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Oil pressure sender .15 / .25 (Warning week)
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:18:53 -0500
Hi again, second bus in 3 weeks with a low pressure sender failure... http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender_overview_location2.htm Very...
Re: Oil pressure sender .15 / .25 (Warning week)
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:49:34 -0700
...I have seen many an aircooled vanagon driver think that their oil cooler was leaking and it was only the pressure sender sitting right...
Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:59:09 -0500
Last week I proposed installing a VDO oil pressure sender in the fuel rail and hooking it up to my oil pressure gauge. Some...
Re: anyone ever bypassed the 2.1L high oil pressure sender???
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Tue, 13 May 2003 22:57:41 -0400
...The high oil pressure sender is always grounded and it buzzes (and oil light flashes) when there is a problem. The low pressure sender...
VDO Oil Pressure Sender
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:24:17 EDT
I found and oil pressure sender for a VDO guage on an Audi yesterday and scooped it up along with the three gauges, Oil...
Re: Oil temperature sender
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:57:17 -0500
What I'm looking for is the temperature sender that will fit where the current oil pressure switch adapter is. I've already moved...
Re: Random Oil Buzzer
Historical mailing list - The corruptor
Mon, 5 Apr 2004 14:10:28 -0400
http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender_overview_location.htm Read my following page carefuly; http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender.htm Even...
VDO dual sender versus Tee fitting & two senders
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sun, 6 Jan 2002 13:35:30 -0800
...Regarding the oil pressure gauge, does anyone know (for certain) if a Tee fitting and 2 senders for the oil pressure and idiot light...
Re: 91 instrument cluster, oil pressure led
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 03:28:40 -0800
...I plan to replace the sender so that my oil pressure guage will work > again but would also like to wire up the in...
Re: Oil temperature sender
Historical mailing list - C. Abney
Sat, 14 Jan 2017 06:44:13 -0800
...oil temperature >> sender >> >> > on the rear of the engine where the grey oil pressure sender is >> > currently >> >> > located. I'm considering moving my oil...
VDO Oil Sender Setup
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 16 May 2012 10:03:40 -0400
Here's a picture of my VDO oil pressure sender. It looks moist but doesn't actually drip. http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7...
Re: Oil temperature sender
Historical mailing list - C. Abney
Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:42:10 -0800
...I've already moved the pressure > switch from between the pushrod tubes for the pressure sender. I have a > temperature sender in oil drain...
Re: Adding oil pressure and temp gauges?
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:45:22 -0400
...Boston Bob has had problems with VDO's dual oil pressure sender giving false low oil pressure units so I chose to keept the...
oil press. sender relocation
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 5 Jul 2012 14:12:49 -0700
Had a go at making my version of a relocation "manifold" for low/high and gauge oil pressure senders (for WB). An evening of...
Re: Fuel Pressure Gauge...any with electronic senders???
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 12 Mar 2004 11:23:14 -0500
...It will work the exact same, for fuel pressure as oil pressure. The gasoline won't eat the diaphragm in the oil pressure sender...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Tue, 15 May 2012 23:07:43 -0400
...I need to make an extension to the port between the puhshrod tubes for the pressure sender, but where to install oil temp sender...
HELP - Oil light says on!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 19:23:59 -0700
...I installed the oil pressure sender in the head where the low pressure sender usually goes. At 2000 RPM the pressure was 30 PSI...
Re: no oil pressure, new engine, need help!
Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 16:53:14 -0500
...so where's the temp gauge sender? what you described is the vdo oil pressure dual sender. don't know why he's got...
Re: Oil temperature sender
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Sat, 14 Jan 2017 03:36:54 +0000
I just recently took delivery of the Glowshift oil sender adapter along with their oil temp gauge and oil pressure gauge. I am excited...
Oil temperature sender
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:37:26 -0500
...oil temperature sender on the rear of the engine where the grey oil pressure sender is currently located. I'm considering moving my oil...
91 instrument cluster, oil pressure led
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:16:27 -0500
...http://www.oldvolkshome.com/late_van_cluster_install.pdf I fried my dual output oil pressure sender. The reason that it was fried (or...
