Date:         Tue, 8 Oct 2013 09:52:48 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dipstick Blowing Out? Urgent.- Oil level.
Comments: To: mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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That is a very good point. Excessive oil level can also explain power loss
as the oil eventually floods past the rings. The excessive heat and churning
will also cause increased oil temperature with the resulting loss of oil
pressure. Once the oil pushes past the rings consider catalyst and O2 sensor
replacement.

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
mark drillock
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 9:29 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Dipstick Blowing Out? Urgent.

Had you just added oil or just had the oil changed? If so my guess would be
that the oil was overfilled and that played a role.

Check the oil when the van is perfectly level only. Check it several times,
wiping the stick each time, until the measurement repeats the same indicated
level. You really don't want it quite as high as the top mark on the stick,
and never above that mark.

Mark


Chris Paquette wrote:
> Had an unusual event in my '88 Westy a couple of days ago. I was
> heading up a long incline (the Sepulveda Pass on the Sepulveda Pass on
> the 405 in Los
> Angles) when I started to lose power badly. When I pulled over I saw a
> slight oil leakage on the pavement below the engine compartment.
>