Medford Oregon http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=79527&cityname=Medford-Oregon-United-States-of-America Maybe 10 miles from Scott's shop, probably less. Run what oil you want and get an oil pressure gauge and an oil temp gauge so you can SEE how well the oil is really working for YOU in your Vanagon. Keep records and let us know how it worked out come Oct. Rob vwrobb@gmail.com
At 3/13/2013 08:04 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote: >Scott, in coastal Oregon it is unlikely to ever be 115 F. I have >run my 2.1 with 170K miles for hours at temperatures approaching >that, at highway speed. I think VW meant the single weight >recommendation, and what multi-grade has the capacity to maintain >viscosity with that condition? > >mcneely |
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