Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:29:10 -0700
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From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
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It is most likely it is low oil pressure at a hot idle.
Need to consider the switch of course, and ideally check the oil pressure
with a gauge.
I put one 1.9 wbxr together for a guy ....just worked on about ten things on
the outside of the engine .....he's been driving it with an oil light on at
any time it's under 1,500 rpm for several months now.
I will say, those 1.9 watercrapper engines just do not blow up.
They get shittier and shittier ......noisy lifters, leaking heads, run lousy
etc....( low OP too )
But they do not blow up.
Use a thicker oil.
You could send out an oil sample to an oil lab for analysis. If they show
increased levels of tin and other bearing metals - you can figure the rod
bearing oil clearance is probably getting pretty big. I can almost see the
copper showing in the bearing shells now.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Dennis Haynes
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:25 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
First set of questions:
What viscosity oil is being used? Should be 20w-50 or synthetic equal like
15w-50.
What is the fill level? Top mark is too high.
How hot is the engine running? Use infrared thermometer on case. 200-210
max.
What is the idle speed? In gear. 850-900.
Next it is possible to have a bad switch or better yet, the wire is frayed
somewhere and shorting out turning on the light.
Next step is to check the oil pressure with a gauge.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Ed
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:03 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
I have an 84 vanagon, automatic, after it gets good and warm and has been
driven vfor a while I notice at idle I get a flickering oil light. Oil
level is good, rasing the RPM's ever so slightly makes it go away, as does
putting it in park and letting it idle.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Ed Maikranz
Abilene, TX
1984 Vanagon
1972 Riviera
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