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Transporter Talk No 143
DON’T PANIC! ASK THE MECHANIC...
Welcome to another new feature of Transporter Talk.
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This feature will answer technical questions from our club members. It does not matter how silly or tricky the question seems, The Mechanic can come to your rescue and you may be helping out other members.
Please send any questions for The Mechanic to
mechanic.vwt2oc@icloud.com
As this is a new feature, The Mechanic does not have any technical questions to answer this issue, so will take a look at a product that could help to keep your T2 on the road and cash in your pocket!
Oil is one of the most important components of your engine. Without oil, an engine will overheat and fail. Many Dubbers keep a close eye on oil levels and top up as required, but is this enough? Keeping the oil in your engine at optimum temperature is as important as maintaining the correct level.
Monitoring the oil temperature in your classic VW has always been tricky and normally requires the tment of an aftermarket system that can look out of place, be challenging to install and leave a large dent in your wallet.
However, there is a simple yet very clever product called “Save My Bug” that can help you to monitor the oil temperature without breaking the bank.
“Save My Bug” is an oil temperature dipstick that replaces your original dipstick and connects to the oil pressure switch with an 18” wire included in the kit, allowing you to monitor the engine oil temperature without the use of an aftermarket gauge.
The oil light on your dash will now not only operate as an oil pressure warning light, but will also become an oil temperature warning. In normal conditions the light will remain o , if the engine oil temperature starts to get too hot it will ash, if the light comes on steady, the engine temperature is excessively hot (or there is an oil pressure problem) and you should pull over and stop the engine immediately.
This has made keeping an eye on oil temperature whilst driving a doddle and the installation takes less than 10 minutes for all levels of ability.
It is available for both the Type-1 engine and Type-4 engine from most well known air- cooled VW specialists for around £30-£40 depending on application.
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To nd out more go to
www.savemybug.com