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Re: oil idiot lamp lights&buzzes
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 09:01:25 -0500
...It > starts, everything looks good, as I would expect. > A short way down the road oil light comes on with the warning buzzer > again...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Mon, 7 May 2007 10:52:24 -0700
...the buzzer/warning light. Going then back to idle no >> blinking occurs. I believe that there is certainly a low oil pressure >> problem, as...
Re: Horn Troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:28:42 -0400
...If it's buzzing at other times, you have a problem in the oil pressure warning circuit. Bill
Re: What controls pre-ignition flashing of warning lights?
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Tue, 17 Sep 2002 01:10:33 -0500
...Do the later Vans have a flashing oil pressure light? Mark I 85 GL w/dash mounted digitool >From: Lee Kouns <LeeKouns@WEBTV.NET...
Re: low oil warning light/buzzer
Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
Tue, 9 Sep 1997 13:57:51 -0700
...I run a multi-viscosity oil like the 10-40 you mentioned, I have similar low-pressure warning lights and buzzers going off. I...
want to trade oil pressure gauges? 150psi for 80psi
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:04:53 -0500
I have a nice VDO cockpit model 2" Oil Pressure gauge with sender. It has the extra contact for the warning light. It reads...
Low oil pressure @ 300 miles
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 4 Jul 2004 13:38:13 -0400
the VDO gauges are not worth 2 cents if you had no oil pressure you would have the oil light on at an warm...
Re: Oil pressure sensor confusion (Was: Before I buy an engine ...)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 15 Apr 1998 23:02:37 -0400
...advice I received for my >'87 Westy's low oil pressure problem. The warning light >and buzzer come on after about 10 minutes of...
Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:17:05 -0400
...with the light. Do you really want to not get a warning anyway with only 3.5 psi of oil pressure? This why the...
Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:37:01 -0600
...a Mann filter. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There was no flashing light. Is this the sound of the oil >>>>>>> >> pressure >> >>>>> warning >>>>> >>>>>>> buzzer? If so, it seems silly. It...
Re: Warning light
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Tue, 4 Nov 2014 13:07:33 -0800
...You may need to change the oil to a lighter weight. I used to change it to 10w-30 about this time of year...
Re: Warning light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Tue, 4 Nov 2014 18:23:03 -0500
...The warning light that goes off is located in the tachometer not the speedometer area. I would think that red light has to do...
First trip: HELP! Oil Pressure Light
Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
Tue, 12 Oct 1999 10:30:46 -0700
...The only mechanical problem we had was the OIL PRESSURE warning light came on. This happened four times total and was always transient. I...
Re: That oil buzzer
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 5 May 2015 11:23:35 -0500
...Fresh oil and filter. When we pull off an exit the oil > > buzzer goes off and warning light turn on. We stop, check the...
Re: Oil Buzzer advice
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:30:36 -0700
...No oil buzzer > • 20w50 and Mahle? filters. > > So, one might ask “Where there any unusual events that might trigger this sudden oil pressure light...
Re: Read your manual: Oil pressure nonsense
Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:45:31 -0700
...oil pressure warning light when the engine is idling after a long high speed trip is no cause for concern if the light goes...
Re: oil temp or oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 20:49:40 -0500
...if the oil temp is too high, you would assume the oil > pressure will drop, the red idiot light is there and the buzzer...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer-Arrgh!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 19:29:10 -0700
...oil pressure warning isn't working. and it DOES say ..in the owner's manual.. turn on the key, see the oil light flashing...
Re: Trip and tire report
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 7 Jul 2015 21:15:44 -0400
...Still no oil pressure warning buzzers or flickering warning light at idle. I still usually see 10-15 psi at idle. I am using...
Re: Oil Pressure Lamp? Denoument.
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 10 May 2012 17:16:49 -0700
...Took it for a long drive, no sign of spurious lamp lightage. It's my theory that the oil pressure switch was soaked with...
