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Date:         Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:01:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil Pressure observation.
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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yes, the vw inline four engines, like yours, are all flat tappet engines. And could benefit from oil with hopefully a bit more zinc than other modern oils have.

and you can buy zinc additive by itself too.

I also think there is a slight factor of new oil making a little better pressure than old oil. Like if you drain old oil, fill with the exact same fresh oil.. for a while OP will be a bit better with the fresh oil than it was with the old oil.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 2:36 PM Subject: Re: Oil Pressure observation.

> The main reason I used it this time was that it comes in a gallon jug. > My > motor takes 4 qts with a filter change. My arms were full of other things > when I remembered I needed to change oil soon and I did recall that > posting > about Zinc and flat lifters...dunno if that applies to an inlne > motor...but > anyway....similar weight oil but it gives out 10-15 psi more oil > pressure..all else being the same. Thought that might be of interest, I > know the WBX motors sometimes have issues with the OP going a little low > at > idle. > > Don Hanson > > On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > >> That seemed to be something of a consensus after the discussion of zinc >> additives, or a lack thereof, a month or so ago. I've been using Castrol >> GTX 10w/50 (might be 15, thinking about it), and am considering changing >> when I next change oil before I leave Phx for Seattle in early September. >> >> I'm looking forward to someone taking me by the hand and saying, "Do it >> this >> way" (and being correct about it, of course). >> >> Karl Wolz >> >> >> >> |-----Original Message----- >> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] >> |On Behalf Of Dave Mcneely >> |Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 9:09 AM >> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> |Subject: Re: Oil Pressure observation. >> | >> |So, are folks recommending that we run a diesel oil in our >> |vanagons? mcneely >> | >> |---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> |> I recently changed the oil in my 93 Jetta powered 84 5sp >> |vanagon. I >> |> recalled someone suggesting diesel-"branded" oil so I put >> |some of that >> |> in this time. >> |> I was running 10-40 Mobil labeled SM/CF and I switched to >> |Delo 15/40 >> |> labeled CJ-4/SM. It has been in the high 80s to 100f here in the >> |> Eastern Columbia River Gorge area of the Pacific Northwest. My old >> |> oil had maybe 3000 miles in it. >> |> >> |> I noticed about 10 lbs/psi (+/-) increase in my oil >> |pressure, maybe >> |> 15 when my oil temperature gets up to it's higher operating >> |> temperatures. My vehicle is now operating at.... interstate/highway >> |> sustained speeds...210f Oil temperature with oil pressure of >> |65psi at >> |> 3700rpm (60mph) With the other oil, I was seeing about 55psi of oil >> |> pressure at the same oil temperature and rpms.. At idle, with the >> |> temperature up there, both oils give me 20psi oil pressure. >> |> >> |> Posting this for anyone wanting to have the numbers to >> |check against >> |> their own and to mention the increase in OP with the change in oils. >> | >> |-- >> |David McNeely >> |----- >> |No virus found in this message. >> |Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> |Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3797 - Release Date: >> |07/29/11 >>


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