Date:         Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:34:31 -0800
Reply-To:     Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: BAD OIL Again!
Comments: To: vw4x4@FYI.NET
In-Reply-To:  <3E491531.76E71CCC@fyi.net>
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Have you tested the oil pressure?  You may have a bad
switch or instrument panel problem.  The only way to
know if you have oil pressure problems is to put a
gauge on.

Z

--- Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote:
> Well, now that I have a few minute, here is the
> history:
>   I purchased the Syncro with 110,000 miles on it
> and the engine had been replaced at about 8,000
> miles previously.  The engine oil looked like it had
> 8,000 miles on it also.  GEX sticker and plate on
> the
> block confirmed it was almost new rebuild.  Since
> then
> I have changed the oil every 3000 miles.  It had
> high
> pressure buzzer going off the first summer I had it.
> I curred this by running 20-50 and changing several
> parts in the cooling system to bring the temp. down
> to below the LED.  A year ago more pressure problems
> after an oild change to Mobil oil.   I changed out
> the oil,
> to another brand, seams to had fixxed the problem,
> thur
> last winter and the summer.  Have used 20-50 weight
> thru last summer. Now I changed oil again same
> problems.
> This oil change I put in 2 qrts of 10-40 and 2 qrts
> of 20-50
> since the extreme cold temp.  It now has 75000 miles
> on the rebuild, head gaskets are leaking, and can be
> causing a higher temp. Timing it advanced, and could
> also
> be causing heat problems.  I think that installing
> straight
> 20-50 oil may have bought me some time, but not a
> few years.
> This is what I was thinking last year, so the engine
> should
> have been dead by now?
>    What bugs me is I've change this oil every 3000
> miles!
> I can document each and everyone.  If this engine is
> bad,
> it was bad from the day I got it!
>                                              Eric
>
>
>
>
> Robert Donalds wrote:
>
> > EricI would guess that the engine has at least
> 140k on it or that some
> > gas station has reassembled the engine and never
> inspected the oil
> > clearances. dont blame the oil for low oil
> pressureBob DonaldsBoston
> > engineHttp://www.bostonengine.com


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