[Vwdiesel] '82 VW Westphalia diesel

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

  The high oil is most likely from someone adding too much oil. You never
know just why.  Maybe someone thought it was an "x" quart system when
it's really an "x-y" quart system.  My wife did the same thing when I first
overhauled the Jetta TD engine, with adding oil.  The buzzer came on (worn
oil pump I didn't realized needed replaced.)  She checked the dipstick, saw
no oil (it was too clean, diesel oil should be black and show!)  She added
a quart.  Again it buzzed, again she added.  This went on for 3 or 4 quarts
and she decided to drive home.  On the way it let out a big cloud and she
thought she'd ruined the car.  We limped it home and oh boy, get over 40
mph and it looked like a big cumulous cloud dropped on your tail!  Pumped
it out and it was fine.  I also heard of a lady who's car wasn't running
right.
Her son checked it out and drained several extra quarts from the crankcase.
The service station attendant (yeah, back in those days) would add a quart
 with every fillup whether she needed it or not!
  It's not likely it's an injector.  You'd most likely blow a hole in a
piston
or at least the end off of a glow plug if it were that bad.  Unlike a gas
engine, there's not so much extra fuel and when they do such things,
it's usually from a dead hole.  The only way you'd have a dead hole is
most likely from a really tight or burned valve.

  On the dynamic oil pressure enlightenment system (DOPES)  ;-)  You
have an oil pressure sender on the head as well as on the oil filter housing.
This would make me think you have a transplant engine.  Usually the
oil filter housings don't get swapped unless it's with an engine.  It's
possible
someone put in a temp sensor but it's most likely the high oil pressure
sender. Good outlet for a turbo feed line.  :)  The engine code will say if
it's a non Vanagon engine.  I believe they had their own set of letters.
     Loren