I just changed my oil today. Put on the ol' Mahle filter and dumped in
3-1/2 quarts of  Mobil One 15W50.

In doing the job, it occured to me there have been a ot of newbies that
have come onto the Vanagon List so I thought a bit of instruction might
be in order about the oil filler tube. This thing always surprises people.

Attention Newbies (and oldies for that matter):

 The oil filler tube is a telescoping tube that can be pulled out and
extended  to provide ease of access for adding oil. If you have not
discovered it, grasp the edge of the filler tube with you thumb and
forefinger and simply pull straight out. The tube will telescope out and
extend beyond the access hatch opening.

Makes life so simple.

Lots of folks don't realize this feature is there. I didn't for the
longest kind of time.

If you haven't done it, try it.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver