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oil pump failure? please help...
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 20 May 2019 09:31:55 -0700
...it seems to me the oil pump is bad or fail to prime... - how this happened? (I change the oil many many times before...
Oil leak between dipstick and oil pump cover
Historical mailing list - David Hines
Thu, 29 May 2008 12:52:39 -0600
...that is leaking oil bewteen where the dipstick goes into the case and the upper right corner of the oil pump cover. It looks...
Re: Getting rid of tailgaters/ f
Historical mailing list - Captain Ray Nemo
Fri, 31 Dec 1999 07:11:43 -0800
...I wonder if it would pump > filtered used motor oil (simulating a leak). > Not the best way to recycle > old oil, but... > VWRuss __________________________________________________ Do...
Re: Lil change items link requests
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:07:24 -0700
...have a gear oil pump but the hose is bigger then the dip stick. > > Also, do some of these pumps also work for brakes...
Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 08:22:00 -0700
...surfaces (base of pump body and top of pickup tube) by emery cloth > sanding against a flat. > > On my oil cooler/filter mount, there...
Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Mar 2004 to 11 Mar 2004 - Special issue (#2004-209)
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Thu, 11 Mar 2004 16:40:28 -0500
...Flywheel $75.00 Air Box / Intake Manifold $65.00 Exhaust Manifold $35.00 Oil Pump w/ pickup $40.00 **NEW** Crank & Water Pump Pulley...
Water Pump Failure -- some clues from my experience
Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
Thu, 4 Aug 2005 18:52:49 -0400
...drips in the middle, coming off of your oil cooler: water pump weep hole should be checked. Luckily, I had a water pump in...
Re: Oil Pump Questions - Bottom "gear post" creep?
Historical mailing list - Fjazzbass
Tue, 9 Aug 2016 22:20:41 -0400
...This pump is the same as used on the VW air-cooled engines and oil pump pullers can be had for less than $10...
Re: oil pressure -- next round
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Wed, 16 May 2007 23:41:06 -0700
Hi David, Hm I did not see any oil dropping. Only near the pump I found a bit of oil round, not much though...
Re: Busted water pump and an extra nut
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:11:30 -0500
...also changed the oil cooler o-ring and > the small coolant hoses that connect the oil cooler to the water pump and > thermostat housing...
Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Randy Weersing
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 02:42:22 EDT
...A > mechanic friend suggested I pressurize the crankcase SLIGHTLY, to force oil > up the pickup into the pump. I removed the filter, plugged the...
Small progress on Minor Oil pump leak
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 14:23:50 -0800
Well, folks, I made some small progress with the top two nuts on the oil pump. I was able to reach a 13 mm...
Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:51:05 -0400
...Put the tube down the > fill pipe and pump some of the oil out into a container. Take out enough > that it's underfilled...
Re: Mystery oil leak on 2.1 please help with ideas
Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
Mon, 31 May 2004 18:10:35 -0700
...I am thinking the oil pump may be leaking for some reason?. I used a new pump, gaskets, and red sealing nuts and its...
Re: $50 Engine
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Tue, 05 Sep 1995 09:48:00 -0700 (PDT)
...Uh, a Friday joke, right? Or, you must have one h*ll of a big oil pump!
Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Fri, 5 Apr 2013 20:13:17 -0700
...Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day right ..fogging oil. why didn't I think of that ? where does one get fogging oil ? I could...
Re: Hard starting when cold????
Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 06:54:46 -0800
...with the oil so cold, the >hydraulic lifters might be shrunk,and not opening the valves >enough (like a weak oil pump would also...
How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Fri, 7 Sep 2012 19:57:51 -0700
...When the thermostat is open then it seems like the pump would suck warm coolant from the top of the block, through the oil...
Re: Now what have I done.... Flashing oil light??
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:41:53 -0800
...I > suspect something might be wrong with this oil pump; though I can't > imagine what. I didn't have oil pressure problems with...
