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• engine break in oil?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 15:42:41 -0400
  i would like to take a survey of what peoples preferred engine break in oil is. what weight straight weight straight weight non-detergent...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 20:47:52 -0700
  ...wrote: >>>>> Oil pressure gauge is a good start, but you also need oil temp, since >>>>> the two are very closely related. Half the information...
• Re: oil other than Castrol
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 22 May 2010 18:38:53 -0500
  ...oil other than Castrol > > Hey Dave, 15W40 is truck oil and as such has a much better additive package > that the 20W50 car oil...
• Re: Oil buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 22:00:50 -0400
  There is also a possibility the oil pump cover was installed with the wrong gasket. Ultimately a good engine install would include oil pressure...
• Re: Read your manual: Oil pressure nonsense
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:23:56 +0000
  I would put that oil light acceptance right up there with "it is normal for the lifters to clatter". That oil light is basically...
• Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Leak?-Engine Oil Viscosity!
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:42:51 -0500
  ...Found a lot of aluminum swarf in the oil filter for several changes (probably part of my oil pump). I just grounded out the...
• Re: Oil Not Needed
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 22:15:42 -0400
  ...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: Oil Cooler Upgrade I did...
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 5 May 1999 04:44:10 -0700
  ...I am >measuring the temperature in the oil galley near the oil filter using a VDO >sensor in the second oil pressure switch location...
• Re: Acckk! My gear juice is *blue*...
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 20:59:00 -0700
  Without a doubt replace the oil. But I have heard *very* good reports about Swepco, i.e. superior to Redline. I run Redline in...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:53:51 -0500
  ...That's > actually > better for the motor and oil than a lot of short trips where the oil > is > cold half the time. > > Allan
• Re: Duralube
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 21 May 2002 10:28:13 -0500
  ...his oil plug was not tight and fell off on the >freeway. He checks his oil after every long trip he ways. No oil...
• Re: Oil LED ?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 17:45:38 -0800
  ...If it continues to flicker, you might want to check the oil pressure. The oil light is there for a reason ;>). Andrew 1984 Westy...
• Re: Oil Leak 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:52:29 -0600
  ...Oil Leak 91 Vanagon When the oil is any more than half way up the dip stick I get a leak.. somewhere I can...
• Stranded: Oil Buzzer???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:31:52 -0700
  We made it from Halifax to Lethbridge, Alberta and right outside a VW shop, the oil buzzer went off. First time in owning 3...
• Re: Adding windshield fluid? Where?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 16:13:17 -0500
  If you remove the 710 cap (or OIL cap if it's upside down) and if your tube is as it came from the...
• Re: Oil light flickering
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Feb 2011 15:15:16 -0800
  re oils and vanagons and your comment .. "Subaru cold start noise issues since I have it on my Forester ' If you mean piston slap...
• Custom Oil/Tranny Coolers for automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 12 May 2009 00:50:37 -0400
  Hi everyone, Has anyone here installed a custom 3rd party Oil or Tranny cooler in an automatic 2.1L ? Bus Boys has some that...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 May 2016 07:38:04 -0500
  BTDT! Oil light and buzzer came on regularly. Got the proper switch from Van Cafe and installed it - no more problem. Aggravating to change...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:46:31 +0000
  ...I now get oil temps up to 300 degrees and have been advised that this is not a problem, that these kinds of oil...
• Re: ReRust Problems
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Tue, 14 Feb 1995 22:34:22 -0600 (CST)
  ...THEN you > can FLOOD the seam with oil from the inside by removing the electrical > hookup cover and sqirting oil down the chanel that...
• Re: Massive oil leak at oil cooler/block interface - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:36:34 -0500
  ...Massive oil leak at oil cooler/block interface - 87 westy Hello again, I hop in the van to warm it up so I have...
• oil pressure woes
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 2 Mar 2008 19:57:12 -0500
  Had the oil pressure alarm go off again tonight. I had some trouble with this earlier, it happens after running a while at higher...
• Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:33:44 -0500
  Beetle air cooled motors have an oil cooler which is mounted vertically on the rear of the case and fits inside the fan housing...
• Re: Main Engine Bearings
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 4 May 2002 22:54:03 -0400
  ...The oil pressure sender in my '89 tended to set the buzzer off at a bit higher oil pressure than it was supposed to...
• Re: new bearings but no change in oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 09:23:31 -0500
  ...Either I will have to buy a new oil pump > or > switch to straight SAE 40 oil. I'll try the oil tomorrow, but...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 May 2015 15:25:57 -0500
  Ken, If by "tab" you mean the part of the gasket near the oil return boss that sticks out past the head and block...
• Re: motor rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 07:58:04 -0400
  ...Our circuit starts where the oil filter used to be, goes through a remote oil filter, about a foot away, then to the oil...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 18:25:44 -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: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 17:02:48 -0700
  ...otherwise ..you know when it's well warmed up but likley not 'that hot.' oil pressure at an oil temp of 'par warmed up...
• Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 21:12:23 -0700
  ...When I told him I'd installed an Oil Temp and an Oil pressure gauge..he goes..."Oh Jeeze, you shouldn't have done...
• Re: oil buzzer buzzing all the time
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:03:08 -0500
  Joy, Check the archives for info on the oil warning system. Since it was sudden and consistent you most likely had a wire break...
• Re: Fuel Pump Problem?
