Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:07:09 -0500
Reply-To: "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From: "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Oil pressure lamp
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Jack, I have never even heard of this oil so I do not have an opinion of
it. Really as long as your oil pressure is good and you aren't
experiencing a leak, you are fine running the oil of your choice. I like
to run 20-50 in the summer just because it seems to help with that
momentary oil pressure dive that happens after a ride at highway speeds in
warm weather. You know the one that makes the oil buzzer come on and
scares the crap out of you, usually for no reason. Of course I always stop
and check it out to be safe. Thank you VW for engineering "the boy that
cried wolf" into the late model Vanagons :-)
Ken
On Feb 15, 2014 6:39 PM, "Jack R" <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Ken,
>
> I don't want to start a Oil debate again on the list... but highly respect
> your opinion.
>
> I've been running Total Racing oil, 10W50 in my 2.1L WXB.
> http://www.lubadmin.com/upload/produit/FichePDF/lang_1/1177.pdf
>
> Wondered what you thought of this oil. I do not drive in the winter
> months,
> as I avoid the salt roads in Michigan.
> Getting ready for my spring oil change, and wanted to use the right stuff!
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Jack R.
> 84 Westy, with 91 2.1L motor.
> N. of Detroit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 3:29 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Oil pressure lamp
>
> I had this same problem out of the blue on a customer's van the day before
> they were going to come and pick it up. Wound up being the sender, but
> also
> check the wiring to it to be sure there are no bare spots.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Started the van (1.9L) this morning. Dampish morning, 40 degrees F (a
> > mild morning, it was 55 degrees colder than that two weeks ago). The
> > van hadn't been driven for about a week.
> >
> > The oil pressure lamp did not go out. The oil pressure gauge I
> > installed a couple years ago read normally (75 psi, cold engine,
> > idling, 0-40 weight oil), so I sat for a moment and decided to trust the
> gauge.
> >
> > Over a period of about 3 minutes while driving, the oil pressure lamp
> > dimmed until it went out.
> >
> > Took care of my errand (had a crown installed at the dentist's), which
> > took about 20 minutes, and when I started the van again, the lamp
> > behaved normally: lit then went out after a few seconds as it normally
> > does.
> >
> > Bad sender or something? Isn't that sender a switch? What's with the
> > dimming then?
> >
> > --
> > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> > Bend, Ore.
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
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