Bob Norman wrote: > > I take exception to that remark! Geez, Bob, don't have a cow! I was using your great country simply as a reference point. A little sensitive about "The Great White North", eh? > BTW I use castrol 5w-50 synthetic in my Golf, 10W-30 regular in my > Westy. > Just curious-why do you use an extreme-service type oil in a light duty vehicle and plain old 10-30 in the engine that works so hard?? As you can see by the above posts, the 10-30 just doesn't cut it, especially if the temps are in the 30's. Larry '82 diesel->Jetta Westy "Wild Westy" w/ Castrol Syntec 5w50 |
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