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Re: Where is the oil pressure sender on VW Rialta?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 27 May 2012 09:55:06 -0700
...On VW's using two oil pressure switches, the high pressure switch kicks in when engine revved past 2K RPM. That said, on a...
Re(2): how engine oil degrades (was: sysnthetic oils)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 Jan 1997 10:31:02 -0500
Thanks for the explanation regarding the two oil pressure switches. You said that the 13.1 switch must close with RPM greater than 2000...
Oil pressure switch
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:57:28 -0700
Hi all, BD lists two oil pressure switches for the "back of the engine". One at .9 bar and the other at 1.8...
Re: Oil pressure switch
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 10:06:19 -0700
If you got 86 and later Vanagon you got 2 oil pressure switches, .9 and .3 bar. working in dynamic oil pressure system. .3bar...
Re(2): why 2 oil switches (was: how engine oil degrades) oil
Historical mailing list
Tue, 7 Jan 1997 10:09:44 -0500
Jim, Thanks for the excellent explanation of the high and low oil pressure switches and how they function. I have been wondering about this...
Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc. Now have voltage data on wire from oil pressure switch to instrument panel
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 29 May 2017 05:24:35 -0400
...The oil pressure switches we sell are not these colours. Low pressure switches, 0.03 bar, are BLUE and high pressure switches, 0.09...
Re: Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 11 Nov 2014 05:25:39 -0500
...Those OEM oil pressure switches will not operate a real gauge. > On Nov 10, 2014, at 4:30 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY...
Re: Syncro oil pressure switchs
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Sep 1996 12:23:39 PST
...if both switches should be grounded with no > oil pressure, (engine off)? > You have two oil pressure sensing switches. The low pressure switch (4...
Re: Oil pressure switch
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 06:29:51 -0400
...Oil pressure switch Hi all, BD lists two oil pressure switches for the "back of the engine". One at .9 bar and the other...
Re: Where is the oil pressure sender on VW Rialta?
Historical mailing list - Hawk
Sun, 27 May 2012 12:04:28 -0500
...On VW's using two oil pressure switches, the high pressure switch kicks in when engine revved past 2K RPM. That said, on a...
Re: oil pressure buzzer
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 00:22:30 EDT
...isn't impossible that the oil pressure switch has gone bad. My '86 Syncro had one its pressure switches go bad last year...most...
oil pressure switch question 1.8 bar?
Historical mailing list - insyncro fabrications
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:13:41 -0500
My question concerns part #056 919 081E, 1.8 bar oil pressure switch. My van has .3 bar and .9 bar switches, what is...
Re: of oil lights and pressure switches
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 25 Sep 2001 18:59:45 -0700
Rebuilt engine: $2500-3200 Quality mechanical pressure guage: $30. You choose. (Try your local NAPA.) Jim
Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 17 Nov 2015 07:35:09 -0800
I've read some where those plumber sockets work well to remove oil pressure switches http://www.homedepot.com/p/Eastman-5-Piece-Plumber...
Re: Fw: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 16:29:00 -0600
Lance, Look for a bare spot in the oil pressure lead insulation. Slight changes in the position of the engine may allow the lead...
Fw: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
Historical mailing list - Lance Lovell
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 23:18:44 +0100
...Vanagon oil pressure switches Hello there!! My Vanagon,[a Transporter here in the U.K],oil pressure light/buzzer seems to have a mind...
Re: oil pressure switch question 1.8 bar?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:48:34 -0500
...056 919 081E, 1.8 bar oil pressure switch. > My van has .3 bar and .9 bar switches, what is the 1.8 bar...
Re: 89 Wolfs/Newbie ??
Historical mailing list
Sun, 30 Nov 1997 20:43:34 -0500
...The dynamic oil pressure monitoring system gets inputs from two pressure switches. One switch is closed with no oil pressure and opens when oil...
Re: Still confused, looking for suggestions...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:10:57 EDT
Jeff, The two switches at as follows: Low: Light comes on when there is not enough oil pressure below 2000 rpm. comes on at...
