Date:         Mon, 15 Apr 2002 16:08:12 -0700
Reply-To:     Andrew <Andrew@VWMAIL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew <Andrew@VWMAIL.NET>
Subject:      Re: oil pressure at startup in diesel swapped inline 4
Comments: To: Tromper <evilpig@MINDSPRING.COM>
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Ever since I did my converision (Digifant II), I have only used the Diesel filter, and I've never had problems with the oil light.

I also use the same Diesel filter in my gas Jetta, never had any problems.

Andrew
1984 Westy "Speed Bump"
1996 VW Jetta Trek  "Little Beep" (the wife's car)
The Basket Bus  http://www.creativegifts2go.com/vw.html


--- Tromper <evilpig@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote:
>I had the same problem with mine, though it was an earlier
>motor I swapped it for, I solved it with a better filter that
>has an anti-drainback valve.  I've heard of folks just using
>the larger diesel filter..
>
>My two cents is the "Pure One filter" from Purolator
>http://www.pureoil.com/  seems to do the job.
>
>Tromper
>1982 Dieselfant II
>"The Manatee"
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of the Zezoffs
>Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 4:37 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: oil pressure at startup in diesel swapped inline 4
>
>
>I have a diesel Westy that was swapped with a 92 cabriolet egnine.  The oil
>pump and pan are the original from the diesel with a total of 50k miles.
>50% of the time at startup it takes about 1 minute for the oil pressure
>light to extinguish.  The other half of the time, it goes out within
>seconds.  Is there a oil pressure checkvalve somewhere that loses the oil or
>prime.
>TIA

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