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Vanagon 2.1 Engine Oil Pressure Survey
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data base please copy & paste the list below to an e-mail then fill in your
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The type of gauge your using is
important, please include this info. If
you have not included it in stats already sent in please do so now.
Engine: (OEM or
rebuilt by whom) (oil pump – standard or hi-volume)
Mileage: (km or mi)
Oil
Weight:
Type:
Brand:
Gauge: (details
please)
Oil pressure
Cold Start
Idle:
2000 rpm:
4000 rpm:
Fully warmed after at least 1 hour of running
Idle:
2000 rpm:
4000 rpm:
STATS
#1
Engine: 2.1 l
Mileage: ~ 20,000 m
Oil
Weight: 20-50
Type: Dino
Brand: Castrol
Gauge: ?
Oil pressure
Cold Start
Idle: 65 psi
2000 rpm: 65 psi
4000 rpm: 65 psi
Fully warmed after at least 1 hour of running
Idle: 10 psi
2000 rpm: 30 psi
4000 rpm: 40 psi
#2
Engine: 1989 2.1Ltr. MV fuel injected
Mileage: 92,500 miles
Oil
Weight:
20W50
Type:
racing?
Brand:
Castrol
Gauge: ?
Oil pressure
Cold Start
Idle:
55 psi
2000 rpm:
60 psi
4000 rpm:
70 psi
Fully warmed after at least 1 hour of running
Idle: 0-3psi light flickering at Oil temp 130 Degrees C
2000 rpm: 10psi
4000 rpm: 20 psi
#3
Engine: 2.1L MV
Mileage: 208,500 m
Oil
Weight:15w-50
Type: Synthetic
Brand: Mobil-1
Change frequency, 7,500 miles
Gauge: ?
Oil pressure
Cold Start
Idle: ~58 psi
2000 rpm: ~60 psi
4000 rpm: ~65 psi
Fully warmed after at least 1 hour of running
Idle: 15 psi @ 180F
oil temp
2000 rpm: 28 psi
4000 rpm: 45 psi
At 230F oil temp
Idle: 10-12 psi
2,000 rpm: 20-psi
4,000 rpm: 35-psi
Note that I have a thermostatically controlled oil cooler. I only see
the 230F temps when operating at high speeds with the AC.
#4
Engine: 2.1
Mileage: 22,000
Oil
Weight: 10W40
Type: Dino
Brand: Castrol
Gauge: ?
Oil pressure
Cold Start
Idle: 65-70 psi
2000 rpm: 70+ psi
4000 rpm: 70+ psi
Fully warmed after at least 1 hour of running
Idle: 8-12 psi
2000 rpm: 20-22 psi
4000 rpm: 40-42 psi
#5
Engine: 2.1l -
Mileage: 900 km
Oil:
Weight:10w30
Type:
standard
Brand:
Gauge: Generic
mechanical (Canadian Tire)
Oil pressure
Cold
Start:
Idle: 56 psi
2000 rpm: 60 psi
4000 rpm: 65 psi
Cold
Start: (w/block heater running more than 1 hr.)
Idle: 45
psi
2000
rpm: 55 psi
4000
rpm: 58 psi
Fully
warmed after at least 1 hour of running
Idle:
3 ~ 4 psi
2000
rpm: 20 psi
4000
rpm: 30 psi
Mileage: 8914 km
Oil:
Weight: 5w50
Type: Synthetic
Brand: Mobil 1
Oil pressure:
Cold Start:
Idle: 80 psi
2000 rpm:
4000 rpm:
Fully warmed after at least 1 hour of
running
Idle: 5 psi
2000 rpm: 16 psi
4000 rpm: 37 psi
#6
2.1 engine rebuilt by
NW Connecting Rod in Seattle, WA, with Melling high
volume oil pump.
30k since
rebuild
Castrol 20w-50 dino oil year round.
Gauge: ?
