A number of years ago, I bought a cool oil pan drain plug from Pep Boys that had a locking valve on it. To drain the oil, you'd simply unlock and open the valve. Unfortunately, when I sold the car I had installed it on, the valve went with it. I wonder if one can get such a valve for the Vanagons? Marc Perdue Mark Dorm wrote: > Sump screen?? I have a 1991... never heard of the sump screen... > > I've never used more than one crush washer for the oil drain plug > > Or you mean one crush washer pertains to the nut holding the sump screen > where ever that is... > > Fram is selling a set up that replaces the oil drain plug and allows you to > attach a hose to the replacement piece for the drain plug, so you can drain > you oil and not worry about the wind making you environmently unfriendly... > not sure if it fits the vanagon... > > >From: Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM> > > > >They did not do anything wrong in my opinion.... > > > >It seems weird that you could just add oil and it not keep leaking..sort of > >like it was fixed. > > > >If there is a huge dump of oil from around the oil filter area, there is a > >big o-ring that goes above the oil cooler. That deteriorates over time and > >it leaks like a sieve when that happens. But, that is not a procedure that > >is part of every oil change, by any means. > > > >An oil change on you or van consists of > > > >oil filter > >oil > >cleaning sump screen > >new paper gaskets for that screen > >2 crush washers for the drain plug and the nut that holds the screen in. > > > > > > > >Adam P > >81 Westy "The Brick " > >70 Single Cab "Whitey" > >74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > >73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) > >1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg > >1976 Transporter (New CA bus) > >1974 412 "Goldmember" > >Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled) > > _________________________________________________________________ > Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 |
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