Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (June 1996)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Thu, 20 Jun 1996 12:11:33 PDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Shawn Wright" <SW@smus.bc.ca>
Subject:      Re: oil temp up

On 20 Jun 96 at 0:24, Sami Dakhlia wrote:

> Date sent: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 00:24:41 -0500 > Send reply to: dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu > From: Sami Dakhlia <dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu> > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > Subject: Re: oil temp up

> I rechecked the gauge's accuracy and found that, this time, it is dead > on. Boiled a full kettle of water on the Westy stove and dipped the > dipstick sensor in it: gauge showed about 210-215F. Of course, this > does not yet prove that it will also correctly measure higher > temperatures, but the 285F reading this past weekend becomes even more > disconcerting. I now come to suspect that the oil cooler is not > working at all and my plan is to check the oil pressure relief valve. > As you know, its function is to let oil bypass the cooler when it is > cold and thick and my guess is that it is stuck. I really hope that's > the problem, since this would be a relatively easy fix. Could 285 > degrees have harmed the oil (Mobil 1) so that it should replaced?

According to info at:

http://wj.net/f-body/trivia/syn_oil.html,

synthetic oils should be good for well beyond that up (to 500-700F)

and Mobil claims up to 470 F for Mobil 1.

Shawn '88 Westy 322k (Kyra) '85 Jetta TD 341k (Jenni)


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.