Hi,
You didn't mention the Vanagon model year. There is a system on later
vanagons called the dynamic oil pressure warning system that can issue false
alerts. The system can be checked easily with a voltmeter.

Regards,   John

>From: Debra Clark <debra_clark@YAHOO.COM>
>Reply-To: Debra Clark <debra_clark@YAHOO.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: oil light and buzzer
>Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:48:00 -0800
>
>My, my......I'm learning a lot.  Yesterday, as my husband was driving the
>van home the oil pressure light and buzzer came on for about 10 seconds and
>then stopped.  The rest of the drive home was fine.  It happened after
>about 30 minutes on the freeway at about 60 miles per hour.  He was slowing
>down on an exit ramp.  By the time he turned off, it had stopped.  He made
>a couple of stops on the way home and nothing else happened.  The heads
>were just replaced and it was tuned and the oil and filter were changed.
>The car drives very well except that it does seem to eat gas.  After I warm
>it up today, I'll check the oil level just to make sure.  Is this just an
>idiosyncrasy that may come and go?  I checked the archives and, so far,
>haven't found any circumstances like this.
>
>Debra Clark
>Santee, California
>debra_clark@yahoo.com

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