i was getting some stuff from the tech bulletin file and thought this might be a timely time to put this out for the folks who live where it gets cold. especially if you have gotten a water-cooled vanagon recently ... the oil cooler seal, if it breaks, can dump ALL your oil on the ground in a big hurry, as one poor soul on the list already found out. from Technical Newsletter, 88-N04 ........................................................................ Volkswagen Technical Newsletter 88-N04 High Pressure, Low Performance A Volkswagen that stalls when the engine is cold or after driving a few hundred feet could be suffering from an air/fuel imbalance. It could also have a bad oil pump. That's right, oil pump! If the same engine has zero compression, the chances are even greater than the oil pump is to blame. If the oil pressure relief valve sticks, oil pressure could rise to over 200 psi when you accelerate to drive off. With pressure that high, the hydraulic valve lifters will overextend themselves, causing the valves to hang open. After the engine warms up, the car will probably run great the rest of the day. So check the oil pressure when you've tried everything else to solve a stalling problem ... believe it or not!
from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1987 ....................................................................... Technical Information Group: 17 Number: 87-05
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