if you are going to use a full synth then go...castrol 5-50... and use it ALL year... if semi synth... go 15-50 for spring summer fall..... I just changed out some 15-50 and could not believe how this stuff STICKS to every thing, once it coats a surface, it leaves a film that will not release from the other oil molecules... as it drains out, it turns into a stream smaller than a hair, maintaining a connection with the engine until it hits the bucket, then it releases...quite the lesson in surface tension.
----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Macaulay <smacaulay@INFINTIUM.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 4:38 PM Subject: Summer oil recommendation
> In my pre-vanagon life I let my local jiffy lube take care of things like > oil changes. After getting a westy and subscribing to this list, I find > myself wanting to do most of the routine maintenance like oil changes > myself. The few times I've done this in the past, I've always used 10w-30 > oil. Should I still use this, or should I switch to an oil better suited > for the hot mid-Atlantic summers that we have in Virginia? If so, what's a > good weight oil to use (15w-50, 20w-50, etc.)? I'll be using a full > synthetic oil and I will probably change it back to 10w-30 for the winter. > I know this stuff is in my owner's manual, but the van (and the manual) is > in the body shop getting repaired (previous post - vanagon 1 toyota 0) from > a hit-and-run. > > Thanks for your advice, > > Steve > > 89 Westy > |
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