In a message dated 09/10/2004 12:56:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

First
ONLY EVER USE THE VW SPECIFIED OIL FILTER, NOT THE ONES AT THE  CORNER OIL
CHANGE STORE.  GO ONLINE TO www.busdepot.com or  www.gowesty.com or
www.volkscafe.com and purchase the MANN oil filters from  any of them.
This is crucial.  the VW specified oil filter has a  relief valve not found
on the FRAMM or BOSH oil filters that will cause a drop  in oil pressure.

Joel, I'm gonna have to jump in here and  disagree with you.  There are many
filters on the market which have both  the relief valve and anti drain back
valve necessary to the waterboxer engine  beside MANN & BOSCH filters.  I sell
HENGST filters and they are equal  to the MANN or BOSCH.  There are many others
also.  The important  thing is that the filter have both valves and have a
quality  filter material.

    The other thing here with the initial question is  that he says the motor
was rebuilt but we don't know if that included new  bearings properly sized
and installed and we don't know about the oil  pump.  What is needed now is to
install an oil pressure gauge, to determine  the best way we have available,
the oil pressure in that engine.  There is  no way to know if the bearings are
worn out other than checking with an oil  pressure gauge or opening the motor.
 I can tell you one thing for sure  that if that motor has more than 200,000
miles on the original bearings they are  most likely worn to the point they
will cause the oil light to flicker.   Then next thing that will happen is that
a rod, most likely number three, will  poke its ugly head out through the top
of the engine case.  Just ask Ina or  any number of folks on this list.  Now
it was number four rod on Ina's  engine but I don't think that makes a whole
lot of difference !  The bottom  line here is that when that oil light starts to
flicker you'd better find out  why quickly.  It may be an electrical problem,
it may be a filter problem,  it may be an oil problem, it may be a relief
valve problem or it may be a  bearing problem.  If it's the latter your in for
seeing a rod poking  through the case in short order !  That oil pressure
warning light system,  no matter how Micky Mouse it is, was installed by the
engineers for a  reason !

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2005
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