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Date:         Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:17:05 -0800
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
Comments: To: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <BB1BF6E4-EAAD-4787-9AA1-E364B0D46E74@comcast.net>
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On 12/31/2015 09:56 AM, OlRivrRat wrote: > Let an OilPressure Gauge be Your Guide ~ If you don't have one you > should get one ~ Or find a Shop that can do an

Got one, goes from 0psi to 100psi (I mistakenly said it went to 150psi in an earlier email).

> OilPressureTest for you ~ A 0w50 might work just fine for You ~

They make such stuff? Cool.

> A 20w50 should only be Necessary in an Old Tired/Loose Eng' that has > been Abused or 1 that you are planning to Abuse ~

Fewer than 100k miles on this one, but not by much.

> > Remember that the OilSpec Charts in the Vanagon OwnersMan's are > 25-35Yrs old & Oils have Improved Significantly in the > > past 15 or so Yrs

Point taken.

~ But ~ Note that the Chart does show that a > Straight SAE40 oil can be used all the way off the top of the > > Temp Range ~

Right but freezing days can happen any day of the summer and straight 40W isn't shown to be good below about 60F on my chart.

So then a 0w40, 5w40, 10w40, 15w40, 20w40 etc should all > be OK as they all Lube Like 40s When Hot ~

I'll see if I can find some 0W-50 and give it shot.

So when judging oil viscosity, what do I look for in terms of acceptable low/high psi? On a dead-cold day with engine not yet hot at, say, 3,000 rpm, or with a hot engine on a hot day at idle?

-- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore.


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