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Date:         Sun, 29 Jan 2006 10:59:58 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Synthetic Oil Conversion, What is the best Easy Access Brand,
              and Viscosity?
Comments: To: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <43DCDC7E.1080909@verizon.net>
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The Castrol Syntec is not a true synthetic oil It is in fact Hydro-Cracked or something like that from petroleum base stocks. The Mobil 0w-40 is ideal for application. I run my Fox and my wife's Audi on it all year.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mike Collum Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:17 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Synthetic Oil Conversion, What is the best Easy Access Brand, and Viscosity?

Living in northern Maine I see very cold winter temperatures which make cold starting a problem. Then, after the engine warms up, it no longer knows it's winter and needs something that's not too thin. This is especially true of freeway driving.

I now use Castrol Syntec 5-50 which satisfies both requirements. When the oil is cold it "thinks" it is 5 weight and when it's hot it "thinks" it is 50 weight.

In my general area anyway, I haven't found it at Wal*Mart stores but K-Mart stores have it.

So far this winter, I've only experienced low temperatures around -20 degrees F (about -29 C) and the engine started without difficulty.

Mike Houlton, Maine


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