Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 10:36:36 -0500
Reply-To: ray.wei@US.PWCGLOBAL.COM
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Yi-Ruey Wei <ray.wei@US.PWCGLOBAL.COM>
Subject: Re: 02 sensor life
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The VW factory maintenance booklet calls for 90K-mile O2 sensor replacement
schedule on Vanagon after m.y. 1988. VW chose to pull a 30K-mile OXS
light mileage counter box from their Golf/Jetta parts bin and installed on
Vanagon's Let's why my OXS light will come on at 30K-mile interval even
though it should not be until 60K miles.
Yi-Ruey Wei
87 Vanagon GL Syncro w/leaking cylinder head
85 Jetta GLI w/165,000 miles
Dallas
> O2 sensor must be replace at 60,000 miles. It dies only a few miles
later if you don't replace it, and usually kills the CAT
> with it.
>
> Eric 86-VW4x4
> vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z
> Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
>
> On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, j fritz wrote:
>
> Volks,>
> Gearing up for a 5000 mile trip but would like to raise the gas mileage
(16.5 mpg @65 mph) and eliminate the bogging
> down that occurs when pulling away from stop lights. (Basically the
pedal feels "dead" until you get up to about 2000 rpm
> and then there is a surge. It is especially bad with the AC on. People
behind me swear and honk the horn....I don't really
> care, but it doesn't allow for the occassional "need to get up to speed
quickly" type of getaway.) The engine idles
> beautifully and starts great. I've occassionally noticed a slight surge
at highway speeds but I really think it occurs when the > AC pump is
kicking on and off.
>
> Since I bought my 89 Westy last fall I've put in Bosch plat plugs, put on
new Michelins MXTs, KYBs, a sway bar, changed
> fuel lines, oil/air/gas filters, new Dansk muffler, switched all oil to
synthetic and flushed/changed to non-phosphate coolant. > My budget (and
my wife's patience) is running out :-)
>
> Many members have offered suggestions but before I spend the bucks I have
a couple of questions: My Westy has
> 57,000 miles on it. I believe the O2 sensor light is due to come on at
60,000 and I know how to shut it off BUT does it also
> mean the sensor is probably shot too? Since my maintenance budget is
running low I need to prioritize my remaining
> things to do before the trip.
> I'd appreciate your input on what I should focus on to try to eliminate
the bogging and the poor gas mileage. Should it be
> #1 replace O2 sensor, #2 replace cap and rotor (I think the PO replaced
the cap at some prior time as it looks
> newer/cleaner and the metal ring that goes around it to eliminate noise
in the radio is now sitting in one of the rear
> cabinets), #3 replace coil or plug wires, #4????? I can afford
to do some of this but unless the list feels strongly, I'd
> rather not do it all at this time.
> Your comments are greatly appreciated!!!!!!!
> Jim in Iowa
> 91 Passat Wagon GL
> 89 Westy
> 66 Beetle
>
Ray Wei 05/10/99 11:50 AM
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To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
cc: "Kevin J. Turinsky" <KTurk@ALASKA.NET>
Subject: Re: What's Yer Favorite Car Battery
>I really like the Exide batteries. however, at Sam's club you can get a
>group 41 battery (Champion) for 37.88. 5 year warranty. For that price
just
>change it every two or three years and always have a new one.
>
Our Sam club sells white case (like European original) Champion group 41
battery for $39.95 but with only 2
-year exchange warranty. Mysteriously all 6 batteries I bought for my VW's
were died right after 2 years.
I gave up Die-Hard since it always develops acid leak. You just don't want
acid leak on the Vanagon's.
Yi-Ruey Wei
87 Vanagon GL Syncro w/78K miles
85 Jetta GLI w/169K miles
Dallas, Texas
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