Re: Warming Engine OIL
Historical mailing list
Tue, 16 Jul 1996 19:22:47 +0000
...Does anyone know if the type4 AFC engines use the same oil pump as a w/b engine? From some comments on early bus...
Re: Oring pat number
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Sun, 15 Jun 2003 16:00:15 -0500
Try http://ns1.hawkcomputing.com/vw/ select oil pump >>> K&L Clayards <keithnlynn@SHAW.CA> 6/15/2003 3:28:30 PM >>> Hi all...
Re: 85 Vanagon Oil Light
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 06 Feb 95 22:11:30 CST
...It could also have a bad oil pump. That's right, oil pump! If the same engine has zero compression, the chances are even...
Re: Why is this Here?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 30 Aug 2005 06:50:13 -0700
...Oil pressure is created by the oil pump. The oil pump lives inside the engine and turns faster or slower as the engine turns...
Re: Tips on bringing a stored engine back into service?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Fri, 30 Jul 2004 05:06:06 -0400
...also i would pull the distributor and use a 13mm socket and drill to spin the oil pump. remove the oil sender or plug...
Re: Oil Temperature??
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:18:38 -0700
...It doesn't help to regain lost of oil pressure if the engine is worn ie. main bearing, oil pump.. etc etc...
Re: Oil pressure ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:18:38 -0500
...Could there be an oil pump problem on the >> new 2.2 engine? The oil pump pressure was tested by Noah when the rear...
Re: e-bay oil pump dispute
Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 12:13:03 -0800
...So I received the pump with the >incorrect pickup tube. I wanted the pump for the pickup tube because my >oil pressure relief valve...
Re: Oil pump removal
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Sun, 1 May 2016 01:42:08 +0000
...The question is, will the oil pump clear the rear pulley? I don't have the tools to remove a 250 ft/lbs torqued...
Minor Oil pump leak
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 16:17:49 -0800
I'm still stumped on those two upper 13 mm nuts on the oil pump. The only thing I think would work is an...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:31:35 -0600
Its the fact that the thicker oil will "not" bleed down over night, hence the lifters don't have to pump up in the...
Re: [Vwdiesel] Need help getting parts from Germany
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sat, 8 Mar 2003 21:12:02 -0800
...I need the Diesel fuel pump, the injector lines and the > >oil pan with the fitting for the oil drain line from the turbo...
Re: FW: gas smell in oil update
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 5 Sep 2003 14:41:33 -0700
...So, if I convert a diesel powered vehicle to run on waste vegetable oil in Oregon and pump said oil into my tank am...
Re: Coolant Leak near Oil Cooler/Water Pump - 88GL
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:20:23 -0400
1) How reliable are the oil coolers over time. Mine looks to be the original by the 03/88 stamp on it. Very! they...
Re: 2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:57:34 -0800
...Afterward all was OK, 'til the first oil change when the same thing happened again. Prime the pump and, voila! Q: Are we talking...
Re: Advice on an Oil-pump oily gasket slow leak
Historical mailing list - David Devere
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 12:21:55 -0500
...Advice on an Oil-pump oily gasket slow leak > Hi guys, > > Well, I am leaving for my very well needed / awaited summer vacation in...
Re: I need Diagrams Oil Heater & Water Pump 86' Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 4 Feb 2004 12:42:50 -0500
Are you going to fix this yourself? Stephen Sloan wrote: >Hello, > >Anyone out there have experience removing the oil heater or water pump? If...
Re: Oil pump on e-bay
Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:52:55 -0800
...So I received the pump with the >incorrect pickup tube. I wanted the pump for the pickup tube because my >oil pressure relief valve...
FW: Water Pump-Oil Pressure
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:50:32 -0500
...Water Pump-Oil Pressure Your pressure readings are very good especially considering the mileage. Where is the gauge sensor connected? It should be connected...
Re: What does it mean when there isn't any oil in the oil filter?
Historical mailing list - SStones
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 08:39:48 -0400
...No oil in the filter at all? I'm thinking that there's got to be something terribly wrong with your oil pump, the...
