Date:         Wed, 3 Jun 1998 18:19:42 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Oil
Comments: To: Joseph Tu <joe@GREENCASTLE.DYN.ML.ORG>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.LNX.3.91.980603164159.12299C-100000@greencastle>
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Some one please correct me if I am wrong on this one but 15w-50 and 20w-50
are the same weight once the engine had heated up.  The 15w-50 may help you
start when it is below freezing.

Personally I run the cheapest "brand name" oil I can find and I change it
on the turn of the season for cheap insurance and piece of mind.  Spring
and summer I run 20w-50 in all my VWs, Fall I run 15w-40 and winter where
it gets down to -40 at time 5w-30.


At 16:43 6/3/98 -0700, Joseph Tu wrote:
>Would like some input on oils, currently running Mobil 1 15w-50 syn.,
>works great.
>
>Am considering trying Valvoline's Sypower 20W-50, a higher weight motor
>oil. Will this give me better protection, is it comparable to the mobil 1
>quality? I don't know if it is race proven.
>
>Joe
>
>

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