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• Pull out oil filler
  Historical mailing list - l p
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:37:56 -0800
  ...Pull out oil filler |Fecha: Jueves 9 de Noviembre de 2000 03:48 PM | |Am I the only one who didn't know that...
• Re: Oil musings on a hot day....
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 07:16:01 -0600
  ...I am currently running Castro 20W50 >> non-synthetic and Mann oil filter. (I have had the usual intermittent > > Where do you find this cheap...
• Oil leak at the rear of a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 29 May 2005 02:57:38 -0500
  ...I have an oil leak in the neighborhood of the filler pipe and can't seem to find the source. I don;t think...
• Oil contamination... with coolant
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 16:52:41 -0400
  ...when the oil is so contaminated... that it's a pale brown color... When the oil drain screw was remove, about 1 liter of...
• Re: 2.1 fits right in
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 18:45:11 -0500
  ...I just removed the oil cooler and swapped the pipe that the oil filter connects to. (just move it over from your old 1...
• Re: Synthetic oil or DINO
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 09:05:35 EDT
  ...Unless there's been a change at Valvolinewerks, their racing oil is not synthetic. I have used Valvoline Racing Oil exclusively for years, with...
• Re: Any advise on timing of an oil change before or after winter storage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 10 Oct 2021 09:41:57 -0500
  ...My Jettas were "never" (my quotes because no VW ever held oil >> for that long) supposed to undergo transmission oil or transmission fluid >> changes...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 10:37:56 -0800
  ...It�s a light solvent oil, and will get past the rings more than motor oil (supposedly cleaning the oil sweep rings too). I...
• Re: 2.1L WBX: oil leak under big pulley
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:15:52 -0500
  ...I found that oil collected left of the oil >> pressure sender in a depression on the engine. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Harold >> >> Harold Teer >> 1991 Westy...
• how often do you change your oil?
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 8 May 2010 09:58:53 -0400
  I use full sythetic and change the oil every 6,000 miles but change the filter every 3,000 miles. ? David Clarkson 90 Westy...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Tue, 25 May 1999 11:13:37 EDT
  ...You can change back, since synthetics are completely compatible with dino oil, but the leak will likely continue. Dino oil doesn't make seals...
• Re: Vanagan rebuild dino or synthetic oil??
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:36:36 -0800
  I believe you must use dino oil to break in but others will certainly chime in. Because of the moderate California climate where I...
• Re: Zetec Using oil
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:32:50 -0500
  ...The engine > is not leaking oil, no smoke is coming out the exhaust, and the coolant > does not have oil in it. > > Is there...
• Re: Mystic Oil
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:03:08 -0700
  ...Thinner oil will aid in pumping up that collapsed > lifter more quickly - thicker oil is harder to get through the orifice into > the lifter...
• bad knock
  Historical mailing list - David Moreland
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 12:01:34 -0700
  ...While I was in the Terwilliger curves my oil light came on and a buzzer sounded. Then it went away. the oil light went...
• Oil Light on at idle only when hot
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 21:35:58 -0700
  My oil light does not come on when my 84 vanagon first starts. After a few minutes, it begins to flicker at idle. After...
• Re: engine quits
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 09:15:28 -0400
  Lee, About the oil pressure light, see: <http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/oilpress.html> This is also mirrored at <http://www.vanagon.com...
• Re: tiico: oil level
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 17:18:11 -0800
  ...oil level > I'm having some issues with my oil level- > how much oil do people typicially add? How long are your dipsticks and...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 16:00:17 -0700
  ...In the case of motor oil, newer is not better. As engine technology has advanced, motor oil specifications have also advanced. The 20W50 GTX...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:39:51 -0700
  I think it was Dennis Haynes, or someone else very reputable like him, who said that the Mobil 1 oil filter is a very...
• Re: STP Gas Treatment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:51:11 -0500
  As you say oil technology has changed a lot but the viscosity rating system has not. The Waterboxer needs higher viscosity oil due to...
