Re. recommended viscosity

[Ben Swann]

Scott,

I use Syntec 5W50 Year Round.

15/50 may be a bit heavy for winter use, but great for summer.  

You can go with 10/40 in winter.  I have found any lighter and cheaper oils tend to make
lifters tick.

Ben

[Date: Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:50:54 -0500
From: Scott Gilman <scottegilman at mac.com>
Subject: recommended viscosity
To: 200q20v at audifans.com
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For those of you living in the Northeast, what weight of oil do you use?  I've been
using 15-50 full synthetic Red LIne, but I'm tempted  to make a change and run a lighter
weight in my '91 200 20 v.   
Although Red Line is pricey, I'll probably stick with it.  It has not been much of an
issue in the past since I was using the car so little but now I need it much more often,
especially with the upcoming move from NYC to southern VT.  I've just passed the 130K
mark (and I've had the 200 since new) and I plan to see more than twice that amount of
mileage before I'm done with this car.  Thanks.  Scott]