Re: 2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:30:30 -0800
...It's not the sensor, the lifters rattle. > > Removing the oil filter mount and priming the pump makes it work again. > > For some reason...
Re: Dipstick Popping Out / Oil Spray on Hatch
Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:12:10 -0700
...Turned out that the pressure relief valve in the oil pump was stuck. New oil pump problem solved. Check to see if the oil...
Re: Water Pump-Oil Pressure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:20:11 -0500
...pump and before the filter. Also where did you install the oil temperature sensor? It needs to be in the case or someplace oil...
Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:37:46 -0700
...if it requires a gasket. > If its an oil pump and it can leak oil to the outside it just stands to > reason it...
Careful ordering rebuilt from GEX
Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:33:56 -1000
I just had to have my 2.1 re-worked on because GEX didn't put the oil pump seals in properly and my...
Re: Oil leak between dipstick and oil pump cover
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 29 May 2008 18:15:58 -0700
...Oil leak between dipstick and oil pump cover I have an 87' syncro that is leaking oil bewteen where the dipstick goes into the...
Re: REPLACING OIL PUMP
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 15:06:02 -0700
...I was wondering if any one has done a > write up on replacing the oil pump. >> > > Before you pull the pump, you could try...
Re: Oil pump on e-bay
Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 16:29:09 -0800
...So I received the pump with the incorrect pickup tube. I wanted the pump for the pickup tube because my oil pressure relief valve...
Re: Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 24 Apr 1996 11:04:32 -0700
Easton Trevor wrote: "How about a totally separate (12 volt motor powered) oil cooling circuit. . . . . The pump would be controlled by a thermostat to...
Re: Now what have I done.... Flashing oil light??
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 20:11:01 -0600
...I >>> suspect something might be wrong with this oil pump; though I can't >>> imagine what. I didn't have oil pressure problems with...
Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 00:03:44 -0600
...Started pump and let run for half hour recirculating the fuel through the gas can. Then a quick few seconds with the oil poured...
Re: Melling oil pump misconception
Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
Sun, 3 May 1998 08:25:18 -0400
I just wanted to state the reason why melling oil pumps leak; the drive "tab" that fits into the end of the camshaft is...
what with cold weather coming up ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 15 Nov 95 08:21:52 CST
...It could also have a bad oil pump. That's right, oil pump! If the same engine has zero compression, the chances are even...
Re: Oil pump
Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
Wed, 16 May 2001 23:58:53 -0600
...oil pumps. >Is there a test procedure for pumps? >What's the life on these pumps? >Is there a procedure for rebuilding these pumps...
Re: Proper storage of a used fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 30 May 2005 10:41:09 -0500
...pump I bought on ebay several months ago(NOS pump from a Porsche/german car shop in California) had been filled with mineral oil...
Re: Strange noise
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 16:20:54 EST
...By listening through a tube I isolate the noise to the crank pulley/oil pump area, but with a stethoscope the oil pump sounds...
Re: Oil Leak From Oil Pump Housing
Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
Mon, 25 May 1998 17:20:12 -0400
...I traced the leak back to the oil pump housing. I >read the section on removing and refitting the oil pump in the Haynes...
Re: Water Pump Pipes
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:05:53 -0700
...If you have any oil pressure concerns this would also be the time to upgrade the oil pump. The GoWesty kit worth it as...
Oil pump losing prime on 55 degree conversion..solved?
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:50:04 -0500
When I first did my vanagon conversion (2.0 I4 at 55 degrees using diesel parts) I had a problem with the oil pump...
Re: FW: gas smell in oil update
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Fri, 5 Sep 2003 18:21:44 -0700
...So, if I convert a diesel powered vehicle to run on waste vegetable oil in Oregon and pump said oil into my tank am...
Re: Water pump refit question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:08:43 -0500
...not all vanagons using this pump had the oil stabiizer, therefore the plug/pipe option. Thanks! Jim On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8...