The Mobil 1 site recommends 0w-40 for our Vanagons. Mobil 1 has seen my vehicle through 264,000 miles so far with zero oil consumption that I have noticed. My engine was rebuilt at 168,000 mi. I bought the vehicle with 105,000 miles on the odometer and am unsure what kind of oil or oil change interval the previous owners used. I leave the oil in the engine for 6,000 miles but replace the factory filter every 3,000 miles. My 2 cents worth. David Clarkson 90 Westy -----Original Message----- From: Todd P Last <Rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 4:55 pm Subject: Re: Oil Suggestions
Hmm, if you want more zinc-phosphorous additives, why not go with a motorcycle oil? Like a synthetic V-twin motor oil .... after all, the VW engine started out as an air-cooled engine... The one question would be if the lack of friction modifiers would be a limitation.
http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Motorcycle_Oil_FAQs.aspx#FAQs1
I've also heard of people using synthetic oil for diesel engines to get more phosphorus/zinc additives.
Todd '88 Westy
Dave Arthur wrote: Is there an advantage to running synthetic in a WBX 2.1 over conventional oil? If so what weights are being used? Dave |
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