

| Subject: | Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret |
| From: | David Marshall |
| Date: | Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:51:19 -0800 |
There's lots of things people don't know about their van.� My favorite is the beer opener - the door latch on the b-pillar is a perfect bottle opener and there is hole right below it to catch the caps. Prost! David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Mon, January 12, 2009 20:31, John Rodgers wrote: > > I bring this up once in a while because I never ceased to be amazed aat > how many people don't know. > > Adding oil to the engine is an aggravating challenge - trying to pour > oil into the filler neck at a near horizontal angle. You are guaranteed > to spill some oil and make a mess unless you use a funnel. Then > afterwards there is always the question of what to do with the funnel > which is now coated with residual oil. > > The secret - the oil filler neck has an extension telescoped down inside > the filler tube. Just grasp the edge of the filler tube between finger > and thumb and pull and it slides right out, The rest is self evident. > Pretty slick. > > Enjoy your cleaner rear. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver >
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