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Fri, 8 May 2015 20:54:28 -0500
  And if you look closely you should see oil coming from the intermediate shaft bearing right next to the pump shaft for a visual...
• Re: oil leak found? (oil cooler)
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 09:46:41 -0700
  I have the same problem right now! My oil cooler - a liquid to liquid heat exchanger - is leaking from the back side. Went to...
• Oil seals/leak areas: 1982 diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Wed, 17 May 1995 09:46:25 -0600 (MDT)
  Hello vanagon members, I though it would be about time to list some places that oil can leak from the diesel engines in the...
• Re: oil temp up
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 00:16:16 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I now come to suspect that the oil cooler is not working at all and my plan is to check the oil pressure relief...
• Re: low oil warning light/buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 22:18:21 -0400
  ...Occasionally while driving the oil light will come on for a few seconds (without the buzzer) and then go off. The oil level is...
• Re: oil leak above the oil filter.
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:32:30 -0400
  ...You need to remove the coolant lines to get the oil cooler off, I used needle nose vice grips with hose on the metal...
• Re: Gas, milage, etc (was Air Engine)
  Historical mailing list - Bernie
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:13:48 -0700
  Regarding the price of oil. One analysis ........read about this in the Wall Street Journal........ It's recognized that the price of oil is...
• Re: Oil Change. Zetec
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 19:37:36 -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: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:46:07 -0800
  ...are there any "quirks" about changing the oil in a > > vanagon? My oil is about halfway between the full and add oil mark on...
• Re: How much oil to use in a Vanagon TDI application?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 22:06:26 EDT
  ...4.) Add oil in 0.2 liter increments until engine rpm drops. 5.) Stop engine, let sit for 15 minutes, check oil level, mark...
• Re: new syncro owner, general maintenance questions.
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 22:48:39 -0700
  ...In addition to the check-valve, only OEM filters have quality oil-filtering material to sufficiently filter out the junk in the oil. If...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 18:12:53 -0700
  ...Put thickest engine oil in there you can, > maybe some oil additive. BMW dealerships carry 10W60 synthetic oil for the > M3 if you need...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 07:49:17 -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: Castor oil as lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:16:12 -0800
  ...Castor oil as lubricant >I used to race a 250 Ossa motorcycle in TT dirt track racing .. > the exhasut smelled just wonderful, intoxicating even...
• oil cooler type heater?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 06:48:23 -0600
  anyone used these oil cooler type heater? does it work? and if so is it better than the stock heater boxes? --------------------------- This subject has...
• Re: no oil pressure, new engine, need help!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 16:02:15 -0600
  How about the oil pressure relief valve(s).. ? I'm told there are two underneath. I have disconnected the VDO sender, concentrating on the...
• Re: Refrigerate Oil
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 13:39:26 -0500
  ...Refrigerate Oil Yi_Ruey Wei wrote: > IMHO, may be you don't have enough refrigerate oil in > your compressor. I remember it takes 54oz...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve spec
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 11:22:13 -0400
  ...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: what causes low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:12:31 -0600
  ...Also, > make sure the oil level is not too high. The top dipstick mark is "Max", > not "Full" Oil level mid way works best...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:25:15 -0500
  I have seen some cheaper oil filters that do not get enough thread engagement. Always make sure they spin on "far enough". Jason Uberbus...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 19:42:06 -0700
  ...unless it's on say 40W or 50W oil being used. On 5/15/2012 6:29 PM, Chris S. wrote: > Factory oil pressure...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Catlin
  Fri, 8 May 2015 17:33:50 -0700
  Ken, I like Jim's advice, but I would first remove the vacuum pump and prime the oil pump directly with a drill-driven...
• Re: Cold starting oil report Mobil 1 15w-50 Now 5w-50
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:35:03 -0500
  So I finally got around to changing the oil to the 5w-50. This morning it was ~20F. After starting the engine the oil...
• What's Correct Oil Level: MIN or MAX?!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J Turinsky
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:11:47 -0900
  ...Before reducing the oil level, hot idle oil pressure was sometimes 1-2 psi. Now it is generally 10 psi. Hot, 3000rpm oil pressure...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 23:43:27 -0500
  ...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: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 13 May 2015 16:02:56 -0400
  ...I was testing for oil pressure at the head and also at the filter flange where a second oil pressure sender was installed. I...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:59:39 -0600
  Did you over tighten the filter and damage the threads? I'm an old airhead guy and those engines have a oil pressure relief...
• Re: Oil Pan needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:54:36 -0700
  ...Oil Pan needed > OK, Jim Thanks. > > But First -- Can anyone tell us if the oil pan for the van's sloped > mounting > angle is...
• Re: oil pump change in the van??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 21:14:44 -0500
  Low oil pressure is rarely due to a worn pump. Think about it. The pump does nothing but pump oil Only wear point is...
