Date:         Fri, 22 Oct 1999 17:46:29 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: OIL, What do you use?
Comments: To: "Alan J. Flint" <ajflint@ITSA.UCSF.EDU>
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Costco has 4.4L (1 gallon) of 5w50 for $22.95 CAD - best deal I have seen yet!

At 09:03 AM 22/10/1999 -0700, Alan J. Flint wrote:
>David:
>        This is what I use in my 914, and I have started using it in the
>waterboxer too.  Both Walmart and NAPA carry it.  $4 a quart is
>typical.  Best deal is on the 5 quart containers.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Alan
>Shrewsbury
>'87 Syncro Westfalia
>
>On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, David Bogle wrote:
>
>> Dear Vanagonauts,
>>
>> My vanagon expert mechanic, and esteemed listmember, has recommended
>> using Mobil One 15-50.  That's what he put in, and that's fine with me,
>> especially for those cold winter trips.  I just can't seem to find it
>> locally _in that weight_.
>>
>>  In the mean time I'm using Castrol Syntec Blend in the weight per
>> Haynes and Bentley (15W/50 temps above -15C, summer .)  It's getting
>> colder...
>>
>> Are there mail order sources, internet, etc?  We want it at or near the
>> best price of course.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> David Bogle
>> Brooklyn
>>
>
>

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