Re: 88 Inst. Cluster in 85
Historical mailing list
Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:34:32 EST
...into my 85, a couple of > problems arose. > > 1) The oil Pressure Warning light and alarm are activated shortly > after leaving the driveway. > > the...
Re: Oil Pressure Light/Buzzer on '87 Westy
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:34:58 -0400
...That dynamic oil pressure warning system does take rpm into consideration when it decides to turn on the warning light/buzzer. I think somewhere...
Re: Solved; OIL warning light up
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:14:58 -0700
...oil light/buzzer warning combination actually > indicate a real engine problem? Seems like its always a monitoring circuit > malfunction and NOT poor pressure above...
coolant pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 03:16:32 -0800
...I know it sounds crazy, but after losing my motor due to driving without coolant (no, I wasn't ignoring the warning light and...
Re: Speedometer/Odometer connections
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:14:20 -0700
That is for the "dynamic oil pressure warning system". 86+ has 2 oil pressure switches and a logic board inside the speedo that they...
Re: Arguments against using VDO oil gauges only?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sun, 20 Jul 2003 16:58:07 -0400
...anyone have an argument against disconnecting the "dynamic oil > pressure sensor" with all its lights and buzzers, and using a single sender > VDO gauge...
Re: "High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:45:45 -0700
...buzzer?) and the warning light. The Jetta diagram is similar. > > Is the buzzer chirping a sign of poor oil pressure at idle (hot), due...
Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
Historical mailing list - Nick DeAngelis
Thu, 2 May 2019 15:50:02 +0000
...stock oil warning setup is a simple system why not fix it? >>> At least make sure to have a working warning light to get...
"High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:31:32 -0700
...buzzer?) and the warning light. The Jetta diagram is similar. Is the buzzer chirping a sign of poor oil pressure at idle (hot), due...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer-Arrgh!
Historical mailing list - Ry
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 22:47:00 -0500
...oil > pressure warning isn't working. > > and it DOES say ..in the owner's manual.. > turn on the key, see the oil light flashing...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
Mon, 9 Nov 2015 22:35:15 -0600
...how the dynamic oil pressure warning > > system is supposed to work. I have an intermittent fault where the oil > > warning light and buzzer come...
Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 May 2019 14:23:02 +0000
...stock oil warning setup is a simple system why not fix it? > > At least make sure to have a working warning light to get...
Re: Oil Light flashing
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 4 Oct 2006 11:59:08 +0000
'85 doesn;t have the high pressure sensor or the dynamic oil pressure warning system. Just the low sensor. Since the ligh is only...
Re: Warning Lights and Gauges
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Sat, 2 Mar 2002 20:36:36 +0100
...warning lamps currently installed on our 1982 Air-cooled Westy: > > Gauges: > Manifold vacuum > Compass > Altimeter > Exhaust temperature (L & R) > Oil temperature > Oil Pressure > Fuel...
Re: WTB: Dash Instrument Cluster for '85 Westy
Historical mailing list
Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:55:47 EST
...The cluster will "work" > with that connector unplugged but the oil pressure warning light WON'T, > ever! Not even when you first turn on...
Re: Which switch for Oil Pressure?! 85 GL
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 2 Jul 2016 16:38:31 -0700
’85 doesn’t have the dynamic OP warning system, just a light that goes on when pressure hits zero. That’s why a gauge...
Re: Spooked!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 5 Jun 2011 15:26:23 -0700
...oil light > problem and warning horn this way before. Only happened once when a belt > broke and knocked the wire of the pressure switch...
Re: '87 Oil pressure NEED HELP!!
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 24 Jul 1996 07:58:33 PDT
...Assuming warning system is working, you'd have less than .3 bar (4.4psi) of oil pressure at idle for the light to come...
Re: Oil warning light?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:48:11 -0400
Long uphill causes the oil temps to rise therefore causing oil pressure to drop. When you downshift you increase RPM increasing oil pressure. What...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer-Arrgh!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:58:35 -0700
...oil pressure warning isn't working. and it DOES say ..in the owner's manual.. turn on the key, see the oil light flashing...
