[Vwdiesel] Oil fill level for an Overland 1.9NA

[jon]

Oh yes, I forgot the important information: this is a "stock" installation
in a Vanagon. Duh.

Jon

On Mon, 15 May 2006 Libbybapa at wmconnect.com wrote:

> In a message dated 5/15/06 11:00:33 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> jon at kenneke.com writes:
>
>
> > Everytime I have the discussion about how much oil fills an Overland
> > 1.9NA, I come up with a different answer.
>
> Is this in a vanagon?  As you know, the oil pan is different in the vanagon.
> The 1.6 in a jetta/golf requires a different amount than it does in the stock
> diesel vanagon.  The difference is the pan.  I think 4-4.5 sounds just about
> right.  The vanagon is more sensitive to a level that is either too high or
> too low.  Too high blasts it out the valve cover breather.  My experience is
> that a level that is too low will result in oil pressure being sensitive to turbo
> speed/ boost.
>
> Andrew
>