Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 22:39:52 -0500
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
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I have often given thought to try that oil. Should be good in a tired engine.
Dennis
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Chris S.
Sent: Saturday, March 1, 2014 4:34 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
I've used BMW 10W60 aka M3 synthetic oil with very good results.
Chris.
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Dnia Mar 1, 2014 o godz. 9:35 Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> napisał(a):
> Even in a worn out Waterboxer, 20w-50 should not be used in cold weather.
> Synthetics give a bit more leeway but as you near the teens many
> destructive things can happen with too heavy an oil. For the winter I
> even go down to the 0w-40 European formulae for my daily drivers. If I
> have to drive Fun Bus to work on a cold day with the Mobil 1 15w-50 I
> let it warm up a bit and drive extremely gently until I see the oil pressure drop a bit on the gauge.
>
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of OlRivrRat
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 3:12 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
>
>> On 26 Feb , 2014, at 12:05 AM, phishman068@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> Just do it.
>> Run the right stuff.
>
> There ShouldBe NoQuestion that that is the CorrectPhilosophy ~
> The Question is ~ Just What Is TheRightStuff ~
>
> Some believe that 20w50 is a Must in an H2OBoxer &
> ThatJustAintNecessarilySo ~ Even the OilCharts in the 30YrOld
>
> OwnersManuals attest to that ~ Even if the Condition of your Eng' does
> require that 50Weight is needed the 20W may
>
> not be & may actually be doing MoreHarmThanGood on "ColdStarts" when
> Most of the ReallyDestructineWear occurs ~
>
> I have only had 3 VWVans, a 76, an 83.5 & a 90 & I have never
> run anything Heavier that 10W40 in any of them
>
> & only 5W40 in the 2 H2OBoxers ~ I lost track of the 76 back in the
> 80s but the 83.5 still Purrs & the 90 was recently
>
> put into another Vanagon, after sitting for 4Yrs, & did a CrossCountry
> trip to Pennsylvania, where it now lives, without
>
> any issues ~ Also, the only time I used Mann filters was when the 83.5
> was still under warranty, otherwise it has been
>
> Fram or Wix/NAPAGold ~
>
>
> ORR ~ DeanB