Re: Need some Oil Pressure help
Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
Sun, 24 May 1998 01:56:45 EDT
...s oil pressure sensors are located in the oil's circuit? > Why I asked was I was getting the oil pressure warning light and...
Re: oil temp or oil pressure
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 19:41:31 -0500
...if the oil temp is too high, you would assume the oil > pressure will drop, the red idiot light is there and the buzzer...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:23:11 -0500
...This can interfere with the oil pressure warning system as that signal has to go to 0 to keep the light and buzzer off...
Re: oxygen sensor and alternator lights
Historical mailing list - Dave C
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:53:04 -0500
...If the oil pressure warning light does not light up when turning the ignition on or if it does not go out after starting...
Re: How to disable oil warning buzzer?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 13 May 2004 18:08:26 -0400
...How to disable oil warning buzzer? Their is a short in the system...I tested with a pressure gauge on the motor and all...
Re: Oil light/buzzer combo
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Apr 1996 20:17:09 -0400
...Wood) writes: > >I want to rig my camper so that when the red oil pressure light >illuminates on the dash, the opened(while the...
Re: Installation of gauge (85 water-cooled Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:41:11 -0400
...The other option would be to get an electronic oil pressure guage. Some come with a warning light switch built in. I have a...
Re: Catastrophe???(Oil lite and oil alarm on!)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 00:58:13 -0500
At 12:11 AM 1/26/2001, John Rodgers wrote: >How is the oil pressure light and the warning horn related in this case...
What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
Historical mailing list - mordo
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:15:35 -0500
...a Mann filter. > > > > There was no flashing light. Is this the sound of the oil pressure warning > > buzzer? If so, it seems silly. It...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Mon, 7 May 2007 22:39:24 -0400
...the buzzer/warning light. Going then back to idle no >> blinking occurs. I believe that there is certainly a low oil pressure >> problem, as...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 8 Nov 2015 16:47:21 -0800
One thing that helps me internalize (remember) the switch logic is knowing that the Bentley diagrams shows each engine oil pressure switch position with...
Re: Before I buy an engine ...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:51:01 -0400
...Each change helped in that >it took longer for the warning to to start. Have always used VW oil >filters. Had oil pressure sensors...
Re: Oil Light Discovery-Fram Filters
Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:32:20 -0500
...Oil Light Discovery-Fram Filters > > >.....The warning switch that sounds the buzzer > > and flashes the light when the engine is running above 2,500...
Re: Oil warning light and buzzer go off when going uphill
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 18 May 2005 20:41:20 -0700
...hill and my oil warning light and buzzer started > > sounding. I immediately pulled over and put a quart of oil in > > it...without > > checking...
Re: TiiCo Gauges... A nice discovery
Historical mailing list - Wayne Hagan
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 15:58:36 -0800
...the oil filter and some circuitry involved translates it into "not your typical idiot light" but a "dynamic oil pressure warning system light" -Wayne...
oil filter and oil pressure on cold start
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:02:17 -0500
...The > oil pressure warning light blinks during this time. I suspect I may have > installed a defective oil filter (it was a Mahle). Aren...
Re: dead oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:42:29 -0700
...dead oil pressure light 85 vanagon has no oil light at all even at key on. Would a bad sender stop the light on...
Re: Oil Pressure Lamp? Denoument.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 10 May 2012 20:28:03 -0400
...Oil Pressure Lamp? Denoument. YES!!!� All Warning Lights bright at turn of key before starting!!!� All go off after starting, sometimes a blip of...
Re: Oil pressure warning light suddenly not working
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:08:24 -0700
Unplug the wire going to the oil pressure sender, test resistance between the sensor and ground; should be zero with engine off and very...
Re: oil pressure problem, '86
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 May 95 14:26:10 PDT
...Oil light comes on Oil pressure with warm engine 0.5 bar M2: Oil light does not come on Oil pressure at 3000 rpm...