• Re: oil spray on startup when very cold
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:41:49 -0600
  From the looks of that oil spot I'd just bet my yard man parked his truck in your driveway while you were out...
• Re: The value of instrumentation
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 27 Oct 2018 18:07:49 -0700
  ...The restoring force from 60 > psi of oil pressure is a lot less than you'd think given the small piston > area. When one...
• Re: Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 9 May 2012 06:57:50 -0400
  ...So with that knowledge install an oil pressure gauge so you can monitor the oil pressure, oil pressure is a result of the space...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 01:50:50 -0700
  ...You have two > oil sender units, one in the rear of the motor near the oil pump and the > second on the drivers side...
• Re: Oil pressure problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 20:43:39 -0500
  Does it do it at any temperature, or after the engine gets hot? What viscosity oil are you using? You may also have a...
• Re: dramatic drop in oil usage with Pennzoil 5-50
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 15:09:42 -0400
  When I had the new rings installed about 30,000 miles ago I was unaware of the need for a breakin oil. I did...
• BOSTON BOBS OIL PRESSURE THOUGHTS
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 21:04:27 -0500
  ...those have always measured .004ths thick when the oil pump cover gasket thickness is doubled the oil pressure drops sometimes as much as 50...
• Re: home engine repair happenings: final fixes and oil presssurelight woes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:20:39 -0800
  ...Lifters are in the "oil path," they need oil pressure to operate properly (this is one of the reasons for the chronic "going flat...
• Re: maybe too much information is worse...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 May 2006 07:51:27 -0400
  Where is the oil temp sensor located? Is it really seeing oil temp or case and some other temps? I would be concerned about...
• Re: Oil Change. Zetec
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 11:41:32 -0500
  ...Just changing your oil is like conducting a long term experiment and throwing away the results. My interval is whenever I feel like it...
• re: oil temp sensor opinions ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 23:10:40 -0700
  ...installing one in the oil plate > underneath the engine (having the sender on a T connector with both > pressure and temp was not recommended...
• 82 Westfalia - Motor Mounts and Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 17:29:17 -0500
  While I was in there putting in oil cooler seals and a nice clean test oil cooler, I looked at the engine mounts and...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 23 Jun 2019 23:04:42 -0400
  ...12:16: > > hi Mike, > > my Syncro Doka 1.9Tdi has a large oil cooler in front of the radiator, 2 > long hoses from a...
• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:38:40 +0300
  ...I am thinking of a small electric auxiliary oil pump for this, so that I dont need to interfere engines own oil circulation at...
• Re: What s inside the oil breather tower???
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 12:52:42 -0400
  on 4/12/2000 6:24 PM, James Shinosky at One88maroon@AOL.COM wrote: > Anyone on the list has seen inside the oil breather...
• Re: Oil Pump Access
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:58:28 -0500
  ...Also if you overfill the oil it will also cause leaks. I always keep my oil level between the marks because of this problem...
• Re: Climbing
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:22:28 -0500
  ...I have both in my aircooled bus, plus an oil pressure gauge as well. Oil temp will trend on a hill, but MUCH, MUCH...
• Re: Oil filter cooler hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Mar 1997 01:29:29 -0500
  I just did it to my 91 3 weeks ago...$19 per hose from the dealer..I only had to remove the oil filter...
• Re: Oil Light on at idle only when hot
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 11:52:36 -0400
  ...Oil Light on at idle only when hot > I'd be curious to know what brand of oil filter and weigh of oil you...
• Re: leak near oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Christian Iversen
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:19:30 +0100
  ...Transporter with the 1,6l TD had a massive oilleak from around the oilfilter. The problem was that the large o-ring (it's...
• Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:48:14 -0500
  ...Do NOT add oil unless it is UNDER the low mark. - Is the oil correct? Unless you are in very cold climes you want...
• Re: exact foot pounds for the oil plug?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Jun 2016 17:45:36 -0500
  ...Do anyone but the Germans specify a torque for an oil plug? Jim On Wednesday, June 15, 2016, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote...
• Re: westy H2O-tank key?, oil lev
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Jul 94 21:29:48 -0600
  derek drew wrote: >The oil level in your van should be kept at the minimum mark, not the maximum >mark, since the oil temperature...
• Re: oil consumption rates?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 15:01:13 -0800
  ...But oil is cheap, just don't forget to check it every other fill up! Were the heads really new or rebuilt? How many...
• if that Oil Press thing is about an air-cooled engine ..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 21:28:46 -0700
  ...because with an air-cooled engine you wouldn't really have a way to know oil temp ... unless with a gauge .. or with an...
• Freeze plug leaks oil
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:41:32 -0700
  ...My question is; can it be fixed? Is it leaking because of oil pressure behind it, or it's just oil being there without...
• Re: Oil filter change w/o oil change
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:27:15 -0800
  ...my 91 wbx (just did oil but > didn't like the available filter) and if so, how much oil will I lose and > need...