Date:         Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:10:25 -0500
Reply-To:     jpalmer@MB.SYMPATICO.CA
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MB.SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Winter oil questions...

The only thing cold about Toronto is the people! (excluding
vanagon list members of course.  Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

I use 10W30 for winter as recommended by the dealer, but have
heard that 5W30 might be better when it gets down to -30 at
night for an older motor.  But i don't think it would be cold
enough for 5W30 for more than a month, which means frequent oil
changes.  Of course, so does flooding your motor when it won't
start because of the cold.

Forgive the shot, Toronto listees.  When it's -30 here
everything becomes one bad joke.  I'm going to be in Toronto in
a few months and hopefully you'll still let me sit in on one of
your meetings!

Jeff
85 Westy
Winnipeg

>>What I'm driving at is, I know full well that the 20W50 is too
heavy for
>>winter in these parts.  Is the 10W30 a better choice, or is
another weight
>>better?
>
>Hi Alan,
>
>     I use 10w40 here in the Great White North (Toronto,
Canada).... though I'll
>bet
>my fellow countrymen in even colder climes (Ottawa, Winnipeg,
Alberta etc) will
>argue that
>Toronto isn't cold at all.
>
>Cheers,
>Doug Alcock
>'84 Westy
>Toronto, Canada
>