Date:         Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:25:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
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When I was driving a badly worn 1.9 a few years back I used straight 60 weight Valvoline Racing Oil.   I was afraid to take it out of town, but no buzzers or lights.  

Eventually it wore through the thrust bearing and started to hemmorhage through the rear/front(?) main seal.  Got all my miles out of that one!

Karl Wolz
Sent from my electronic umbilicus

On Apr 10, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 3:15 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> At 04:12 PM 4/10/2012, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>> 
>>> This keeps coming up on the list.  The owner's book for my '91
>>> Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile says to fill the oil to
>>> 
>> 
>> Except it doesn't.  As far as I know this is the *very first time*
>> that someone has complained of the buzzer going off when the revs
>> fell below 2k, instead of when they rose above it.  I suggested the
>> beginnings of some testing earlier but haven't heard back.
>> 
> 
> *I guess I have to disagree with you David.  The 'buzzer goes off and light
> goes on at idle on a hot engine but goes away when I rev the engine'  is a

> common thread and question.  And the stock answer is 'go to 20/50 oil' plus
> other responses on checking the oil pressure etc. etc.*