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Date:         Thu, 05 Jun 1997 15:17:06 -0400 (EDT)
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From:         KENYON FAIREY <kfairey@oit.umass.edu>
Subject:      Re: What weight motor oil?

My VW dealer also uses either 10W40 or 15W40 here in MA. I drove on this for 8500 miles across the US and back last summer with no problems. Dealer knew that I was doing trip and said that this weight was appropriate for the '91 Westy. They actually used 15W40 Mobil oil - I was surprised! My Toyota dealer has always used Castrol 10W40, and I always used the Castrol 10W40 in my Triumph Spitfire -- a 27 year histroy of daily drivers with 10W40 Castrol.

Comments?

Kenyon > > >I don't want to start another week long discussion on motor oil. > >But what weight oil should I put in my 84 Westy. I have been told > >several things. Right now I am leaning toward 20w-50. ?????? > > > >Kenneth Winter > > > > I would bet that the CW on the net says 20W50. Certainly for summer in > most parts of the world this would seem to make sense. However, I just got > my oil changed at a VW dealer. They used 15W40 and claimed this is per VWs > recommendation. I am not that well versed on the topic but think this may > be regional. Vancouver is cool year round so I am not worried if someone > got it wrong. > > By the way, the oil change was free (C$7.00 for the filter). All I had to > do was download a coupon from the net. > > > Kelly Bauman > Delta, BC > '91 Westy >

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