I have always used Castrol 40W with excellent results. Never an oil light problem. Try it. Jaime Forero Houston, Tx ----- Original Message ----- From: "robertmstewart" <robertmstewart@MAC.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 4:19 PM Subject: Re: Best Oil Viscosity? Slow leaky Heads
> > I had a problem this summer in NYC where the oil light was going on at idle, > > replaced the oil with 20W50 and the problem went away, it never went on even > > in stop and go Summer NYC city traffic. > > > > I have thought of switching to synthetic but I recently noticed when I got the > > van this summer from a Florida owner that the heads have dried oil caked on > > the edges of the heads. I worry that putting in synthetic might cause > > problems, what do you think? > > > > robert, > > NYC 89 Carat auto > > 150,000 miles > > --------------- > > > > Use the 20w-50. The 10w-30 will cause oil pressure problems during > > extended highway travel. Better yet would be a synthetic such as Mobil > > 15w-50. The Waterboxer needs a high viscosity oil due to it's poor > > tolerances, marginal oil pump capacity, and the fact that the case > > expands when heated increasing clearances at the bearings. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > > Of tabe johnson > > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 1:23 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Best Oil Viscosity? > > > > I ordered my Bentley, but it hasn't arrived yet. > > > > Can someone please tell me what the suggested > > temperature range for 10W30 is in a water cooled > > vanagon? How about 20W50? I need to get down to > > maybe -5 to -10 C, no lower. > > > > (I don't mean to start one of those endless recurring > > discussions...) > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > --tabe johnson > > xtabe@yahoo.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca |
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