> DID you make sure that you have the right Oil filter... I have found that > this can aleiviate the problem. Many many times I have seen the > wrong filter > make this happen on Vans and in-line four VW.. Vanagons are very > Perticular > to the correct filter...
The right oil filter is cheap. I sell the genuine Mann/Mahle for $4.29 (min purchase 4). Cheap insurance. Certainly not worth saving a few cents for a filter that may not have the correct flow characteristics for the wasserboxer engine. But there are also other possibilities. Could be a bad sender (also cheap to replace). Or thin oil (I usually recommend 20W50, or at absolute minimum 10W40; certainly something a bit heavier than 10W30). Or even if the pressure is in fact a bit low, sometimes simply stretching the oil pressure relief spring just a tad will increase it measurably. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot http://www.busdepot.com |
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