Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:02:31 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
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The rule here on oil filters is.
#1) The PO of my 912e drove the car 27 years just using 10/30w Pennzoil
(manual calls for straight HD 30 Wt.) He drove it 65,000 miles in that time
frame without an engine failure. It currently produces well over 75 PSI on
cold start up, 45 PSI at 230 degrees all out running at 75-80 miles an hour
for hour after hour of summertime operation with the A/C operating. Idle oil
pressure is about 14 psi at 1000 rpms. At 500 rpms it drops enough to cause
the oil light to flicker. He used Porsche or Mahle filters.
#2) On my last Air Cooled 83 Vanagon with a Type IV engine the PO drove it
145,000 miles in 17 years without an engine failure using 10/30wt Pennzoil.
He didn't ever drop a valve seat, spin a rod bearing and he replaced the
engine when it got weak with only 80 PSI on one cylinder (#3) while the
other three were still at 110 psi. He used whatever filter Sears or other
quick oil change place put on his Westy.
#3) I think many others can Echo similar stories of long life engines that
survived a long time with just the minimal maintenance and oil changes
recommended in their owners manuals.
There just aren't any oils. filters, additives that can add back Babbitt to
bearings, take stress or stretch patterns out of cases, rods or other engine
parts.
The only thing that I've ever found that could actually "chemically improve"
an engine was the MMO additive that effectively removes sludge, carbon and
frees up the piston rings so they can reseat.
If you're going to start out with a newly rebuilt engine the specialty oil
filters and specialty oils might give you extended engine life.
On the old engines I think it's pretty well proven that they have already
lasted far longer than VW ever intended.
Stan Wilder
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greenamyer, William L" <william.l.greenamyer@BOEING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 12:20 PM
Subject: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
Since the topic cames up from time to time, I am putting up some sites on
some filters that fit right in. These sites are for filters that offer
extended use of the oil (falls right in with synthetic oils) . I have been
collecting some data for a while but really have not had the time to
actually try one of them. Some of the people on this list have a little
experience with some of these and you might pass along some of the
information so that newer members of the list can be enlightened.
http://www.garynorth.com/y2k/detail_.cfm/5359
http://www.p2pays.org/ref/01/00124.htm
http://www.oilshop.com/amsoil/amsoil.bypass.htm
http://trasko-usa.com/
http://www.gulfcoastfilters.com/
William
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