Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:58:49 -0800
Reply-To: Debra Clark <debra_clark@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Debra Clark <debra_clark@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: oil light and buzzer
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You're right! It's a 90 Multivan. I'll check this out. The oil level is
fine and I haven't even seen a drop on the pavement after the oil change and
tune-up. The place knows their Vanagons and they used 10/30 valvoline. (I
live in southern California) The filter is white and has VWW listed under
brand on the invoice. I checked under the car for leaks and couldn't catch
sight of a name on the filter, but then I didn't know that it might be
important.
Thanks everybody!
Debra Clark
Santee, California
debra_clark@yahoo.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Patton" <jfp7@hotmail.com>
To: <debra_clark@YAHOO.COM>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: oil light and buzzer
> 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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