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• oxs light came on
  Historical mailing list - dj
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:41:26 -0800
  This is my 1st vanagon , only 3 months now and the OXS light just came on. I checked to owners manual and it said...
• OXS light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Scott P Johnson
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 16:14:48 -0500
  Today, in 95 degree weather, my OXS light came on, and hasn't gone out. I couldn't find anything about it in my...
• Re: oxs/charge light flickering????
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 09:03:06 -0400
  At 12:23 AM 10/23/2001, radish150 wrote: >Hey all, anyone have any insight into why my charge and oxs lights might >be...
• Re: OXS sensor light question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:39:04 -0700
  ...OXS sensor light question > Hard to understand what you mean Scott... > > are you saying that an oxs sensor light is not US federally mandated...
• Re: OXS sensor light question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:57:50 -0400
  ...OXS sensor light question Hi Alistair, I would guess that VW left the OXS light out of the design because the speedo cable that...
• Re: OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:02:39 -0400
  ...OXS light When I turn the key, the oil light blinks, the coolant light blinks, the alternator light comes on steady, and the OXS...
• in search of instrument cluster circuit diagram
  Historical mailing list - William Burg
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:28:23 -0400
  ...what years came wired with an OXS light? Which side is the OXS light usually wired to? I have an 89 wolfsburg LE, the...
• Re: OXS lamp
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 20 May 2013 12:01:08 -0700
  ...OXS lamp has been on as long as I can remember. I had the sensor replaced but the shop never turned off the light...
• Dash light problem...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 1 May 2003 15:17:26 -0400
  ...The van runs fine, and the "counter" box in the speedo cable for the OXS light doesn't seem to need a reset (the...
• Re: OXS light
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 12:55:25 -0400 (EDT)
  ...1996 DEREKWH125@aol.com wrote: > Where is the switch for the OXS light on an '87? Also does anyone know of a > good source...
• Re: OXS light(HOLD FOR FRIDAY RELEASE...)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 21:57:45 -0700
  At 04:14 PM 7/21/98 -0500, you wrote: >Today, in 95 degree weather, my OXS light came on, and hasn't gone...
• '86 Accumulating Electrical Problems
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 00:49:42 -0400
  ...I was living with that and then on the way home tonight the OXS and alternator lights came on and won't go off...
• OXS light reset location?
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 10:06:42 -0800
  Does anyone know where the precise location of the reset button for the oxygen sensor light on an '87? Thanks, david
• Re: WHY OXS AND BATTERY LIGHT...
  Historical mailing list - "Small, Eric (Y2K).SDWARREN/SOPORTLAND/EricS at M ERICS - SDWCMAIL"
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 10:06:39 EDT
  ...RE:WHY OXS AND BATTERY LIGHT... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>Roy Mellor <roym@ARISTOTLE.NET>wrote I have noticed recently that my OXS and Battery dash lights both...
• Re: OXS sensor light question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:14:01 -0700
  ...are you saying that an oxs sensor light is not US federally mandated and that's why a Canadian market vanagon does not have...
• OXS reset
  Historical mailing list - Jack Bateman
  Mon, 2 Sep 1996 22:12:34 +0000
  Greetings!! I recall some time ago there was mention on the list about the sudden illumination of the OXS light in the instrument panel...
• Re: OXS idiot light, Brian
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 00:45:38 EDT
  ...That OXS light is wired to your speedo counter-box, wich after 60K , turns on the light. So don't worry about the light...
• Re: OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:35:37 -0400
  When I turn the key, the oil light blinks, the coolant light blinks, the alternator light comes on steady, and the OXS light stays...
• Re: 88 vanagon oxs light
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 10:57:31 CDT
  ...Is this old news? Any simple solutions? Anyone have an if BOTH the OXS and Battery light come on, it's the little blue...
