I'd be curious to know what brand of oil filter and weigh of oil you are
running.

'88 Westy

leif wrote:

> I have had a similar problem.  I drive at freeway speeds on my way to work,
> and no problems, as soon as I exit and put the clutch in and the RPM's drop,
> the oil buzzer come on.  With the clutch in I rev the engine a couple of
> time and that seems to bring the pressure back up and the buzzer goes away.
> The strange thing is that this does not happen all of the time, probably
> once a week.  It feels like the movie SPEED where the van will blow if I
> drop below 55 MPH.  Now if I could only get Sandra Bullock in my carpool
> group.
>
> Any clues what causes this drop in pressure?
>
> Leif Paulsen
> '86 Syncro GL "4BY-THOR"
>
> > My oil light does not come on when my 84 vanagon first
> > starts.  After a few minutes, it begins to flicker at
> > idle.  After driving the vehicle or extended idling,
> > the oil light stays on while the vehicle is idling.
> > 20/50 oil and VW filter.  With only a VERY slight
> > increase in RPM the light drops out.  (I have not
> > tached it yet to see what the idle rpm is.)  Engine
> > has 150k and runs well (70+ on the interstate with a
> > quarter throttle or less.)
> >
> > I plan on turning the idle up a bit, but am I merely
> > masking the problem?  Should I be thinking oil
> > pressure problems (bearings?) Or overheating???
> >
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