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oil cooler installed !!!!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 May 1996 00:37:06 -0400
I bought an oil cooler at a garage sale for $2.00 a week ago. I was going to drill a hole in the...
Flickering oil sensor light (long)
Historical mailing list - John Fleming
Wed, 25 Mar 1998 09:03:50 -0500
Message text written by Gregg Scharff > I for the first time, have noticed my oil light flickering on and off. I was travelling at...
Re: Engine oil change interval (VW content...)
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Mon, 7 Feb 2000 18:31:13 +0100
Just don't tell them, and they wont know! They cant stop you from changing your oil too often. We have a saying here...
Fw: Re: major oil leak concern
Historical mailing list - Alan Ruffalo
Fri, 23 Feb 2001 09:02:14 -0800
...major oil leak concern > Jason- > The obvious first. Is it overfilled with oil? Don't trust the dipstick. > Could be a dipstick from a...
Re: SAE 30 wt
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 10:15:45 -0700
Anybody know where to get SJ-rated SAE-40 oil? I asked about SAE-30 because I'm afraid of ending up like Colin...
Re: Oil changing engine damage
Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:38:41 -0500
The clattering after an oil change is because the hydraulic lifters have drained and need to be represurized. The same thing will occur if...
Re: What Oil for Manual Transmission?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Thu, 23 Nov 2000 09:25:08 -0800
Geoff, I just bought three liters of Redline MT-90 Manual Transmission oil, though I haven't put them in yet. This is a...
Re: california smog issues and synthetic oil
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Mon, 2 May 2005 10:30:42 -0500
Dennis Haynes wrote: >>I don't think synthetic oil will be all that helpful for passing emissions but there is no doubt that it...
Re: stripped oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:56:22 -0500
Using a pump through the dipstick tube misses a major benefit of draining the oil. How about using siphons to drain your kitchen sink...
Re: Peanut oil on exhaust system?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:56:46 -0700
...AFAIK > > the > > commonly-used cooking oil with the highest 'smoke point' is canola > > oil. You > > can get hand-held pump sprayers in the kitchen...
Alternative to Oil Drain Plug
Historical mailing list - Bert x. Kyzer
Sat, 6 Jun 1998 15:20:22 -0700
Does anyone know of an alternative way to drain the oil from a '86 Vanagon GL 2.1 besides the normal drain plug? BMP...
Re: Oil Capacity, Tiico Conversion
Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
Wed, 22 May 2002 15:24:43 -0500
Matthew, Are those capacities assuming an oil filter has been replaced? BTW, my tiico conversion is up and running. I really like the way...
Re: Oil Capacity, Tiico Conversion
Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
Tue, 28 May 2002 08:52:35 -0500
...Oil Capacity, Tiico Conversion Derek, what does the installtion manual say? it says 4.5L API oil. That is about 4.73 quarts. DO...
Re: Mega oil leak
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:41:51 -0500
Get down and look up under the left side of the engine where the oil filter mounts. Above the oil filter will be an...
Re: Warning light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 4 Nov 2014 19:45:05 -0500
...Low oil pressure can be caused by a number of factors such as incorrect viscosity, high oil temperature, worn pump or bearings, clogged oil...
Re: Mars vs Venus: Changing the oil
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 12:24:29 -0400
...Wait until the oil light comes on to think about changing the oil. 2. Find an open Saturday on the social calendar, which is...
vanagon 1.9l diesel oil blow by in air filter issue?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sant
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:24:37 -0800
...As I was driving home, I was keeping the oil pressure gauge at 3-4 Bars and the oil temp between 100-130 Celsius...
Re: Overfilling the oil issues
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Tue, 24 May 2011 19:13:34 -0400
...Also the extra oil makes for a lot of extra heat and >>>>> can >>>>> actually thin the oil enough for the oil pressure to drop...
Re: Engine oil
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:41:15 -0700
The most important requirement of oil is proper quantity and regular changes. I don't think there is anything noticeable that we the lay...
Re: Buzzer of Death (2.1)
Historical mailing list - John Koloski
Wed, 1 Nov 2000 20:57:18 -0500
...When my van started buzzing a mechanic put an oil pressure gauge on where the oil pressure sender is. He said the motor had...
