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Re: Best Oil Viscosity? Slow leaky Heads
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:19:34 -0500
> I had a problem this summer in NYC where the oil light was going on at idle, > replaced the oil with 20W50 and the...
Automatic transmission final drive gear oil leak.
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Tue, 21 May 2019 08:09:06 -0400
...It has a gear oil leak as best I can tell from the bell housing/torque converter area. The only thing that I�m...
Re: Loving the mineral oil
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:31:43 -0700
...Another organic oil that has uses on our Vanagons is Peanut Oil. I use it on the exhaust system of my van, should probably...
Differential Gear Oil Change was Re: Trans Oil ReVisited
Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:09:06 -0400
...Feel free to drop the pan if you want, but I always suck out as much gear oil as I can and then replace...
'91 GL Campmobile
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:42:57 -0400
On my '91 Vanagon GL Campmobile, I have an oil drip from the oil pressure relief valve screw port. A mechanic here advised me...
Re: Eurospec Conversion Critisim
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Thu, 24 Sep 1998 02:07:36 EDT
...Overfilling the pan by a quart or so will solve the problem of the oil pick-up being above the oil level in the...
Engine oil change interval (VW content...)
Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
Mon, 7 Feb 2000 04:26:58 PST
...I have always changed oil in new cars at 1K, then 3K and then every 3K interval after that. I talked to the service...
Re: More Oil Plug Leaking - Quick Fix?
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Mon, 25 Jun 2001 14:58:23 -0500
Is the plug actually loose? It can be in quite securely and still dribble oil if the washer is bad or missing. Give it...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:29:54 -0400
...I wouldn't expect a taste of motor oil to taste of anything much. All the oily things are very dangerous if aspirated into...
Re: Oil Seal Question
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:01:01 EST
...I have seen this cause oil leaks. later Mark d In a message dated 3/13/2010 1:51:37 A.M. Eastern Standard...
Re: Fuel Injection Cleaner
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Fri, 10 Feb 1995 13:50:27 -0800 (PST)
...It is important to do an oil change after a burning these > > cleaners as the deposits end up in the oil. Just my 0...
Oil dripping
Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
Mon, 6 Jul 1998 01:58:56 -0700
Hi folks, My van is dripping oil. The oil pan screw is tight but not too tight. Could it be because I haven't...
oil cooler leaking coolant?
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:33:29 -0500
...it seems to be coming from where the oil cooler meets the block. is this possible if the oil cooler is not torqued all...
Oil Plug - Egg on Face
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 21:57:15 -0700
Thanks all for helpful info re my leaky oil drain plug! It was *I* who changed the oil/filter - so that makes me the...
Re: Oil pressure with Mystery oil
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 09:32:54 -0500
If you are running 20w-50w, you should have zero problems with that little bit of Marvel in your oil. I have been running...
Oil Pressure Light
Historical mailing list - Chad G
Wed, 26 Dec 2001 14:12:51 -0500
While starting my 85GL late last night (after sitting for most of the day) the oil pressure light let off a very faint glow...
oil pump gasket replacing
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 23 Feb 2002 13:49:03 -0800
My tightening of my oil pump bolts did not eliminate my oil leak there. What is entailed in replacing the gasket? And while there...
Re: Price of gasoline
Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:07:21 GMT
For the record, the US does purchase a large percentage of Iraqi oil exports, and has for years. Its no secret. Not hidden away...
Re: Oil pressure reading off base?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 29 Apr 2004 18:44:01 -0400
> My mechanic has told me that I need to replace/rebuild my '91 > engine with 130k miles soon because the oil pressure is > running...
oil in coolant
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Sat, 4 Nov 2006 06:23:16 -0800
...i flushed the coolant and changed the oil just to keep it all fresh. all was fine until one hour highway drive. slight skim...
Old Oil Filter Study
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:43:31 -0700
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters/reference.html
Re: New engine - Oil lite is red
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sun, 6 Feb 2000 08:42:11 -0500
...Mahle oil filter installed. On start > up, valve train rattled and clacked for 1hr 15 min and then settled > down. That is how long...
Re: The hits keep coming
Historical mailing list - Michael
Sat, 9 Apr 2016 14:11:58 -0400
See below for answers. > On Apr 9, 2016, at 1:57 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Questions: > > Did the oil come gushing...
Re: Oil change experience
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 6 Jul 2013 21:33:54 -0700
I have an oil filter cutter. Sourced from one of the online racing companies... Sort of similar to a glass cutter tool, but it...
Max Oil Temps. - a reference!
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Fri, 9 Feb 96 10:27:35 PST
During the 15 months or so that I've been following vanagon@lenti the question of what is a maximum safe oil temp has...
Oil Viscosity Recommendations
Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 08:13:01 -8
I'm trying to resolve some discrepancies between various sources of information on recommended motor oil viscosities for different temperature operating ranges for my...
Re: Knocking noise from lifters
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 09:11:13 -0500
I believe the tapping lifters is exacerbated by the need to use 20-50 oil in our aging engines. The oil just doesn't...
Re: oil light
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 1 Oct 2017 17:13:57 -0400
...i do have a new oil sensor in there and i do have good oil level... so what does this mean? i do have...
Re: Please don't mix used brake fluid and used oil
Historical mailing list - Jon Peters/UB Networks
5 May 95 10:11:31 EDT
Hi All, Out here in CA (Sillycone Valley), Jiffy Lube will no longer accept used motor oil from drop offs (i.e. people who...
Re: oil consumption
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 29 May 2002 15:39:34 -0500
I'm not sure about Waser Boxers but Air Cooled are supposed to use some oil. The harder you work them the more oil...
Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:05:00 -0400
...I replaced my oil pressure relief valve and it didn't do a thing for the leak. I also replaced my oil cooler ring...
Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
Historical mailing list - Mary Barbara
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 01:20:28 +0000
I believe that the bottom line on synthetic oil is that it should never be in you engine long enough to justify the cost...
Re: Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:24:02 -0700
Sorry to break it to you but the high rpm oil switch works the opposite way. If it had a bad connection or was...
Re: oil additive to clean engine
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 19 May 2011 23:36:22 -0700
SeaFoam MSDS content section Pale Oil 64742-54-7 40.00 - 60.00 N/Av >15000 mg/kg >5000 mg/kg Naphtha 64742-49...
Re: coolant in oil
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:30:29 -0500
...Yesterday I checked the oil and there was > a lot of coolant in there. So I drained the oil. So all I can gather...
Re: Trip Report & other data Oil temperature
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 13:57:40 -0400
...and no oil pressure gauges. >> - 20W50 Lucas High Zinc oil (not synthetic). Oil level is between 2 marks >> on the dipstick. >> - One bottle of...
Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Thu, 5 Mar 2015 11:19:29 -0600
...What I'm wondering > is, > > is it possible to do this without loosing too much oil? I JUST changed > the > > oil out to some...
Oil Pres.Switch fails again. was: oil leak diagnosed and fixed (oil sensor)
Historical mailing list - GMBulley
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 14:57:13 EDT
...I finally noticed an oil pressure sensor down there... 24mm socket just barely gets the thing on or off. Interestingly, there appears to be...
Re: stripped oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 1 Jun 1999 22:59:54 -0400
...I changed the oil in our bus this past weekend and found the oil drain plug stripped. Actually the plug is not stripped, the...
Re: oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:01:50 -0400
...oil drain plug Hi, Does anyone know if I can substitute a regular bolt for an oil drain plug in my 87 Vanagon? The...
Re: Oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 20:13:47 -0600
...Even then (extremely hard use), just changing oil more often might be enough. Synthetic oil helps in hard use conditions as well. I'd...
Help! 2 liter ACVW oil filler tube slinging oil!
Historical mailing list - puzerewski
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 19:12:01 -0400
...Have had a small oil leak for a while, and traced it to the base of my old oil filler tube. It was not...
Re: Gradual switch to synthetic oil?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 27 Feb 2002 14:00:11 -0500
...Gradual switch to synthetic oil? Anyone thought of dealing with the perceived notion of switching to synthetic oil by first going to a "blend...
Re: � � � Syn oil in Converte d S/A Inline 4
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 00:37:48 EDT
...Synthetics have a better wetting capability than dino oils. They also clean an engine better (older ones especially) and reveal leaks that were plugged...
Re: Oil Change and Jacks
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Tue, 14 Dec 2004 06:47:41 -0600
Hi Peter, I have never jacked my Vanagon to change the oil. I can crawl up under the rear and drain the oil and...
Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:10:23 -0500
I'm not sure about the sealer / lubrication question, but assuming you are talking about the o sing behind a water cooled engine oil...
Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:27:58 -0500
<Slick 50 is BAD stuff, with PTFE or Teflon , a solid that accumulates in oil passageways.> Don't tell that to Mike Benthin (on...
Re: Trasco oil filter system
Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 18:58:20 -0900
While the idea of a super-efficient oil filter is appealing to me as well, the sight of that "miracle" fuel device on the...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Nov 2015 14:09:51 -0500
...Oil pressure light and buzzer Oil pressure is provided by the mechanical oil pump that turns with the engine. The faster the engine turns...
Re: Pulley End - Crankshaft Oil Seals
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:54:05 -0400
...Pulley End - Crankshaft Oil Seals Got an oil leak on my 2.1 coming from under the pulley. Might be the oil pump, but...
Re: Diff btw '84 Jetta gas and diesel oil pumps?
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Fri, 1 Dec 2000 17:54:37 -0500
...The only difference in the pumps was the height of the oil pump gears and housing. The 1.8L gas engine had taller oil...
Re: Oil Pressure Gauge Kit
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Sat, 10 Mar 2018 15:31:43 -0500
I went with Ken's oil gauge, it performs wonderful. Wasn't too bad to install. https://www.vanagain.com/shop/vanagon-oil-pressure...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 26 Feb 2014 20:16:10 -0800
...I tried different filters, but always used the same 15 50 Mobil 1 synthetic oil. Problem always went away with filter and oil change...
Re: oil again
Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
Mon, 18 Sep 2000 17:09:08 -0400
Bill, I get my oil changed at the Pennzoil at Pine Creek Plaza. I use 20-50 only and take my own oil filter...
Re: replacing 0.9 bar oil sender
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:01:43 -0800
...Same on the oil filter - you can have that off too and oil won't spill out like it was on the bottom of...
Re: Kendall Oil
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 16:10:08 -0700
...the mechanic who rebuild the engine recommend either this FIscher oil http://www.classiccaroil.com/ or this Lucas oil... http://lucasoil.com/products/hot...
oil cooler
Historical mailing list - David Moyal
Tue, 1 Apr 2014 04:33:08 -0700
...Checking to see if anyone has experience mounting an oil cooler in the right (passenger side) air scoop. Model is an '83 Westy, came...
Re: Oil Pan needed
Historical mailing list
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:28:58 -0400
...Does anyone have a source for a Vanagon oil pan? Mine is cracked. is this a April fools joke? lol vanagons dont have "oil...
Re: Synthetic Oil (my story)
Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
Fri, 03 Jan 1997 09:40:20 -0800
For those non-believers who also cringe at the price of pure synthetic oils, a test with the new blends may be the ticket...
oiling fridge fan???
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sun, 21 Jun 1998 18:57:17 -0400
...My fan unit is sealed, I'd like to oil it if I can, but how do I??? Thanks, Malcolm