Your first mistake is doing an "oil change". You wait until the oil light comes on and you add a quart. Lather, rinse, repeat. Jason
> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Dennis Haynes > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 7:02 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Choice of Oil > > Multi-Viscosity oils have been around since the 70's. The better one's > have it right. Especially the synthetics as they do not need as much of > the VI improvers to cover the wide ranges. Lately I've been using the > Caterpillar S.O.S. program for testing the oil in some of my vehicles. > Regular oil sampling is a service requirement for the Caterpillar engine > warranty in my motor home. One of the test results that come back is the > viscosity at 100C. I am amazed at how the Mobil 1, 0w-40 is right on > spec even after 12k miles. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Karl Wolz > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:05 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Choice of Oil > > Valvoline racing oil - 30wt 3 seasons and 40 wt summer. In Phoenix it > gets up to 115 degrees. > > I don't trust that new-fangled multi-vis stuff! Give 'em a couple years > to get it right. > > Karl WOlz > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > > Peter > > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 12:35 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Choice of Oil > > > > Hello, > > > > Just about to do my first oil change on my '89 Westy. PO did not use > > Synthetic so I'll probably carry on that tradition for a little while. > > > > Out of interest, what brands do you folk use in your Westies? > > > > Cheers. |
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