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Date:         Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:17:22 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Synthetic Oil Conversion, What is the best Easy Access Brand,
              and Viscosity?
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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Thanks, Dennis.

The Castrol Syntec 20-50 is too thick for winter use here and I found that their 5-50 works just fine for allowing the engine to turn freely when cold. I don't get an oil light flicker after freeway driving, either. I haven't tried the Mobil 0-40.

Mike

Dennis Haynes wrote: > 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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