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--- Keith Park <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> wrote: > > oil breather cap had popped off. What does this > > signify? Too much oil pressure? > Means its time to find another good one... plastic > shrinks and they pop off > sometimes when older. Luckily I had bought one when Toby offered them. I'm going to see if I can stretch this one out first through. > I thought I was on the > > low side of pressure because sometimes after a > long > > drive my oil light would just barely flicker in > rhythm > > with the idle of the engine. > Your lower end is near end of life... but they can > go on this way for quite > sometime, so long as you dont push it too hard. I first noticed it when driving it home for the first time. I haven't noticed it since then, but I've only driven it a few times at night. If the rings have worn in now will that help the oil pressure? I'm hoping to push off the lower-end rebuild until just after the Hershey invasion. I'll keep from pushing it too hard until then. > Without even knowing > > this, the mechanic who inspected the car said I > should > > be using 20W50 in it (which is what I put in it > this > > morning). > > BIG mistake!... well... ok, regular mistake. 10W 40 in the > winter, no more, even if the > engine is shot. Ack... I knew better, but I listened to the mechanic. I'll do another oil change before it gets real cold out. Thanks! ===== Aaron Clow - http://www.tiserves.com/VW/ '71 FI AT Square - On the Road '71 FI AT Fasty - Off the Road '71 AT Square - the Parts Bin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org