Hi, You didn't mention the Vanagon model year. There is a system on later vanagons called the dynamic oil pressure warning system that can issue false alerts. The system can be checked easily with a voltmeter. Regards, John
>From: Debra Clark <debra_clark@YAHOO.COM> >Reply-To: Debra Clark <debra_clark@YAHOO.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: oil light and buzzer >Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:48:00 -0800 > >My, my......I'm learning a lot. Yesterday, as my husband was driving the >van home the oil pressure light and buzzer came on for about 10 seconds and >then stopped. The rest of the drive home was fine. It happened after >about 30 minutes on the freeway at about 60 miles per hour. He was slowing >down on an exit ramp. By the time he turned off, it had stopped. He made >a couple of stops on the way home and nothing else happened. The heads >were just replaced and it was tuned and the oil and filter were changed. >The car drives very well except that it does seem to eat gas. After I warm >it up today, I'll check the oil level just to make sure. Is this just an >idiosyncrasy that may come and go? I checked the archives and, so far, >haven't found any circumstances like this. > >Debra Clark >Santee, California >debra_clark@yahoo.com
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