[Vwdiesel] '82 VW Westphalia diesel

[Josh Westhoven]

>     I figure either someone put too much oil in (not likely that much) or
else
> the injectors need rebuilding and unburnt fuel is getting into the
crankcase.


Never underestimate the mechanical exploits of the dreaded PO (Previous
Owner).

A friend of mine has a 90ish GL bus that he was running very light-weight
oil in.   When the wasserboxer got hot, the oil would thin out to the point
that the pressure warning buzzer would come on.    He checked the dipstick,
and saw it to be devoid of oil (because the oil was so new and thin it was
transparrent) and kept adding fresh oil until is showed-up.   When it
finally astarted smoking from all the blow-by, he had it towed to a local VW
shop.   They wanted to charge him $6500 for a rebuilt wasserboxer.   I
pointed him towards a less well-known VW shop, which drained 7-8 qts of oil,
filled it with heavy stuff, gave the lump a tune-up, and charged him $200.
The van has run like new for 6 months now.

-Josh