Date:         Fri, 14 Sep 2001 09:14:23 -0400
Reply-To:     Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: An oil question
Comments: To: Calwolfie@aol.com
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Kevin;
        In a normal engine that would be a straight forward question.
Some WBX engine need thicker than normal oil. There are certain filters
which exacerbate the oil light flicker at hotter temps. Fram seems to be
one of them. I use 20W50 Castrol during the hot months and 10W40 during
the cold. I use el cheapo FLAPS filter and shoot for 2K mile oil change.
200K+ miles later it seem to be working out OK.

Good Luck and Drive Safely
Ken Lewis
86 Crewcab,60 356
http://Neksiwel.20m.com/

On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 18:01:06 EDT Kevin Dawson <Calwolfie@AOL.COM> writes:
> Hi all,
>      My Dad still has a 2.1 in his 87' Westy and he wants to know
> what grade
> of oil to use.  So I tell him 20-50wt.  He tells me that according
> to the
> Bentley manual 20-50wt does not cover our temperature range, seems
> to top out
> at about 100 F.  We live in the Inland Empire of Southern California
> with
> summer temps of 60 F as a low to 115 F as a high.  The chart would
> seem to
> show that straight 40 wt is the correct oil but 40 wt only goes to a
> low of
> 70 F.  So what are you guys using in hot climates?
> Thanks,
> Kevin
>
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