Re: what causes low oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sat, 10 Jan 2004 02:41:29 -0500
synthetic oil might reduce surface temperatures due to friction, which would be good, but should not make the van run cooler. i respectfully submit...
Re: oil light
Historical mailing list
Thu, 2 Nov 1995 00:08:03 -0600
...The oil pressure sender >>is really quite amazing on the Vanagon. It consist of two pressure switches >>that must respond in the correct sequence...
Re: Gauges & sendinig unit installation
Historical mailing list - John
Sun, 14 Jan 2001 15:25:50 -0500
...I got all my gauges(Volts, coolant temp, oil > >pressure & oil temp)and sending units from JC Whitney. My gauges are red > >digital and...
Re: Oil Light Question
Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:09:29 -0500
...Oil Light Question > Hi All, > > > > The van is running! Now the oil light comes on when I come off the freeway > from 70 mph...
Re: synthetic oil weaken older engine?
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 2 Jun 2005 15:13:19 -0600
...And I am off to the oil store. All this talk of oil has reminded me it is now june and oil change months...
Re: Resolved: Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:22:59 -0500
...Not a hint of the oil light/buzzer. That makes the >total of changes as the Mann filter plus 20W50 oil. So I am...
Re: Leaky Oil cooler 89 GL
Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:44:58 -0500
...Also those two hoses to the oil cooler should be replaced. Trying to get the oil cooler off will pretty much ruin any dried...
Size of allen wrench for final drive?
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 13:53:57 -0400
Hello volks, So it seems that maybe my seal from the differential to transmission is leaking and the oils are mixing as well. I...
Re: 90 Vanagon oil leak, HELP!
Historical mailing list - KEN FRY
Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:04:46 -0800
...Is it leaking by the oil filter ( the oil cooler is what it screws onto ) The part was only $ 5 bucks. Look under the...
Re: Oil light : on-off-on-off - - -
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:18:33 -0500
Anna, You need to make sure you have the correct oil - I run Mobil One 15w-50wt synthetic. Whatever you run, it should have...
Re: New Kit For VW Engine Conversion
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Fri, 6 Jan 2012 08:53:42 -0500
_http://www.autosafety.org/oil-sludge-woes-plague-vw_ (http://www.autosafety.org/oil-sludge-woes-plague-vw) In a message dated 1/6...
Re: Was Motor Oil (Synthetic), now Ail Filters
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:27:33 -0500
...I remember seeing a can of Amalie oil (I think it was a local brand in Texas and the SW), the old round, metal...
Re: UPDATE Oil leak between eng. and trans
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Fri, 4 Dec 1998 01:05:57 EST
...I lost a quart and a half of oil in the 10 miles home from work this afternoon. It was smoking so bad that...
Re: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Sun, 7 Jul 2002 09:31:40 -0400
Chris wrote Adam has suggested my high oil temperature could be a timing problem... can anyone elaborate? Air-cooled engines and air cooled vans...
Re: 87 GL Sythetic oil vs. regular
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:42:22 -0400
...I drive it daily but concerned that oil may be too thin for hot weather in SE. (and it is damn hot right now...
Re: stripped oil drain thread
Historical mailing list - TC
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:48:30 -0700
...I'll just add a great mod i did was to to put in a fram SD-2 oil drain never have to worry...
Re: What is the oil flow in a type IV cooler ?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 9 Jun 2019 11:35:40 -0700
also on this link @ Extra Cooling paragraph (middle of the page) there's a schematic showing the direction of oil flow... http://www.clubvw...
Re: Dipstick Blowing Out? Urgent.
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 8 Oct 2013 06:28:33 -0700
Had you just added oil or just had the oil changed? If so my guess would be that the oil was overfilled and that...
Re: Oil sensor still buzzes
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:12:07 +1300
...If I downshift and run the rpm's >back up, the alarm goes off. > Sounds possibly like worn bearings or oilpump, producing low oilpressure...
1990 Vanagon Fuel injection problem
Historical mailing list - Ry L Blaisdell
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 21:29:33 -0500
...I checked the oil and it was overfull. I started the engine again and no oil light at first the a little bit of...