Fwd: [VANAGON] Fw: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 20:22:30 EDT
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Re: oil buzzer/light (was vdo...)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 25 Mar 1997 14:57:56 -0500 (EST)
...While the engine has two oil pressure switches, BOTH are to indicate when oil pressure is too LOW. There's a higher threshold on...
Oil pressure warning
Historical mailing list - John
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:23:56 -0500
...If you have a transplanted 2.1L then there are two oil pressure sensing switches sending to different pressure signals to the Dynamic oil...
Re: Re(2): how engine oil degrades (was: synthetics oils)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 Jan 1997 18:21:44 PST
...I am still unclear whether >or not >the two switches measure too low and too high oil pressure. > >Charles >
of oil lights and pressure switches
Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
Tue, 25 Sep 2001 18:10:51 -0700
...how many oil pressure switches does a 1985 wbx have and how can I tell if the part store sold me me right one...
Re: Need some Oil Pressure help
Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
Sun, 24 May 1998 01:56:45 EDT
...The switches they installed to monitor oil pressure kick in at 0.3 bar for near idle engine speeds and 0.9 bar for...
Re: oil pressure problems, still
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:11:19 -0400
...Several take off points are in the plate for oil pressure switches and such.Very interesting and useful to Vanagon owners with good pressure...
Re: 86 Westy Syncro , Re: Dynamic oil pressure
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Jun 1996 23:59:05 -0500
>Are you sure the switches are good? Are they correct? Have you measurd the >oil pressure? Are the wores connected properly? >Dennis. > Boy I...
Re: Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:31:52 -0800
...When that oil warning buzzer is sounding the oil warning led should also be blinking. 1986 and newer vans have 2 oil pressure switches...
Re: Vanagon 2.1 Oil Pressure
Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
Sat, 4 Apr 1998 03:20:26 EST
...The dynamic oil pressure monitoring system gets inputs from two pressure switches. One switch is closed with no oil pressure and opens when oil...
Re: oil pressure switch question 1.8 bar?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:44:17 -0600
...056 919 081E, 1.8 bar oil pressure switch. > My van has .3 bar and .9 bar switches, what is the 1.8 bar...
VDO Gauges?
Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
Mon, 24 May 1999 15:56:31 -0700
Hi all, Silly questions; I'd like to install two standard VDO oil temp/pressure gauges in my '88 van. There doesn't really...
Oil pressure switch color
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 14 Jul 2016 08:49:18 -0500
Some confusion. Have new switches - one blue and one gray - but don't remember which color goes where. Anyone know? John
oil pressure switches
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 2 Jun 2001 20:22:03 -0400
Troubleshooting my dynamic oil pressure warning system on '86 2.1. The sensor on the left side by the pushrod tubes is acting wierd...
Re: Oil pressure switch problem
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 23:35:22 -0700
...Oil pressure switch problem > I've been dealing with this stupid oil pressure switch problem and need > some help. Note that I have no...
Euro-Elec: UPDATE 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
Historical mailing list - "Richard Meissenheimer (by way of Derek Drew )"
Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:35:07 -0500
...for my oil pressure gauge, and also because of the inaccessibility of the ports. I measured the resistance of the switches and found them...
Re: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
Historical mailing list - Melissa E. Mourkas
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 21:00:27 -0400
...Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
Re: [WetWesties] 2.1 dynamic oil pressure system
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:54:21 -0700
...replacing the oil pressure switches is a common, semi-easy and logical thing to do. I seldom ever, ever find a bad oil pressure...
Re: issues with oi; alarm and temp light
Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:06:08 -0700
...Do you > >think the splice may be offering resistance and causing it to go off? > > > The oil pressure switches are ON/OFF, switches, not...
