I will strain my oil tomorrow. And I will certainly remember to strain the
synthetic oil at the next change. I just plain forgot to strain it.

Did you mention to strain only the last cup full of dregs and through a
coffee filter?

William

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: Oil pump leak fix and switch to synthetic oil

> I don't mean to be a pest but If you're going to all that trouble of
> flushing, running mystery O and moving on to synthetics and an exotic
> filter, I'd just be curious about my starting point. Although the first
> cleaning was the time to check things out I still have a lingering
> curiosity about what might show up in the wash.
> I've only got about 5K on my new engine and I'm still getting some very
> finite iron from my cylinder walls.
> It presents itself at the oil strainer plate (you don't have one on your
> water pisser) where I've hung that big magnet I mentioned in an earlier
> post. (back in about November)
>
> Stan
>
> On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 17:33:17 -0800 "developtrust" <developtrust@home.com>
> writes:
> > Apparently not, but I only did a visual inspection. I forgot to
> > strain it. I
> > still can, but it is in one of those large oil recycling cans.
> > Visually it
> > looked pretty clean. Only about 32,000 on a factory rebuilt engine
> > that was
> > well cared for by the original Swedish American owner.
> >
> > William
> >
> > Subject: Re: Oil pump leak fix and switch to synthetic oil
> >
> >
> > > Marvel Mystery oil .
> > > Did you get any special crud out with the oil that the Mystery
> > Oil
> > > brought with it?
> > >
> > > Stan Wilder
> > >
> > > On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 16:52:42 -0800 developtrust
> > <developtrust@HOME.COM>
> > > writes:
> > > > Greetings everyone,
> > > >
> > > > Just a brief progress report to say that tightening the 4 bolts
> > on
> > > > my oil
> > > > pump face plate to squeeze that gasket in a bit seems to have
> > > > stopped the
> > > > minor oil leak. After a few days of driving I notice no leaks.
> > The
> > > > top two
> > > > bolts were very difficult to get at and without the special tool
> > I
> > > > made with
> > > > the 10 degree bend in the open end 13 mm wrench to give me a
> > little
> > > > more
> > > > grab I could not have done any tightening at all.
> > > >
> > > > Today I removed the oil with the Marvel Mystery oil added after
> > 700
> > > > miles
> > > > and switched to Mobil one synthetic 15W50 oil with a stock
> > filter.
> > > > The next
> > > > test will be to see if the synthetic oil leaks anywhere and if
> > it
> > > > makes a
> > > > difference in MPG.
> > > >
> > > > That synthetic oil is surely slippery stuff. I had to wash my
> > hands
> > > > three
> > > > times to get all of it cleaned off my hands.
> > > >
> > > > At my next oil change and after an oil analysis from
> > www.oillab.com
> > > > I will
> > > > switch to the Trasko oil filter system and do another oil
> > analysis.
> > > >
> > > > William Polowniak
> > > > 1989 Vanagon GL
> > > > 1988 Mercedes 300 SE
> > > >
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