Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:58:19 -0700
Reply-To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Engine oil
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I have tried to follow the oil recommendations listed in my owner's
manual. For a while, when I first got the van and was learning, and there
were oil sender and contact point problems in the electrical components, so
I thought there was low oil pressure, someone told me to use a heavier
weight oil, so I did. But I got things figured out with help from folks on
this list and an excellent mechanic, and have stuck with the
recommendations in the book since. That means 20W50 for the places I've
run most of the time, but 10W40 here in the Inland NW in winter.
On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 2:52 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> When I had a 1990 Carat the local VW shop--a very good one--said I should
> never use synthetic oil in a waterboxer engine as it was not made with
> tolerances that matched synthetics in molecular size. Can't vouch for the
> fact, but I never used synthetic in the engine and the cylinders still had
> the original hatching and burnt no oil after 250K miles.
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 9:51 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Good to know.
> >
> > I think I’ll weight on trying the 60 weight oil until engine oil
> > pressure or age indicate it.
> >
> > I’ll stick with mobil 1 synthetic 15w 50 for now but I’m glad to
> > hear the 40 weight serves folks well as I wonder how easy my current oil
> > will be to get in the future. Down south I struggled to find more then
> 30
> > weight in Walmarts as we traveled.
> >
> > Eric Caron
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Jul 22, 2022, at 1:41 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > EC
> > >
> > > I have never ever used anything heavier that 10w40 in My or
> > Friends H2O Boxers
> > >
> > > & if a OilChange comes due in Fall I’ll go with 0w40,,, Been doing that
> > since My very 1st
> > >
> > > H2OBoxr in 83.5 ~ Also, Nothing but Full Synthetic once an Eng is done
> > with BreakIn ~
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> On 21 Jul , 2022, at 7:57 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hi guys,
> > >>
> > >> I’ve been using mobil 1 15W 50.
> > >>
> > >> It was very hard to find down south but locally still at Walmart and
> > the price was low when I last got it. I hope it is still there when I go
> > back.
> > >>
> > >> I noticed the info here is for 40 weight. And still a water boxer..
> > Don’t most use 50 weight or some even 60 weight?
> > >>
> > >> Eric Caron
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> On Jul 21, 2022, at 8:44 AM, Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> It’s actually only a gallon so it’s not super cheap but cheaper and
> > >>> obtainable locally.
> > >>>
> > >>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 8:40 AM Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Hey guys,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Mobile 1 15w-40 is getting hard to find locally. What do you guys
> > think of
> > >>>> the diesel oils like this the shell rotella stuff like this
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> >
> https://www.autozone.com/motor-oil-and-transmission-fluid/engine-oil/p/shell-rotella-t6-diesel-engine-oil-hd-full-synthetic-15w-40-1-gal/354130_0_0
> > >>>>
> > >>>> 32.99 for 5 quarts is way cheaper than the 9.99 a quart for the
> > mobile 1.
> > >>>> I don’t mind paying the extra but if this diesel oil is just as good
> > may as
> > >>>> well save a few bucks. Thanks for any comments. Peace tom
> > >>>>
> > >
> >
>
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