Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 16:41:31 -0500
Reply-To: Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM>
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From: Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM>
Subject: Re: Synthetic oil weight?
In-Reply-To: <8E98875F-F56A-45DF-B350-0265A98B991D@eoni.com>
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I just wanted to see who was paying attention :)
On another note - I was mentioning to my wife that I don’t know a lot of the local vanagon owners because they are younger and new to ownership. My wife asked what do people do with their vans when they get older. I told her they die then their spouse sells them.
She is mentally preparing for that eventuality.
Jeff
53 with a ❤️ condition.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 1, 2024, at 2:55 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
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> Ohmigawd, An oil thread! It’s been years!!!!
>
> My choice has been Rotella T6 5w40 synthetic for… fifteen years? I currently run it in: the ABA powered Vanagon, the Porsche 944, the T5 powered Volvo, the R1100 BMW, the F-350 pickup. It works well for me in a world that has temps from -20º to 105º F. It is a diesel rated oil and at the time I started using it, it had the highest zinc (ZDDP) content of any commonly available motor oil. ZDDP has been determined to be beneficial for flat tappet engines like the wasserboxer. It’s relatively inexpensive and seems to be stocked everywhere. I no longer have an H4 motor in anything, but old habits die hard.
>
> On this subject, the search engine of your choice will return more information than you can comfortably digest. Bob is the oil guy seems to be the site of choice, but opinions abound!
>
> Jim
>
>> On Oct 1, 2024, at 10:04 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Hi Matt and Jeff,
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>> I’m running the same oil as Matt. I rarely use the vans in the winter so this is fine.
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>> Mobile 15 W 50.
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>> Eric Caron
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>>>> On Oct 1, 2024, at 8:21 AM, Mark McCulley <mark@MARKMCCULLEY.COM> wrote:
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>>> I've been using Mobil 1 15W50 in my 2.1 for many years now. I'm in a maritime climate, Pacific Northwest.
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>>> -Mark
>>>
>>>> On Sep 30, 2024, at 6:22 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
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>>>> I’ve been running synthetic in my 2.1 Boston Bob since I had it installed about 15 years ago. Before that in my old 1.9 I would run 20w/50 from spring to fall before it would get parked in the winter. Wondering what weight I should use for synthetic with temps ranging from about 15C (60F) to 35C (95F). I believe my garage has been using 15W/40 but wanted a third opinion :)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Jeff
>>>> 85 Westfalia GL on engine #2
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
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