Well, Ain't That About A Kick In The Crotch.....

[MarkWard]

Probably a dead end, but that's a pretty good size oil feed line for the turbo. Looks like number 4AN. If the pressure relief valve stuck, quite a bit of oil and pressure could have been forced to the turbo, possibly bypassing the seal and being carried to the intake.

Factory oil supply tube has a pretty small ID. That's probably not what happened though.
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[valvecovergasket]

[Team WorldTour]

I got too late of a start to the day today, but tomorrow I will reset the timing and dump the oil. Make sure I have 5 liters. I think, maybe, that the oil drain valve I put on didn't allow it to drain completely. It was either a 90° bend it the drain tube, or feeding the DT through the skid plate, above the level of the drain.
Tomorrow.
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1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
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[Wildthings]

[crazyvwvanman]

Are you using a stock diesel oil pan? The VW Vanagon Bentley says for the early diesel engine models 3.5 liters without filter change, 4.0 liters with filter change. What oil fill specs have you found for Syncro with JX?

Mark

[leecat]

Feel for you, Team Worldtour - hope it's not as serious as it looks. I dread this in my AHU, last fall took it for a test drive and suddenly the engine pitch changed while accelerating hard onto the highway and she laid down more smoke than a destroyer at Midway. I'm sure the people behind me thought James Bond was making a getaway in a VW Van.

Then she smoothed right out and not a hint of a problem since - scared me good tho.

Hoping you can solve things relatively easily.

[Team WorldTour]

[crazyvwvanman]

The AAZ block has a different dipstick hole and the factory JX dipstick doesn't match it.

When I do AAZ installations I add the desired quantity of oil and then mark the dipstick to match my desired oil min and max levels.

In my opinion 5 liters is too much for an AAZ with factory diesel van oil pan.

Mark

[Team WorldTour]

I can measure it when I suck it out. Siphoning cold oil downhill shouldn't be too difficult...
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1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
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H6 Subaru Engine Swap Thread
WV2ZZZ25ZFH094138(x)/ WV2YB0257LH057308(x)/ WV2ZZZ25ZLG113270/
"Where am I going? And what am I doing in this handbasket?" -Nicodemus Jordan
When All Else Fails: Lather, Rinse, Repeat!

[westyventures]

[Team WorldTour]

So, my day is already pretty full.
Lost my job, wife had hand surgery, and I am scheduled for a procedure next week. What that means is, I alone am responsible for the daily operations in the house.
Also, I've ordered a 12v suction pump. It will be here Sat/ Mon. I will measure the oil when it gets pumped out.
As it stands, the van is ass-down in the sloping driveway, so the oil fill tube is the lowest point. Maximum oil recovery. I will update here as I can....
Thank you all so far for the advice and encouragement.
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1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
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H6 Subaru Engine Swap Thread
WV2ZZZ25ZFH094138(x)/ WV2YB0257LH057308(x)/ WV2ZZZ25ZLG113270/
"Where am I going? And what am I doing in this handbasket?" -Nicodemus Jordan
When All Else Fails: Lather, Rinse, Repeat!

[4Gears4Tires]

Man, when it rains it pours. One day a time. Health > work > van. It can sit a bit. Take care of yourself and family.

Best of luck.
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[mikemtnbike]

^^ great post, 4gears. I get myself all worked up about van issues and am really working on remembering it's just a thing, not going anywhere, and the rest of life- including self-care- is usually more important. I'm trying (not succeeding, trying) to only work on the van when it's what I want to do- in other words, when working on the van IS self-care.

Fingers crossed, TeamWolrldTour, and take care of yourself and your family first!
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1995 Eurovan Camper "Marzivan"
2020 GTI SE manual

[crazyvwvanman]

The VW JX document sources I saw say 4.0 liters without filter, 4.5 liters with filter.
Has this changed since the early 90s?

Mark

[westyventures]

[tjet]

[Team WorldTour]

So, slowly but surely, it is coming along. I received my 12v oil pump over the weekend, and proceeded to pump the oil pan out.
CAUTION: LOUD!

Link


The pump says to limit work to 30-minute intervals. I had to run three work-cycles to get the pan drained. I ended up with 7 quarts in my bucket (Towards the end, I dumped an extra liter in the engine, so I could visually verify the pan was empty). S0, in reality, I pumped SIX quarts out of the pan. Yeah.... I'm going to have to rethink this oil drain valve idea.....
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1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
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H6 Subaru Engine Swap Thread
WV2ZZZ25ZFH094138(x)/ WV2YB0257LH057308(x)/ WV2ZZZ25ZLG113270/
"Where am I going? And what am I doing in this handbasket?" -Nicodemus Jordan
When All Else Fails: Lather, Rinse, Repeat!

[?Waldo?]

The JX pan has two oil drains - one at the front and one at the rear of the pan. I don't understand the need for the pump.

[Team WorldTour]

Syncro, with a skid plate. The front drain is the only accessable one. Ant it is pointed uphill...
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1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
Click to view image
H6 Subaru Engine Swap Thread
WV2ZZZ25ZFH094138(x)/ WV2YB0257LH057308(x)/ WV2ZZZ25ZLG113270/
"Where am I going? And what am I doing in this handbasket?" -Nicodemus Jordan
When All Else Fails: Lather, Rinse, Repeat!

[westyventures]

If the engine is installed correctly with Syncro TD bars, the front one will drain perfectly on level surfaces.