• Re: A tiny overfill of oil -- enuff to worry about?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
  Sun, 11 May 2014 19:11:46 -0700
  ...A tiny overfill of oil -- enuff to worry about? > > 1.9L, with a tencentlife oil cooler setup. > > I changed the oil today, > -- Bill Gibson...
• 1980 Vanagon with a problem, HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - William GoldBerg
  Wed, 30 Nov 1994 15:56:37 EDT
  ...I at first assumed blown front seal and oil on the clutch plate. No oil on the ground, and then we noticed the oil...
• Re: Oil filter changes on diesels?
  Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 14:59:57 -0500
  ...It fits under the oil filter and is designed to catch the oil that spills when you change the filter. Has anyone else ever...
• Re: tiico: oil level - retraction
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 17:22:30 -0800
  ...oil level > > > > I'm having some issues with my oil level- > > how much oil do people typicially add? How long are your dipsticks and...
• Re: vanagon 1.9l diesel oil blow by in air filter issue?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:51:02 -0800
  ...Yep, when enough of that oil collects in there the engine can suck it in and will run on the oil there. No way...
• Re: Mobil 1 oil change interval
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 31 May 2004 21:28:50 -0700
  ...Synthetic oil is cheap insurance, I change it every 5K, if I was using dino oil, I'd be changing it every 7 weeks...
• Re: Draining/refilling oil of the Vanagons transaxle?
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:57:37 -0700
  ...Draining/refilling oil of the Vanagons transaxle? At 05:44 PM 8/26/2007, THOMAS IN GEORGIA wrote... >Gravity feed 90 weight oil? You...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Long winded
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Jan 2016 21:44:35 -0600
  ...Straight 30 wt oil - startup and idle 45 minute. Shut down, change oil and filter. Straight 30 wt oil - startup and run at idle...
• Re: Oil Light Discovery-Fram Filters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:44:45 -0600
  ...Best Of The Best!! Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver - Mahle Oil Filter and 15W50 Mobil One Wes Ullrich wrote: > So is there a...
• Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 6 May 2009 23:25:33 -0400
  ...Oil testing has shown >> these >> to be effective filters supporting 7,500 mile oil changes. >> >> 2) Start off with the same oil that you...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Nov 2014 08:59:16 -0800
  ...Oil pressure light Those 'sandwich plate' secondary oil cooler adaptor plates to allow a remote oil cooler and some gauges....I have used those...
• Re: qwik lube oil chg disasters Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:55:26 -0700
  ...qwik lube oil chg disasters Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!! > In a message dated 3/23/09 1:25:25 PM...
• Re: Gas smell in Oil months after using Magical Mystery oil Please help.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 May 2003 18:03:27 -0400
  ...Gas smell in Oil months after using Magical Mystery oil Please help. Last December I decided to treat my oil and gas with MMO...
• Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:58:54 -0700
  I just installed a tencentlife oil cooler set up.. I approve of it. the more delux syncro version has a temp triggered electric fan...
• Re: maybe too much information is worse...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 May 2006 00:47:06 -0400
  ...The oil to water heat exchanger does a good job until the thermal load on the oil exceeds its capacity. Then oil temp can...
• Re: Engine oil
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 7 Aug 2022 10:47:14 -0700
  Lots of opinions on oil - that is for sure. For a brief period I was using 10 W 60 synthetic but last summer after...
• Re: Castor oil as lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:44:10 -0800
  ...Never put any castor oil in it though. On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> wrote: > Good...
• Oil filter thingy: slow oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 06:55:46 -0500
  Andy- It is (believe it or not) probably your oil filter. Most over-the-counter filters do not have an anti-drain-back valve...
• Trans oil leak into bellhousing?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 20:44:51 -0700
  ...The oil smelled more like gear oil than engine oil, so after having no luck finding a 17mm hex socket in Moses Lake, I...