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 14:09:26 -0400 (EDT)
  when waiting for the tank to fill at a gas station, the shmo asked if I wanted him to check the oil... Okay I...
• Re: Re-useable oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:43:15 -0700
  If you look at the Mann and Mahle filters (among others) in this guy's oil filter deconstruction, you'll see where he refers...
• Re: Excess Oil Pressure Damage in 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:42:52 -0400
  ...Excess Oil Pressure Damage in 1.9l WBX Well... Cunegonde's co-owner put 2qts of oil in an all ready full 1.9l...
• Re: Oil plug leak/threads stripped
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 12:43:48 -0600
  ...Jim 91 Syncro AW Alamogordo NM > Jeff, you are SOL. > > Ignore it and check the oil frequently. Try a little high temp oil > resistant...
• Re: oil plug woes
  Historical mailing list - Tony
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:45:26 -0700
  ...leave it in there and drain the oil through the > oil > > screen > > -- Appreciate directions on how to do that - and > does > > it empty all...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:09:07 -0600
  Stripping of the oil plug --- is this not caused by over torquing that plug?? Although I have not seen it, there should be be...
• Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:54:58 -0500
  Last week I had the coolant warning light/buzzer going off after the mechanic changed the leaking rear seal, oil cover plate on my...
• Re: oil pressure problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Y. Feng
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:00:22 -0400
  ...I did put in a NAPA oil filter, and I was told this might be the problem. So, I'll definitely switch oil filters...
• Re: Oil changing engine damage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 12:20:24 EST
  ...You did no damage to your engine by changing the oil yourself. I don't think that you took any miles off of the...
• Re: oil recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Sun, 20 May 2001 23:37:32 -0500
  ...Our motors are older and pollute the oil much more quickly than a newer motor, therefore needing more frequent changes of the oil to...
• Re: Oil Capacity, 1985 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 16:29:06 -0400
  ...Oil Capacity, 1985 Westy > 1985 Westfalia, Water-Cooled, 1.9l > > Way too smug doing my first oil > change by myself, I replaced the exact...
• Re: TiiCo Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 14:03:51 -0700
  ...TiiCo Oil Pressure > Hi- > 2 weeks ago I installed VDO Gauges in our TiiCo equipped '88. Volts, Oil Temp., Oil Press. I know that...
• Oil Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hurlbut
  Tue, 28 May 2002 23:49:20 -0700
  ...Thoughts? Anyone else use a lot of oil in their wasserboxen. By the way, the oil seems to be blow-by ... the air intake...
• Re: What is the Cubic Capacity of the RM182B Fridge?
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Fri, 9 May 2003 18:47:07 -0500
  ...Imagine reaction to seeing oil pour into your overflow tank. Imagine seeing an inch layer of oil on top of your coolant. Imagine trying...
• Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 20:20:44 -0500
  ...This creates the instant suction you want to get the oil flowing. The small amount of vaseline melts in the heat of the oil...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:14:45 -0700
  ...On Thu, 2011-07-21 at 07:43 -0400, ed donnen wrote: > RJS has an oil drain dilemma? Has anyone tried what we erringly...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:04:16 -0700
  On Wed, 2011-07-20 at 13:28 -0400, David Beierl wrote: > Dennis Haynes has determined experimentally that a major cause of > high oil...
• Re: Castrol and BP
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 22 May 2010 11:54:29 -0700
  " UHOH, here we go on an oil thread again!" Sounds like more of an oil philosophy thread. Stephen --- On Sat, 5/22/10, Tom...
• Re(2): how engine oil degrades (was: sysnthetic oils)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Jan 1997 10:31:02 -0500
  Thanks for the explanation regarding the two oil pressure switches. You said that the 13.1 switch must close with RPM greater than 2000...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:09:08 -0400
  ...You can try adding some Marvel Mystery Oil to the mix when you change your oil--some say that helps the valve clatter. On...
• Re: high oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:03:37 -0700
  clogged oil filter may be?
• Re: oil capacities
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  25 Sep 1995 13:32:23 -0700
  RE>>oil capacities 9/25/95
• Re: Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Mar 2016 15:05:39 -0400
  ...Significant oil dripping on the ground, pulley end of engine > wet with oil, bottom wet with oil, and needless to say, rear of the...
• Re: Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:59:06 -0500
  ...Oil leak > > >> My 1st '87 Vanagon was only $500 because of a catastrophic oil leak. I >> saw >> that it was the oil cooler o...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Fluid and Gear Oil Comparrison and Feedback please
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 5 May 2009 16:32:53 -0400
  ...From what I could see it states the Royal Purple and > Lucas oils have every high viscosity at high temperatures after a KRL > 20Hr...
• Re: Engine oil change interval (VW content...)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 07:57:32 -0800
  Richard, Of course changing your oil more frequently will do no harm, just don't use an all synthetic oil until you have gone...
• Re: Diesel vanagon high oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 14:32:15 -0900
  The turbo oil return line must indeed be modified when these engines are installed at the angle that the Vanagon requires. I prefer routing...
• Re: 89 Vanagon oil usage question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:56:24 -0800
  ...My van has roughly 215K mi and uses about a half quart between 4000 mile oil changes. Since I rebuilt it last year, the...
• Re: Mobil-1 shortage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:38:23 -0600
  +2 on the diesel truck oil. I use it in my diesel westy. The Rotella has a great capacity for soot and contaminants. Jim...