Bradley, you said: << I have a tap that comes and goes weekly. It's beginning to be very annoying. I only drive to and from work (about 2 miles each way) every day, so it's tough to run the engine for the 30 or so minutes it takes for the lifter to pump back up. >> I switched from using Castrol 20W50 oil to Mobil1 synthetic 15W50 after experiencing the dreaded oil pressure warning buzzer a few times during long distance highway runs. Since changing brands, I have not heard the buzzer, and an additional benefit turned out to be that the occasional lifter noise that I used to get after the bus sat idle seems to be gone for good. I change his oil at around 8,000 miles now. The bus has gone about 156K miles so far, and I would especially recommend synthetic for anyone who travels a lot, because for me, road trip oil changes are a royal PITA. Can't say for sure, but using Fram filters up until and for a while after I switched to the Mobil didn't appear to effect either lifters or oil pressure, but I now use VW recommended brands. George/ATL '89 Westy, Wernher ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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