Date:         Wed, 30 Jan 2002 17:33:17 -0800
Reply-To:     developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil pump leak fix and switch to synthetic oil
Comments: To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@juno.com>
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Apparently not, but I only did a visual inspection. I forgot to strain it. I
still can, but it is in one of those large oil recycling cans. Visually it
looked pretty clean. Only about 32,000 on a factory rebuilt engine that was
well cared for by the original Swedish American owner.

William

Subject: Re: Oil pump leak fix and switch to synthetic oil


> Marvel Mystery oil .
> Did you get any special crud out with the oil that the Mystery Oil
> brought with it?
>
> Stan Wilder
>
> On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 16:52:42 -0800 developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
> writes:
> > Greetings everyone,
> >
> > Just a brief progress report to say that tightening the 4 bolts on
> > my oil
> > pump face plate to squeeze that gasket in a bit seems to have
> > stopped the
> > minor oil leak. After a few days of driving I notice no leaks. The
> > top two
> > bolts were very difficult to get at and without the special tool I
> > made with
> > the 10 degree bend in the open end 13 mm wrench to give me a little
> > more
> > grab I could not have done any tightening at all.
> >
> > Today I removed the oil with the Marvel Mystery oil added after 700
> > miles
> > and switched to Mobil one synthetic 15W50 oil with a stock filter.
> > The next
> > test will be to see if the synthetic oil leaks anywhere and if it
> > makes a
> > difference in MPG.
> >
> > That synthetic oil is surely slippery stuff. I had to wash my hands
> > three
> > times to get all of it cleaned off my hands.
> >
> > At my next oil change and after an oil analysis from www.oillab.com
> > I will
> > switch to the Trasko oil filter system and do another oil analysis.
> >
> > William Polowniak
> > 1989 Vanagon GL
> > 1988 Mercedes 300 SE
> >
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