Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:43:47 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Oil Pressure observation.
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I really wish some of this zinc myth would disappear or at least get the
full details out there. While the VW engines are flat tappets so are many
modern cars. Neither the Waterboxer or the inline engines use ratio
rockers or small lifters with cam shafts that are only surface hardened so
the pressure on the oil film is nowhere those encountered on the modified
engines with poorly made aftermarket cams that basically started this zinc
thread. Adding excessive zinc products to oils that have everything needed
only serves to foul O2 sensors and Catalytic converters.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 7:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Oil Pressure observation.
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
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