Date:         Mon, 4 Jul 2005 18:29:33 -0600
Reply-To:     jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: 2.1 oil leak revisited.
Comments: To: Jim Quan <full360@GMAIL.COM>
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The 2.1 has two oil pressure senders.  One in front hidden behind some stuff
and one up at the right?? Head.  Strange but in my own experiences if the
senders go leaky on a jetta it is always the upper one and on the vanagon it
is usually the lower one on the water boxers.

jimt

On 7/4/05 2:03 PM, "Jim Quan" <full360@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> As I had posted earlier, coming back from a Memorial Day trip to Santa
> Cruz I noticed my 1991 Syncro Westy had oil residue on the back of van
> and there was a decent amount of oil dripping onto my driveway as I
> unloaded the weekend stuff. The responses to my original post
> suggested either the oil cooler o-ring or the oil pressure switch
> amongst other possibilities. I single these out because this problem
> seems related to extented high RPM chugs up grades such as Pacheco
> Pass on the way to Santa Cruz from the Valley. Otherwise, no oil leak,
> no oil residue on the back of the van, it dissappears during everyday
> driving. I need several things from the list... Is my diagnosis
> correct based on the suggestions from the responses to my earilier
> post? Where can I find the oil pressure switch? And if this is the
> problem how do I remove and replace it? Your suggestions once again
> are very welcome.
>
> Jim
> 1991 Syncro Westy
>
>