[Vwdiesel] winter oil

[Harmon Seaver]

On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 04:21:42PM -0600, dennis pantazis wrote:
> i am planning on doing the first complete oil and filter change on bertha.
> reading the owners book leaves me a little confused- what is the 'correct'
> oil to use for winter driving.
> i am not looking for a brand war, but weight and viscosity rating.
> i live in chicago, and the car is kept outside. 1.6D.

    I really like synthetic oil, Mobil One 15-50 to be exact. Even in far
northern MN I didn't have to use the block heaters on my vehicles after
switching to synoil. And it also significantly reduced my oil temp when I lived
in Mobile, AL.



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