• WTB: 86+ Instrument Cluster w/ Tach
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 11:43:36 -0400
  ...Truly only need the PC sheet for this configuration (connectors for digital clock, tach, dynamic oil pressure unit, OXS light), but will buy entire...
• Re: OXS Light... what model years was it used
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 14:14:55 -0800
  ...OXS Light... what model years was it used? > >Does anyone know what model years the OXS light >appeared on the >instrument >panel? I know...
• Chick Magnets & that pesky OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Ellen
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:37:38 -0800
  ...When the odometer turned over 60,000, the OXS light came on. I know I have read there is a specific procedure to reset...
• Re: 88 vanagon oxs light
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 03:08:00 EDT
  ...ve unfortunately already found out about the head gasket recall. >> The OXS light means it's time to check the operation of your oxygen...
• Re: Idiot Lights?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 16:48:33 -0800
  Regarding the simultaneous lighting of the OXS and Batt light-While limping home one night in second gear due to a loss of a...
• Re: OXS and battery light on intermitant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:51:33 -0500
  The only purpose of the OXS light is to let you know it's time to change the O2 sensor. The OXS light IS...
• Re: OXS sensor light question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:04:19 -0400
  Hi Alistair, I would guess that VW left the OXS light out of the design because the speedo cable that drives it operates much...
• Re: OXS light on
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:55:52 -0400
  ...Mike Kevin Plichta wrote: > My OXS light it lit. On my 87. What does it mean? > Thanks for your input. > Kevin >
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 15:37:28 -0800
  ...OXS Recorder/Switch on the speedo >> My '90 doesn't have it (a US vehicle) and no OXS light on the dash. IRRC >> it...
• alt light at high RPMS
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:58:11 EDT
  my ALT light and OXS light is coming on at high rpms and sometimes lower flickers or solid. voltage is exactly the same at...
• Battery and OXS light?
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 01:11:45 -0500
  So here I am driving and these lights are coming on - does that mean I'm not getting a battery charge and I should...
• Re: OXYGEN SENSOR LIGHT IS ON---
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 18:23:00 -0500
  ...OXYGEN SENSOR LIGHT IS ON--- > Started up Squeaky this morning and the OXS oxygen sensor light wont go off. > Here in the manual it...
• '84 Oxy Sensor Light
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:40:27 -0700
  ...where is the reset switch for the OXS idiot light that's been on ever since I bought my Van? thanx, Ed Mellinger meed...
• Re: Stuck in Council Bluffs IA
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:28:13 -0700
  ...nail or something similar. >> > > Jake, any time the ALT light comes on the OXS light should too. It's just > a lamp test, and...
• Re: oxs and battery lights are on
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:40:08 -0800
  ...oxs and battery lights are on > Please help! Today the OXS and charge lights on my > dash came on and stayed on for about...
• Oxygen sensor and warning light
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 19:43:44 -0700
  ...These should be Blue/Green (blue with green stripe) which lights the OXS lite and solid Blue, which connects it to the Alternator LED...
• Re: OXS light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 23:23:26 -0500
  At 08:52 PM 3/23/2001, timnew wrote: >My OXS light just came on, what are the possible causes for this? There is...
• Re: Dash light problem...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 1 May 2003 13:48:09 -0700
  ...battery" > lights have ceased to work (no longer come on when the key is turned on > before starting van), and the OXS light is...
• Re: 88 vanagon oxs light
  Historical mailing list - peterleolkes
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 19:37:47 +0930
  ...Is this old news? Any simple solutions? Anyone have an > > if BOTH the OXS and Battery light come on, it's the little blue...
• AC & Warning Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 07:40:50 EDT
  ...The OXS light, and the BAT light both came on. I shut the AC off, drove a few hundred yards, the lights went out...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:33:19 -0600
  ...OXYGEN SENSOR WARNING LIGHT (IF EQUIPPED) Oxygen sensor (OXS) light comes on at 30,000 mile intervals to indicate oxygen sensor replacement. After installing...