Electric sender, oil pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 7 Apr 2006 19:18:25 -0400
Does anyone have photos of their oil pressure sender installation along with info as to what length of extension tube you used? I've...
Re: VDO Oil Pressure Extension Adaptor
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 12 Feb 2003 22:51:00 -0500
...An idiot light sender isn't much larger than a large nut. The gauge sender for my SunPro oil pressure gauge is a bell...
oil pressure gauge sender
Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
Fri, 7 Apr 2000 14:34:54 EDT
I'm thinking of getting the VDO oil pressure gauge and dual sender. My question is, is the 12" extention tube that VDO offers...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:54:52 -0700
...I need to make an extension to the port between the puhshrod tubes for the pressure sender, but where to install oil temp sender...
oil temp sensor opinions ?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 9 Nov 1995 10:49:13 -0700
...Specifically dip stick senders vs. installing one in the oil plate underneath the engine (having the sender on a T connector with both pressure...
Re: flickering oil light at idle
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 25 Apr 2004 09:18:27 -0500
...50 oil, change the faulty low end oil pressure sender > > read bro... > http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender.htm > > The low oil presure...
Re: installing oil pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 11 Sep 2000 23:06:34 -0700
The sender location on the left side of the engine is actually the correct location for the oil pressure gauge. This location will check...
Oil pressure sender
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:12:22 -0500
...Can any one tell me the size of the socket I need to locate to remove the oil pressure sender between the pushrod tubes...
Re: Oil temperature sender
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:26:27 -0700
...oil temperature sender > on the rear of the engine where the grey oil pressure sender is currently > located. I'm considering moving my oil...
Re: Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 22:05:45 -0500
...http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender.htm I'm very happy with Penzoil! (Castrol is fine also) Regards, Ben
Re: New Dash Pod/Dynamic Oil Pressure
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Sun, 31 Oct 1999 15:02:45 -0500
I presume you're going to "tee" the oil line, not the electrical line. The stock oil pressure senders only give a digital OK...
Question: '79 bus oil temp/pressure guage installation and wiring
Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
Wed, 10 Jul 1996 17:49:37 -0500
...BTW, the oil temp sensor is mounted in the sump plate, the pressure sender in the normal oil pressure guage location in front of...
.5 Bar ? VDO oil pres Sender okay?
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Thu, 21 Oct 1999 21:11:08 -0700
...I got set up with a VDO DUAL CONTACT Oil Pressure Sender and VDO oil pressure gauge. On of the contacts on the dual...
Re: flickering oil light at idle
Historical mailing list - The corruptor
Sun, 25 Apr 2004 00:17:11 -0400
...http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender.htm The low oil presure sendre .9 BAR was repalce for a higher 1.05 sender... Get...
Re: Oil Pressure = 0
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:26:40 -0800
...what the high pressure sender thinks. If it starts buzzing and flashing over 2000, then you probably have an oil pressure issue. -- John Bange...
Re: TiiCo Gauges... A nice discovery
Historical mailing list - Wayne Hagan
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 15:58:36 -0800
FWIW my '88 1.8 Jetta has oil pressure senders on the cam and the oil filter and some circuitry involved translates it into...
anyone ever bypassed the 2.1L high oil pressure sender???
Historical mailing list
Tue, 13 May 2003 21:42:38 EDT
has anyone ever bypassed the high oil pressure sender on the 2.1L? the buzzer/light keeps coming on above 2000 rpm. changed the...
Re: more oil temp
Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
Sat, 22 Jun 1996 08:13:32 -0700
...un-screw the sender from th engine 3. screw the new sender in 4. plug in the oil pressure and oil temp wires 5...
Re: Important - oil pressure query
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 21:13:54 EST
...Without the high pressure sender installed, the system apparently will not provide low oil pressure warning above 2000 rpm. Gary Dennis Haynes wrote: For...
Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:55:44 -0600
...DM&FS At 10:59 AM 3/14/2006, jake beaulieu wrote: >Last week I proposed installing a VDO oil pressure sender in the...
Blinking oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 6 Dec 2020 10:01:18 -0800
...I check the sender wire, looking OK the white plastic connector is OK too. What else to check? Could the high oil pressure sender...
Re: Cold start oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 11 May 2021 22:11:02 -0700
...I mean the problem of having an oil pressure sender on a tube. I’m not being coy, I mean it. Purely mechanical oil...
Re: Question about VDO oil pressure sender?
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:16:05 -0700
Hi Anthony, WK goes to the original oil pressure sender (0.3bar I believe), and G is the signal wire to the gauge. G...
Questions VDO gauge/late model oil senders
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Sun, 17 Oct 1999 09:39:50 EDT
...the more elaborate dual sender oil pressure warning system if its not to difficult.) Can the second oil pressure sender (0.9 bar) be...
Re: flickering oil light at idle
Historical mailing list - Benoit
Sun, 25 Apr 2004 18:43:11 -0400
...50 oil, change the faulty low end oil pressure sender >> >> read bro... >> http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender.htm >> >> The low oil presure...
Re: Oil Pressure Light
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 01:45:14 -0400
...to understand how the sender works. and put 20w50 oil, that help too. http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/oil_pressure_sender.htm No connection...
VDO 80 psi oil pressure sender with 5 bar gauge
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:20:43 -0300
Does anyone have experience using a 80 PSI VDO oil pressure sender with a 5 bar VDO oil pressure gauge? The Egauge site says...
installing oil pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Mike Bauermeister
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 23:32:11 -0500
Any advice on installing an oil pressure guage in my '89 westy? I got the VDO gauge, sender, and extention adaptor from Bus Depot...
Re: .5 Bar ? VDO oil pres Sender okay?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 21 Oct 1999 23:41:32 -0700
The .5 BAR sender will make the buzzer come on earlier as it is a warning of too low of oil pressure. .5 BAR...
Re: .5 Bar ? VDO oil pres Sender okay?
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 06:17:41 EDT
...The contacts on the VDO sender are normally closed as are the 4.4 contacts. Oil pressure opens them i.e. lack of pressure...
Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:52:51 -0800
...oil is getting warm (personally, i'm going to add another coolant temp sender to the high oil pressure sender and toggle between senders...
Re: Adding oil pressure and temp gauges?
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:16:56 -0300
...1x # 350-040 VDO electric Oil Pressure gauge - Bus Boys 52mm $31.25 1x #360-006 Dual contact VDO oil press. Sender - Bus-Boys...
Re: Cold start oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 12 May 2021 00:10:28 -0700
...I mean the problem of having an oil pressure sender on a tube. >> >> I’m not being coy, I mean it. Purely mechanical oil...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 Sep 2017 15:58:11 -0700
...Pics etc here https://shufti.blog/2012/07/05/vanagon-oil-pressure-sender-relocation/ Jeeze, been 5 years now, the set up works fine...
Re: Cold start oil pressure
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 11 May 2021 23:38:24 -0600
...I mean the problem of having an oil pressure sender on a tube. > > I’m not being coy, I mean it. Purely mechanical oil...
Cold start oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Mon, 10 May 2021 20:43:48 -0700
...For years I’ve had VDO oil pressure and temp gauges, senders on a sandwich adaptor at the oil filter. Start-up pressure has...
Re: Adding oil pressure and temp gauges?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:59:26 -0700
...I opted for > removing the existing pressure sender from above the Oil Filter and > relocating it up to the Head beside the other one...
Re: 2.1L Engine: Oil Pressure Senders faulty reading
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 17:42:08 -0500
...Oil Pressure Senders faulty reading On 12/12/04 2:59 PM, "Detroit Bus" <detroit.bus@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Returning to my mechanic, I...
Re: Low Oil Pressure
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Tue, 8 Oct 2002 14:56:48 -0400
...http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/oil_pressure_sender_overview_connector.htm the oil light should saty OFF over 2000 RPM, if not you have...