I have traditionally used 10W-40 oil in the winter and 20W-50 for the summer, with no problems. Checking the "notes on oil" segment on the Volkswagen Bus Web Server, I read about the polymers used to thicken the viscosity of the oil as the engine warms up, with some question as to how these polymers hold up. I have considered using a single-viscosity oil for the summer- however, the only kind available here is SAE 30. The label on the oil trumpets that it meets some three-letter-acronym oil quality standard, and this claim doesn't appear on the multi-viscosity oil labels. Is using SAE 30 oil a good idea? It is kinda thin, after all... Sam == "Punk's not dead (it just sucks right now)" | "I'm not Punk, I'm New-Wave!" ...quit whining... http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Backstage/6507 _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com |
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