Current stats:
Cold start (temps in the 40s):
Idle: 75
2000 rpm: 80+
4000 rpm: 80+
Warmed up for half hour (I don't drive for an hour in the winter much!)
Idle: 18-20
2000: 30-35
4000: 50-55
Last summer, on long trips in hot weather:
Idle: 10-12 (never below 10 psi, even in 90 degree
driving)
2000: 25-30
4000: 40-45
#7
Engine: 2.1 OEM
Mileage: 220,000 km
Oil
Weight: 5W50
Type: Synthetic
Brand: Castrol
Gauge: VDO dual gauge –
80 psi range
Oil pressure
Cold Start (Cold idle/2000/4000 readings confirmed with a manual oil pressure
gauge. VDO gauge was correct.)
Idle: 35psi
2000 rpm: 50psi
4000 rpm: 65psi
Fully warmed after at least 1 hour of
running
Idle: 10psi
2000 rpm: 20psi
4000 rpm: 35psi
#8
Engine: 2.1 OEM
Mileage: 240K miles
Oil
Weight: 20W50 summer - 10W40 winter
Type:
Brand: Castrol
Gauge: VDO (gauge &
sender)
Oil pressure
Cold start
Idle: 80 psi
2000 rpm: no tach
Transporter
4000 rpm: no tach
Transporter
Fully warmed after at least 1 hour of running
Idle: 10 ~ 15 psi
(8 psi after a hard expressway run in the heat of summer)
2000 rpm: no tach
Transporter
4000 rpm: no tach
Transporter
#9
Engine: 2.1L Original
Case, one Boston Bob head, one original head.
Mileage: 130,000 miles
Oil
Weight: 20W50
Type: Organic
Brand: Havoline
Gauge: VDO gauge with dual sender – 80 psi range
(includes 8psi warning light & gauge pressure).
Oil pressure
Cold Start
Idle: 60psi
2000 rpm: 60psi
4000 rpm: 60psi
Fully warmed after at least 1 hour of running
Idle: 15 +/-
2000 rpm: 25-30
4000 rpm: 35-45 (varies depending on
ambient temps. & terrain....once it went as low as 28 psi
when cruising all day at 95 degrees F in the hills of Vermont. Idle
pressure also dropped to less than 8 psi. Let
the engine cool at a rest stop for about 30 minutes, and the pressure
rebounded)
#10
Engine: 2.1, rebuilt
Mileage: 4000 mi.
Oil
Weight: 20w50
Type: Organic
Brand:
Gauge:
Oil Pressure
Cold Start
Idle: 45psi
2000rpm:
4000 rpm
Fully warmed after at
least 1 hour of running
Idle: 15psi
2000 rpm: 20 ~ 25psi
4000 rpm:
#11
Rebuilt by me. New
bearings, but stock crank, case, and oil pump. All was still within
factory specs, so I just put it back together.
140k miles on vehicle, 200 miles now on freshly rebuilt engine
Oil
Weight: 20-50
Type: Dino
Brand: Castrol
Gauge: VDO kit from VolksCafe
Oil pressure
Cold Start
Idle: 50psi
2000 rpm: 60psi
4000 rpm: Cold?
Nah... I rarely see these revs even when warm.
Fully warmed after at least 1 hour of running
Idle:
10-12 psi
2000 rpm: 20 psi
3000 rpm: 31 psi
4000 rpm: 42 psi
#12
Engine: Original 2.1 L - 87 Westfalia - 4 speed
Mileage: 153K miles
Oil
Weight: 20W50
Type: GTX High Mileage
Brand: Castrol GTX
Gauge: VDO 80psi Oil Pressure, VDO 300F Oil Temp
Oil pressure
Cold Start
Idle: 60
2000 rpm: 63
4000 rpm: 63
Fully warmed after at least 1 hour of running
Idle:
10
2000 rpm: 20
4000 rpm: 30
@210 F, cruising at 68 mph/4k rpm outside temp 49 F
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