Ever since I did my converision (Digifant II), I have only used the Diesel filter, and I've never had problems with the oil light.

I also use the same Diesel filter in my gas Jetta, never had any problems.

Andrew
1984 Westy "Speed Bump"
1996 VW Jetta Trek  "Little Beep" (the wife's car)
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--- Tromper <evilpig@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote:
>I had the same problem with mine, though it was an earlier
>motor I swapped it for, I solved it with a better filter that
>has an anti-drainback valve.  I've heard of folks just using
>the larger diesel filter..
>
>My two cents is the "Pure One filter" from Purolator
>http://www.pureoil.com/  seems to do the job.
>
>Tromper
>1982 Dieselfant II
>"The Manatee"
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of the Zezoffs
>Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 4:37 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: oil pressure at startup in diesel swapped inline 4
>
>
>I have a diesel Westy that was swapped with a 92 cabriolet egnine.  The oil
>pump and pan are the original from the diesel with a total of 50k miles.
>50% of the time at startup it takes about 1 minute for the oil pressure
>light to extinguish.  The other half of the time, it goes out within
>seconds.  Is there a oil pressure checkvalve somewhere that loses the oil or
>prime.
>TIA

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