mine was a loose wire at the butt head

avg. Joe

-----Original Message-----
>From: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
>Sent: Apr 10, 2008 9:28 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Oil light : on-off-on-off - - -
>
> RE: Oil Pressure Light
>Anna, you should get this resolved and drive as little as possible until you
>do.
>First, you may have overfilled the oil and that is not a good idea, the oil
>level should be between the two marks and never above the top one.
>Two questions to get answered:  What weight oil is in the engine and what
>make filter?  You should be running 20/50 weight oil (for standard oil) or
>15/50 if synthetic. And the filter should be from Mahle or Mann.
>The first thing I'd do is get the Vanagon to a good Vanagon mechanic and
>change to oil to make sure it's the right amount and right weight.  And
>change the filter to one that is known to be good.  If the problem persists
>then further diagnosis is needed.

Have a nice Day :)