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Date:         Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:13:53 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: OIL warning light up
Comments: To: jim.felder@GMAIL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <4d1b79350807230702x21c7ffb0vdcd73ad893408879@mail.gmail.com>
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The easy way to the rear sensor is to remove the water pump pulley. A dep socket can then be used to remove and replace the sensor. Again, be sure to use the correct one, .9 Bar.

Dennis

>From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: OIL warning light up >Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:02:48 -0500 > >Zoltan, just wait till you see where those sensors are and how hard they >are >to get to. >Do this: find the plug between the brown sensor wires and the wiring >harness. It's a two-connector plug in the vicinity of the thermostat >housing. Take it apart and clean the contacts. Also clean the connections >at >the sensors. It's 90 percent likely that your problem will be solved. If >that doesn't do it, replace the sensor by the water pump first. You'll have >to pull back the rear tin. > >Jim > > >On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:38 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> >wrote: > > > "The Westy man" <thewestyman@GMAIL.COM> said: > > > > > OK, I will check the pressure then change the switch if I have to. > > > 140k on engine, compression is very good, engine quiet, smooth. And >it > > only > > > comes on when I push it up to 2300. > > > > There are two separate oil pressure alarms. One is triggered by the > > sensor on the crankshaft oil journal, on the bottom left side of the > > engine. It illuminates the oil pressure lamp (but not the buzzer) if > > the pressure falls below 0.3 bar at any time. > > > > The other circuit flashes the lamp and sounds the buzzer if the pressure > > falls below 0.9 bar with the engine above 2000 RPM. It is located sort > > of under the crank pully, kinda tricky to get at. > > > > It's not unheard of for the wrong sensor to be installed. My van had > > the buzzer problem after it warmed up; turned out that there was a 1.8 > > bar sensor installed instead of the 0.9 bar. > > > > Good luck. > > > > Allan > > -- > > 1991 Vanagon GL > >


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