

| Subject: | Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement oil, filters, exhaust options. |
| From: | Kevin Duvernay |
| Date: | Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:29:14 -0600 |
Dennis, I actually already have the full GW exhaust. Ive installed everything except the 2&4 header. Simply ran out of time a few weeks ago when I did the rest of it. Figured Id save it for when I do the Motor mounts. It really is a great system, big fan. On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Mobil 1 15w-50 5 quart jug often $25.88 at Walmart. > Mobil 1 0w-40 European 4 quart jug the same or the Mobil 1 truck-Suv 5w-40 > for those that want the Diesel stuff. > They also usually have the Rotella T5 (blend) and T6 synthetic for even > less. > I have also been using the Mobil M1-205 oil filters. Shop on Amazon and > e-bay for price. > > When I do exhaust I usually plan end up with the torch. This is a bit more > fun after rust busters have been sprayed as they are combustible so the > stuff has to be cleaned and burned off. > > The Go Westy Stainless pipes are interchangeable in pieces with the factory > style exhaust. You can upgrade one piece at a time as needed. Their muffler > and brackets are a great way to get better breathing, mount better, and > reduce some weight. I do like better hardware though. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > OlRivrRat > Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2015 12:13 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement > > Kevin > > Not that it is necessary, but I'll put a 2nd on what DH & KW have > said & Add that if > > You have not already done so, You should Soak All the Nuts&Bolts that you > are going to > > be removing on this project with PBBlaster &Or Zep45 Today & then HeatItUp > ToOp'Temp > > &Then SoakAgain ~ > > &Also ~ The NextTime You change Your Oil, Save Yourself some > UnnecessarilySpent > > $s & use Valvoline FullSynthetic Instead ~ > > > http://www.valvoline.com/products/consumer-products/motor-oil/full-synthetic > -motor-oil/ > > Redline is a GreatOil as are RoyalPurple & Ams but WayOverPriced & > a > Valvo' F'S'Oil > > will DoTheJob JustAsWell ~ > > There are Other Good F'S'Oils out there but I'm just fond of Valvo' > ~ > > ORR ~ DeanB > > > On 5 Mar , 2015, at 8:50 AM, Kevin Duvernay wrote: > > > I'm swapping out my motor mounts tomorrow. While I'm there I'm also > > going to replace the #2/4 header. If that goes smoothly, I've also got > > a new water pump along with all new coolant pipes/gaskets and hoses > > (its basically the last bits of my complete cooling system overhaul!) > > > > Anyways, I figured while I'm there doing all this I minus well toss in > > a new high pressure oil sender (the grey one, .9 bar). What I'm > > wondering is, is it possible to do this without loosing too much oil? > > I JUST changed the oil out to some really expensive Redline synthetic > > stuff, would hate to waste any of it... > > > > Also, anything else I should address while I'm back there? > > > > Kevin >
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