Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 09:00:22 -0500
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From: Robert Clemmer <n51219@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: FW: Mobil 1 0W 50 any one use it yet
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Dennis,
You mention Florida trips. I'm curious how high your oil temperatures get on long cruises at high speed in high temperature conditions? My oil temperature will climb to 240-250 when it is 90+ degrees outside and pressure at those temperatures will fall to 30-35 lb. I'm am trying to learn if an external cooler really removes that much heat. My bus is just a 2.1 wbx with the factory cooler with 304k miles and still going strong.
BobC
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Haynes
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 10:49 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Mobil 1 0W 50 any one use it yet
Are you using your van as a winter daily driver? Temperatures in the teens? If not than just stay with the 15w-50. As a test I have been using Fun Bus this past week as a daily driver. Tuesday morning was 15F according to the thermometer at my house. The engine has the 15w-50 used for the last two Florida trips. I have oil temperature and pressure gauges. On the under 20F days the oil pressure did go above 75 and at one point almost hit 90 psi. From my house I approach a highway in about a mile. On these colder days pressure started dropping to normal ranges in 3-4 miles and the engine (coolant) was up to temperature in 5-6 miles. As I have an external oil cooler (with a thermostat) the oil does take a bit longer to warm up and on these trips never went over 165F. Oil pressure was still ~25psi at idle.
Point is that unless you need to start it regularly with temps in the teens or lower the 15w-50 will work. I will be changing the oil this week to the 5w-50 to experiment and see how well it work when the weather gets warmer. Keep in mind that the engine in Fun Bus does now have 290K on it.
Dennis
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Eric Caron
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 11:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Mobil 1 0W 50 any one use it yet
Denis and others,
Did I read earlier that there is a Mobil 1 0W 50? I’m using the 15W 50.
I’m hoping to hear some reports before I do my next oil change.
Eric Caron
85 GL Auto Westfalia
in Chilly VT