Mobil will recommend what they want you to buy, or what they think is appropriate. Do you think they have bothered to determine experimentally which oil is best for a VW waterboxer? Their logic was probably something like: "What's a Vanagon? Oh, a Volkswagen? That's a Euro car, so use 0w-40." I'd say the Mobil 1 is a fine oil, but use the viscosity that is recommended by VW (in your owners manual or Bentley). Allan
On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:05 -0400, "Chris S" <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Mobil 1 is good stuff and I use it in my Westy. Do you have an oil > pressure gauge? Can you tell me how the 0-40 performs compared to > other viscosities when hot after 4000 miles of driving? > > On 4/25/09, David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@aol.com> wrote: > > 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 |
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