• Re: Oil pressure Light and alarm on decelleration after new oil change?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 06:58:36 EST
  ...While there may be some oil pressure problems related to some aftermarket oil filters there certainly are more oil filters on the market that...
• Re: 20/50 full syntetic motorcycle oil
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Mon, 12 Mar 2018 23:48:38 +0000
  ...Motorcycle oils are designed for wet clutch operation unless otherwise stated. Check the label. You can run Mobil 1 15w50.  I buy mine at...
• Re: Changing oil: Hot, Lukewarm, or Cold
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 2 Jul 2020 00:24:32 +0000
  ...For my whole life, I have always changed my oil with it super Hot.  It wasn't too bad with the angled oil filter...
• Re: Oil.. Where's it go?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:52:02 -0700
  ...There's a slight leak at the filler neck where it enters the oil pan, but I never see any oil specks on the...
• Diesel - too much oil saga
  Historical mailing list - Peter K
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 10:57:23 -0400
  I've read the threads about too much oil with great interest as I took my westy in for its first oil change here...
• Re: blow-by to the limit ... what limits?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 08:34:08 CST
  ...that is, the engine oil is now diluted with diesel fuel, which makes the oil thinner and less able to lubricate properly. so if...
• Fuel Pump Swap/Oil Plug timesert prob./f-wheel resurface?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 04:38:29 -0700
  ...After successfully instaling a Time Sert(tm) steel insert to replace stripped threads on my oil drain plug, the next oil draining the threaded...
• Re: Oil Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 29 May 2002 06:52:18 -0700
  ...The only one that used oil to any noticeable extent had over 200,000 miles on it, and it still didn't use a...
• Re: Oil: 10w30? 20w50?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:33:47 +0000
  I found 10-30 citgo? oil for a dollar a qt. seems to be driving great no noises on startup and shutdown I change...
• Re: Oil pressure reading off base?
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:50:57 +0200
  ...OK I�d rather doubt the oilpressure gauge and try to get an oilchange ! Use some thicker oil, mineral if your bus is used...
• Re: GPS Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:32:24 -0700
  dear this little light of mine i love oil lamps ... but they do hiss ...and loudly the light is just under 25 watts according...
• Re: Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:12:55 -0800
  I have not seen an oil cooler actually leak. I have seen though, where the hose nipples are under the hoses - fairly bad corrosion...
• Re: Before I buy an engine ...
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 23:57:11 -0400
  ...Have always used VW oil >> filters. Had oil pressure sensors replaced. Replaced the oil pressure >> regulator piston and spring, had the oil pump replaced...
• Re: Oil Cooler Location
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 May 1999 15:40:15 -0400
  ...Oil Cooler Location Why not put the oil cooler in the path of the air flowing in the drivers side rear air intake (the...
• Re: Oil gauge sender mounting questions for Air-Cooled engines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:13:40 -0400
  There is only 1 oil pressure sensor, on top of the oil cooler mount, and one temp sensor on the driver's side cylinder...
• Re: Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:07:14 -0500
  ...It seems to be > relatively straight forward, remove the oil filter, remove the nut on the > oil pipe, lower the exchanger and replace the...
• Re: Manual transmission oil?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 May 2009 15:19:58 -0700
  ...Getting a syncro trans rebuilt is an expensive deal - so naturally they are very concerned about what gear oil is best. They are even...
• Re: Tan paste on inside of oil cap
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Wed, 12 Mar 1997 17:47:51 -0500
  ...The oil light should come on any time the oil pressure is below about 8-10 PSI. Which of course is true when the...
• Re: Oil Filter? Oil Flavor?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 22:01:34 -0500
  ...Does it matter what Oil Filter to use? > > Also, what are all of the different oil specifiers for? I am considering > switching to Mobil...
• Re: Mystery oil leak on 2.1 please help with ideas
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 31 May 2004 14:44:00 -0700
  Are you sure the oil pump was the correct size? I specifically did not use a new one in my engine because it fit...