Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:37:02 -0700
Reply-To: Bob Donalds <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Bob Donalds <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: 20W-50 oil question
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I have a bottle and have done some playing with samples assembly lube and
such
but too many bad memorys of STP
time will tell
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: 20W-50 oil question
> Bob,
>
> And what are your thoughts on Lucas Oil Stabilizer? I've been using Elf
> 10W50 4 qts, and 1 qt of Lucas... with great results in my 2.1L. Mann
> filters of course!
>
> Jack R.
> N. of Detroit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Bob Donalds
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 10:18 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 20W-50 oil question
>
> I went to sleep early
> 20/50 is the right stuff and can be used most of the year here in the
> north
> it s not like the top end of the engine is dry when it starts cold so it
> has
> lubrication
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Akiba
> To: Bob Donalds
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 9:53 PM
> Subject: Fwd: 20W-50 oil question
>
>
> You're being paged on the vanagon list beep beep beep
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Kao < dtkao0205@yahoo.com>
> Date: Oct 4, 2007 12:06 AM
> Subject: Re: 20W-50 oil question
> To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>
> Bob, what is your opinion about dino oil 20w-50 most Vanagon people
> believe in and kind of insist in using it? They have of course a good
> point that the owner's manual suggested it.
>
> My understanding is the 20W part is bad for the first few miles after a
> cold start in the morning. That's when the most wear happens to the
> engine.
> But the number of 50 in 20w-50 is good for the rising coolant temperature
> when in bumper to bumper traffic. The Vangon's cooling system is unable
> to keep the coolant at a constant temperature in slow traffic or in
> climbing
> long hills, unlike my Passat which keeps its coolant temperature at a
> constant at all conditions. I can see the benefit of the 50 viscosity
> for vanagons. But 20w part is really bad for cold start and first few
> miles of driving first thing in the morning.
>
> What's the solution for this? What's your opinion about this? Or it
> doesn't
> matter any way? Thanks a lot.
>
> David
>
>
>
>
>
>
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