Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 21:39:57 -0600
Reply-To: tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG>
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From: tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG>
Organization: Tippen Ringware
Subject: Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
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10-30 dino oil in my 84 GTI would leak out about a quarter cup around the
filter gasket during startuip/warmup at 20 below here in MN. Mobil 1 10-30
would not. Same filter, same gasket, same temp. I also had an oil pressure
gauge which showed much higher cold startup pressures with dino. 200 psi+,
pinned at as high as it would read, and that at idle. That unknown, but high,
pressure was confirmed by my VW dealership as being typical with dino in the
winter on the inline 4 engine.
tom
On 2 Jun 2004 at 11:53, Tom Miller wrote:
> I've been in -40 temps in Idaho in January and up in Kapuskasing, Ontario
> where GM has (used to have?) their Cold Weather Testing Station.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Palmer" <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:18 AM
> Subject: Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
>
>
> > Careful Robert - I am tempted to leave this -40 environment and head south
> > to open up a can of whoop ass come this February.
> >
> > Jeff in Winnipeg
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 10:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
> >
> >
> > > More sense for what? Burning it so you don't freeze your ass off? Why in
> > the
> > > hell would you want to go outside in -40 temps anyway? How does 'more
> > sense'
> > > fit in with being outside when it's 40 below?
> > > : )
> > >
> > > Sorry, couldn't resist...
> > >
> > > Robert
> > > in SoCal (who hasn't been in -40 weather since his navy ship went into
> the
> > > Arctic Circle back in '87)
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET>
> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 8:35 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
> > >
> > >
> > > > Let's talk about the other end of the oil problem. Flowing in
> extremely
> > > > cold weather.
> > > >
> > > > Does synthetic oil make more sense when the outside temperature
> is -40°
> > F
> > > ?
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx
85 Westphalia GL Albert
96 Jetta GL The Intimidator
taring@taring.org
"It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out fast, than to go into a turn fast
and come out dead." Stirling Moss
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