Re: Synthetic oil or DINO
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 2 Jun 2005 12:51:16 -0600
Actually valvoline racing family of oils has three types. A standard, a premium grade, and the synth. Strange though is that they make a...
Re: Oil is Killing our Cars?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:24:15 -0800
Slick 50 is BAD stuff, with PTFE or Teflon , a solid that accumulates in oil passageways. http://skepdic.com/slick50.html Robert 1982 Westfalia...
oil consumption
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 12 Jan 2020 11:10:56 -0800
...when I drive it I notice the oil consumption went up quite a bit about 1/2 quart for 300 miles, normal oil consumption...
Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 31 Aug 2017 08:31:25 -0700
...Next oil change I'll swap the rubber gasket for a crush washer... http://www.autozone.com/external-engine/engine-oil-drain-plug/needa...
Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:05:55 -0600
Coolant level hasn't changed but have had to add oil don't know if it has been burning blow by oil vapor or...
Re: Oil Pan needed
Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:20:41 -0400
...Mine is aluminum and it has 2 cracks. ~~ What do you mean Vanagons don't have oil pans? ~~ On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at...
External oil cooler for Vanagon FS
Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:05:21 -0700
With all the talk about oils cooler I just wanted to let the list know that I have one Laminar type Oil to Water...
Re: Oil Suggestions
Historical mailing list - Kep Koeppel
Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:35:14 -0800
Dave, One of the best oils out there (though expensive) is LUBROMOLY semi-synthetic 10W-40 with MOS2 running about $9/quart out of...
Re: Grease Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 11:35:14 -0800
Sylvain B wrote: > > It was running on used frying oil/grease from restaurants. They said that > the only modification needed was to pre-heat...
Re: Ethnicity of Oil Pressure Switch
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 01:09:10 -0400
Hi, The minimum oil pressure at 2000 rmp (By Bentley spec, is Bentley right!!!) is 2 BAR (29PSI). Why do we have a.9...
Oil Change. Zetec
Historical mailing list - Jon Durham
Thu, 6 Dec 2012 12:02:31 -0600
Bostig recommends an oil change every 3 to 5K using synthetic oil. Since many sources cite changing it every 10K, I'm wondering if...
oil light help???
Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:39:12 -0500
...My oil light is not working on 86 vanagon....I have check the sending unit...ok....took apart the dash and changed the bulb...
Oil Light never glows
Historical mailing list - Eric Giroux
Tue, 19 Sep 2000 12:11:10 -0400
With all this talk about oil pressure, I noticed that the Oil Light in the dash never lights up, not even at startup. I...
Re: 5w20 motor oil?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 10:39:22 -0800
...5w20 motor oil? > Has anyone ever heard of a 5w20 weight motor oil? > -Larry
Re: [Splitting Hairs on Adding Oil]
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Thu, 31 May 2001 16:24:28 -0500
>standard VW law of oil adding.. ;) I even apply this to my 66Bug >if i'm not down a quart I don't add...
U.S. Source for Krown Oil or Equiv.?
Historical mailing list - Jack
Wed, 10 Sep 2003 15:50:18 -0800
...source for something as good as or better than Krown Oil? Anything used in our rust belt besides chainsaw oil & kerosene? Thanks, Jack cook...
Oil pooling in drivers side valve cover.
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:47:59 -0500
I have a 1.9 automatic 1984 that seems to be accumulating too much oil in the drivers side valve cover. There is so...
Re: Missing Female at Oil Breather Base
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 4 Dec 2014 10:55:28 -0800
there's no plug/sensor on the base of the oil breather tower. The oil breather has 3 parts - the body with a outlet...
Oil Pressure sensor
Historical mailing list - J B
Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:43:17 -0400
Just purchased my first Westy with some oil leaking out of the oil pressure = sensor. (81 air-cooled) Bought a new sensor thinking it...
Re: Oil Testing
Historical mailing list - Harry C Engle
Mon, 2 May 2005 08:33:47 -0700
Hi Dennis Who does your oil testing. Thanks Harry