Zoltan,
The dipstick in the oil fill tube is the factory dipstick. the engine
mounted dipstick won't be accurate because of the extreme angle of the
engine.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zoltan" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: Keep pouring oil in ... Diesel

> Hi Shawn,
> I hope, we are talking about the same thing.
> This is a diesel.
> There are two dipsticks.
> There is about one gallon difference between the two.
> If the stick in the fill tube is correct, there is no oil showing on the
> original one, on the engine.
> If I fill to the original stick, the oil is way high on the fill tube
> stick.
> My instinct says use the factory dipstick, but it is scary to know, that I
> put in almost two gallons of oil.
> Maybe, because the engine is slanted more than in the Golf, it should be
> ignored and only the fill tube must be considered.
> I don't want to have a seal blown.
> I hope, one will chime in with full info.
> Thanks, Zoltan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shawn Wright" <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 7:07 AM
> Subject: Re: Keep pouring oil in ...
>
>
>> Be careful! The '82 style vanagon dipstick mounted in the cap on the
>> filler tube is very
>> sensitive to the van being level to get an accurate reading. It can also
>> take quite a long time
>> after the engine is off to drain all the oil down to the pan. Overfilling
>> this engine is NOT
>> something you want to do! This can result in the crank spashing the oil,
>> causing foaming,
>> loss of oil pressure, etc. I tend to keep mine in the mid point of the
>> dipstick range to be safe.
>>
>> On 7 May 2007 at 0:01, Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote:
>>
>>> I checked the oil level of a diesel and there was no show of oil on the
>>> stick.
>>> But this van has a stick that is built into the oil fill cap too, so one
>>> does
>>> not have to open the engine area.  On that stick it was ok, but it is
>>> obviously
>>> a home made thing. I checked the back of the Bentley and it says 4
>>> quarts.  And
>>> less if the filter is not changed. I had to put in more than four to
>>> make
>>> it to
>>> the top of the mark of the factory stick and there was plenty in there
>>> already.
>>> I have a Golf with the same engine and it is not as slanted as the one
>>> in
>>> the
>>> van.  Anyone knows about this subject? Zoltan
>>
>>
>> Shawn Wright
>> http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
>> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
>> '85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
>>
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