Re: Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:05:00 -0500
...When that oil warning buzzer is sounding the oil warning led should also be blinking. > > 1986 and newer vans have 2 oil pressure switches...
of oil lights and pressure switches - SOLVED
Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
Thu, 27 Sep 2001 17:54:08 -0700
...I replaced it as well as the oil pressureswitch and the problem is gone. One thing though: While trying to diagnose it I got...
VDO Fuel Pressure sender?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:46:41 -0500
...By rigging up two toggle or rocker switches nearby, I was going to have the pressure gauge where I could read either oil or...
Re: oil pressure problems,still
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:16:01 -0400
...Several take off points are in the plate for oil pressure switches and such.Very interesting and useful to Vanagon owners with good pressure...
Re: Oil light/buzzer
Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
Sun, 17 Aug 1997 23:39:51 -0700
...I'd replaced all the oil pressure switches (the turbo uses different switches than the other engines). To this day, it does the same...
Re: Oil Light Question
Historical mailing list - James Benthall
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:51:33 EST
...My oil pressure light kept coming on (along w/ a very loud audible alarm) a few weeks back, and my mechanic just replaced both...
Syncro oil pressure switchs
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Sun, 15 Sep 1996 21:00:30 -0400 (EDT)
...Can someone tell me if both switches should be grounded with no oil pressure, (engine off)? I think I have a bad switch in...
Re: Oil pressure switches
Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
Thu, 6 May 1999 14:29:39 +0100
...same time), either the oil pressure is too low or the 0.9 bar switch is broken or the switches are mixed up. My...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 29 Jul 2017 23:20:52 -0700
...Oil pressure switches do wear out too. This is not to say that you don't have low oil pressure. The Bentley diagrams show...
Re: oil pressure light problem
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
Sat, 7 Sep 2002 18:30:53 +0000
...Larry's right about the oil pressure switches being in the correct location, 0.3 bar by the push rods and 1.8 bar...
Re: Oil pressure warning
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Sun, 11 Mar 2001 09:30:16 -0800
...If you have a transplanted 2.1L then >there are two oil pressure sensing switches sending to different >pressure signals to the Dynamic oil...
Re: of oil lights and pressure switches
Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
Tue, 25 Sep 2001 22:47:57 -0700
...Charles '85 Westy At 06:59 PM 9/25/01 -0700, Jim Arnott wrote: >Rebuilt engine: $2500-3200 Quality mechanical pressure guage: $30. You...
Re: why 2 oil switches (was: how engine oil degrades) oils)
Historical mailing list - James Cohen
Thu, 2 Jan 1997 19:53:05 -0800
Oil pressure that is too high is detremental also. At the very least it will blow out all the oil seals, which will let...
Re: Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:33:26 -0700
...the oil pressure switches was in poor condition, cleaned it up some, but really want to replace. Tonight when driving the pressure light and...
Re: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
Thu, 7 Oct 1999 16:58:45 -0230
...Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!! >
Re: Oil pressure switch problem
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 17:09:19 -0700
have you actually measured the oil pressure to make sure it is, well, not just low oil pressure? what weight of oil? -matthew Solange...
Re: Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:43:56 -0500
...When that oil warning buzzer is sounding the oil warning led should also be blinking. > > 1986 and newer vans have 2 oil pressure switches...
ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ...
Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
Wed, 5 May 2004 18:00:23 -0400
...Comes with new oil cooler.. manual trans flywheel... oil pressure switches and water pump... plus a thermostat and an oil filter... later, jesse 89...
Re: Oil pressure on a long trip
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:28:14 -0400
It would be helpful to know what viscosity oil you are using. Assuming you have the correct oil pressure switches, you may be getting...
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 pressure light
Historical mailing list - Larry Steffen
Mon, 10 Nov 2014 09:04:40 -0800
...When > that oil warning buzzer is sounding the oil warning led should also be > blinking. > > 1986 and newer vans have 2 oil pressure switches...
Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which are important ?
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Fri, 8 Jan 1999 09:12:00 -0800
...hazard & rear defrost switches? The gauge could have two "needles", one for oil temp and the other for oil pressure? Matthew 84 wolfsy 67...