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• Valve adjust "DONE"
  Historical mailing list - Dead Head
  Thu, 29 May 1997 21:06:47 -0700
  ...changed filter and added new oil... ran at idle for 15 mins..... drained again, changed filter.... filled crankcase with new oil and fired up...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve washer
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 26 Sep 1999 10:33:32 -0400
  ...Feng wrote: > > Hi, > > I posted a problem with my oil pressure light flashing after I put an > aftermarket oil filter on there. Well, the...
• Re: Hemorrhaging fuel! Need pump/filter for SyncroBeast
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 09:11:08 -0500
  > Fuel is Hemorrhaging at the Fuel Pump & Filter. > Need to know what I need/can adapt/what's the same and available > local/ etc...
• '91 Vanagon Newbie!
  Historical mailing list - David Thoresen
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:27:20 -0700
  ...woohoo! So far this Van has been great! had a few issues but nothing a new Mahle oil filter/chevron supreme/duralube/castrol syntech...
• Re: Oil Leak at Oil Cooler Solved
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:27:37 -0800
  ...First remove the oil filter remove the big nut use a big easy-out (broken stud remove tool. It grabs the pipe fro teh...
• Rough idle,Hesitation,and Backfire
  Historical mailing list - John Mahnken
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:25:29 -0400
  ...I have new plugs,cap,rotor,checked and cleaned all grounds,replaced fuel filter.Also new is temp2 sensor,idle stabilizer,air filter,and...
• Re: TIICO oil pump / Logical Circle Jerk of the Day
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 5 May 2003 12:57:54 -0700
  That is due to the function of the 'oil pressure relief valve', generally found in the oil system between the pump and the filter...
• Re: Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 May 2016 15:57:21 -0400
  ...The easy to check include the governor, fluid level, and filter condition. After that the valve body (rare) or something internal is leaking enough...
• Re: Noisy valve (?)
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 6 May 2001 00:44:21 -0500
  Lee, Change the oil and filter, and throw a quart of Marvelous Mystery Oil in it. It will go away. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74 Westy (Clementine...
• Re: high altitude
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 22:27:48 -0400
  Yes, do not remove the air filter. Older cars with carburetors had trouble compensating for altitude, but your fuel injected van should handle it...
• Re: vanagon 1.9l diesel oil blow by in air filter issue?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:16:55 -0800
  ...So they steam cleaned her valves, > > changed the oil, filter and air filter. (it had a cheap autozone oil > > filter on it!) and $89...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:32:47 -0700
  ...6) I replaced the oil filter, using a new Bosch filter, pre-filling as much as possible before installation. I added 4.0 litres...
• Re: Rusty Gas Tank. Help!
  Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 00:07:35 -0500
  ...It was going through filters every 150 to 500 miles, bet I put 10 of them on there. Eventually I stopped on the road...
• Re: Help with GW links
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:07:38 -0400
  ...Eric > On Apr 25, 2021, at 11:43 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Heavy Duty airfilter. > > https://www.gowesty.com/product/filters...
• Re: Great Solution for Spamless Open List!!
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:01:12 -0300
  ...http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0103&L=lstsrv-l&D=0&P=12717 as authority for thie proposition that "Filtering...
• Puking Oil from Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:45:50 -0500
  ...It has a Fram filter...somewhere I recall a post a number of years ago about VW and Mann filters having a pressure release...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Long winded
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 3 Jan 2016 22:43:05 -0600
  ...Change oil to 15W50, change oil filter. Mobil 15W50 for 500 miles, 50 mph rpm less than 3000. Change oil and filter. Mobil One...
• Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:34:10 -0500
  We need to kill this myth about Mann or Mahle filters being a fix for the oil pressure buzzer syndrome. The oil buzzer is...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:02:50 -0400
  Easiest way to lower oil level is to remove the filter, pout oil out and re-install. If you drained the oil and the...
• Re: Miles Per Tank - 2.1L Syncro.
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 16:09:19 -0700
  ...Mann Filter. > New fuel Filter, New Oil Filter, Clean K&N Air Filter. > > Firstly, what is the agreed Gas Tank Volume? Is it 18...
• Re: Big empty space just forward of Passenger Side brake light
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 09:10:15 -0800
  ...2.1 WBX, the Vanistan (10 Cent) oil cooler sits in there and it also has a cyclonic air filter too. there's also...
• Re: DISASTER AT JIFFY LUBE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 14:59:39 -0700
  ...Last visit to JL in Rancho Cordova CA, the guy managed to get the right end of the van, had changed the filter & then...
• Update: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Ness
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 09:03:38 -0400
  Well, I received 4 votes for replacing the fuel filter as a cause of cavitation in the fuel pump. My Westy has the large...
• Re: Tiico: oil in the water (need advice)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 19:01:35 -0400
  Chris; Here's a WAG, The oil filter clogged, rupturing both oil coolers. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - DREW PHILLIPS
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:34:37 -0800
  ...Drew 91 Westy --- Justin Mayrand <jmayrand@METROCAST.NET> wrote: > Mine does this when the fuel filter clogs. I always > carry a spare > pump and...
• Re: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:24:54 -0500
  On Nov 24, 2007, at 7:40 PM, Mike Collum wrote: > All that said, changing the oil and filter is pretty much like what...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:19:24 -0800
  I would immediately remove the oil filter and check the tightness of the nut holding on the oil cooler. those can get loose. it...
• Re: OIL FILTERS? & lube guys
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 12:43:51 -0800
  ...They will ALWAYS use the right filter, not the cheapest. It means they use AC filters on GM vehicles, MotorCrafts on Fords, and Mann...
• Re: Correct oil filter?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:47:20 EDT
  ...quoted-printable > >Hi, >I just replaced the oil filter on my 1984 Westy. I noticed that the >one = >I replaced it with had a...
• oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Wed, 2 Apr 2014 21:12:58 -0700
  ...On oil changes, do the hoses and oil cooler drain out the oil filter housing when the oil filter is removed? could be messy...
• Re: Crazy Oil leak-86 2.1 L Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 13:55:47 -0500 (EST)
  ...If that's the leaking area, first try taking the oil filter off and tightening the nut inside that holds the filter seat and...
• electrical oddessy part 2
  Historical mailing list - Andrew McCain
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 09:08:42 +0200
  ...replaced them, gave her an oil/filter change, changed the fuel filter(ahmet exclaimed, "Hey! this is one of mine! so's this! this...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:51:47 -0500
  ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > much easier .. > remove the oil filter ( and no .. > the engine oil will not run out when you...
• Re: Vanagon axle nut torque ?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 9 May 2005 09:34:10 -0700
  ...I bought the Haynes for my Honda Civic years ago and it showed a picture of a standard strap-type oil filter wrench on...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:16:34 +0000
  This is similar to a problem I recently had.  Is your fuel pump squealing?  If so, maybe is a clogged fuel filter causing engine...
• Re: Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:59:06 -0500
  ...Actually the thing that the >>> oil filter (flange) >>> > just >>> > above the filter is where it's dripping. I am in >>> hopes it's only...
• Re: .. Diesel problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Mon, 7 Apr 1997 18:48:37 -0700 (PDT)
  At 02:39 PM 4/7/97 -0500, Jeff Diebolt wrote: >>My experience with not reving up under load, was a clogged fuel filter...
• Re: Tools and parts for Baja trip plus
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Thu, 14 Aug 2014 19:37:27 -0700
  ...to make that journey. > > I already have the Baja fuel filter to filter out water. And you would be > curious to know that even...
• Re: Anyone know why VW discontinued the square pre-filter?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:44:37 EDT
  ...The small plastic box filters I get from my supplier have a small diameter input and large diameter output. So, it can be used...
• Re: Why the Delete Key is not enough!! PLEASE READ
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 14:14:47 -0500
  ...Whatever it takes, filters or a closed list we need it stopped right away Thank You Chris Smith [text/html]
• Alternative Mounting of AFM and Air Filter Box
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:34:26 -0500
  Does anyone know of a good alternative method to secure the AFM/Air-Filter box so it doesn't move around. That factory mount...
• Re: Exhaust System- EGR filter on 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 09:56:31 -0500
  Tim, You do not need the EGR filter for any mechanical or performance reason. You can remove it or block it off. It may...
• '88 Fuel line size
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Mar 1996 13:16:48 +0000
  After tracing all the lines, I finally found the source of gas small on my '88 - the hose from fuel pump to filter. During...
• Re: 1986 vanagon auto trans
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 18:52:28 -0500
  The transmission is overfilled, or the filter is clogged, or there is an internal leak, or the fluid is contaminated. Check the filter and...
• Re: Whining Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:21:28 EDT
  ...2 or 3 days! >> Do VW tanks have a little metal filter "sock" inside the tank, on the pick-up tube? I can't...
• Re: Oil in the coolant
  Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 19:29:12 -0800
  ...type of Oil cooler? I appreciate any clue. > > above the oil filter is a silver box. that is your oil cooler. it has > coolant...
• Re: How hard can YOU push a Westy? fish bowl
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 23:50:35 -0400
  ...Did you use a Fram oil filter or Mann? Or some other brand?.. > Neither, they were using one of the old Franz Toilet Paper...
• Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 10:20:42 -0700
  Since the topic cames up from time to time, I am putting up some sites on some filters that fit right in. These sites...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:27:39 -0600
  HI JAKE Gas flowed freely from the tank to filter hose when I replaced the square filter. I have a compressor so can try...
• Re: San Francisco's Queen For A Day
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 12:07:00 EST
  Phaedra, I wish I could answer this more specifically. Unfortunately, the recently installed "clown filters" will just keep my answer out. BenT
• Re: noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 09:40:07 -0600
  reversing the pump also blows the crap out of the in-tank filter. Not being a smart alec, just pointing this out. John Aircooled...
• Crush Washers
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 14:47:53 -0600
  Need to change the oil - anyone had any problems using FLAPS crush washers? (I forgot to order them with the filters) Paul aka "thatscotsgit...
• Re-useable oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:38:29 -0400
  Anyone tried this? Sounds good if their claims are true. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=344139 Ken Lewis http://neksiwel...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 22:36:55 -0700
  The Oil Filter Sandwich Adapters from Glowshift come in two threads: 18mm x 1.5 and 20mm x 1.5. Does anybody know what...
• Westy WOES...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 11:04:46 -0700 (MST)
  ...I just changed the oil and filter (a Mann filter) <500mi ago. I also tuned it up at this this time, and engine performance...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 12:38:26 -0800
  ...I should look into the larger capacity filter. Thanks. >> >> Am just south of Lincoln City OR. All good (except weather) but have >> to wonder...
• Re: Running Hot
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 12:25:47 -0400
  ...I installed a K+N filter two days > ago and now it overheats. > It overheats just a little, but enough to disturb me. God...
• OIL SYSTEM UPGRADES '85 WESTY 1.9L AUTOMATIC?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 13:40:16 EDT
  ...Back home (another 120 miles later) I changed the oil and filter (20-50 Castrol and a Bosch filter) and things seem cool. Next...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 18:58:48 -1000
  ...it's loose, the person changing the spin-on oil filter doesn't catch it .. and 20 miles down the road the oil gets...
• Re: san diego parts suppliers
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 09:49:32 -0700
  ...right near the Santee border. (I live in Santee) I've used them in a pinch for oil filters and other parts and they...