Date:         Mon, 5 Feb 2007 20:31:39 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change
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Oil level will not matter for an engine that is not used. For 7 weeks, the
Stabil is not needed. I would consider disconnecting the battery or
batteries to avoid any drain.  If you just replace the filter, the oil level
will drop as the new filter fills and you should be all set. Then you can
blame the buzzer on the choice of filter, not the level as some folks do.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
"Louize Christensen
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 8:22 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change



All great info, Volks.

I think the overfill theory might be the culprit (perhaps in addition to the
wrong oil), as of course after I immediately pulled over (coolant temp was
rising too),
... And making sure no oil was dripping, or blowing out, I checked the
dipstk --three times no less-- to be sure, and all three times, it was at
least 1/8" or more ABOVE max mark. I was thinking it was overfilled.

The shop is a recommended shop. -I just always prefer to give the benefit of
the doubt and get my facts straight before throwing any stones!

At this point, I just got a job on another yacht, which is departing in two
days. (The life of a sea and land gypsy!)  We will be gone for seven weeks.
Is it ok to leave it for that amount of time with the overfill?

Also plan on putting Stabil in the gas tank.

Re: oil filter
I also did a Google search on that oil filter and got the same cyrillic (or
whatever) characters but no info!

Any other suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again,
everyone for all the good advice.

Cheerio!
Louize
91 Westy
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