• Re: exciter circut, alternator?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 10:09:46 -0400
  ...The OXS light is connected to the alternator light to provide a bulb test function for the OXS light, which would otherwise never light...
• Re: OXS light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:06:15 -0500
  ...It's like an odometer which will trigger a switch (turn on the OXS light) for every preset miles. Once you reset it, it...
• Re: OXS light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 20:26:48 PDT
  >Today, in 95 degree weather, my OXS light came on, and hasn't gone out. I >couldn't find anything about it in my...
• Re: OXS and battery light on intermitant
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:16:44 -0500
  ...Though I did not notice right >away...someone has put a square of black tape over the >OXS light... errrr.... maybe to hide it...
• Re: Battery and OX light on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:13:29 -0400
  ...They stay >on for awhile then go out again Just for clarity, the OXS light will light whenever the ALT light does. It's...
• Rabbit idiot lights
  Historical mailing list - john schaper
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 10:28:54 PDT
  In an 83 Rabbit above the oil, alt, water, oxs idiot lights is a singular arrow centered above the idiot lights that in my...
• Re: OXS Light... what model years was it used?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 09:20:45 -0800
  --- "Fitz-Randolph, Douglas" <Doug@BEACONTEL.TV> wrote: > Does anyone know what model years the OXS light > appeared on the instrument > panel? I know I...
• oxs and battery lights are on
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Phillips
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:24:42 -0800
  Please help! Today the OXS and charge lights on my dash came on and stayed on for about ten minutes as I drove to...
• Re: Bouncy Speedo Needle
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:04:29 -0800
  ...If you have an OXS light on the dash you probably have the two piece. If a later model and no OXS light then...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 17:05:34 -0800
  ...OXS Recorder/Switch on the speedo > >> My '90 doesn't have it (a US vehicle) and no OXS light on the > dash. IRRC > >> it...
• OXS idiot light
  Historical mailing list - Brian & Paula Rhodaback
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 22:17:28 -0700
  ...anyway on the way south from Bend, Oregon to Crater Lake National Park the red idiot light came on next to OXS and not...
• Re: Use Oxy Sensor light to re-set odometer?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 20 May 2006 21:29:33 -0700
  ...Minor correction, NO OXS light on later models, about '88 and later. Bentley and VW say replace at 90,000.
• Re: OXS Light... what model years was it used?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 14:13:54 -0500
  At 12:05 PM 11/22/2002, Fitz-Randolph, Douglas wrote: >Does anyone know what model years the OXS light appeared on the instrument...
• Alternator Problems
  Historical mailing list - - Jeff & Kim Prudhoe
  Fri, 10 May 2002 21:55:50 EDT
  ...He installed it and the alternator and oxs lights would not go off . He took it back and the flaps passed it off as...
• Re: OXS light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 00:15:44 -0400
  ...More than this I cannot recall and my books are far away at the moment. > > > Today, in 95 degree weather, my OXS light came...
• Re: 85 water-cooled Vanagon and OXS
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:32:24 -0400
  ...The oxs light comes on after a certain number of revolutions of the speedometer/odometer cable. It indicates when you have traveled 30k miles...
• Re: OXS lamp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 20 May 2013 13:25:32 -0700
  ...OXS lamp has been on as long as I can remember. I had the sensor replaced but the shop never turned off the light...
• Re: Battery, OXS lights stay on after start
  Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 19:13:59 -0700
  My 81 does the same thing and I always thought that was normal, if it ain't let me know. DrRufo SOCal-81 vanagon
• Re: '86 Accumulating Electrical Problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 23:41:21 -0400
  ...I was living with that and then on the way home tonight the OXS and alternator lights came on and won't go off...
• Why OXS and Battery lights on until 2000 rpm?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Mellor
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 13:29:46 -0600
  I have noticed recently that my OXS and Battery dash lights both stay on until 2000 rpm is reached in my '85 Westy. Then...