[Vwdiesel] Oil Light/Buzzer

[Drew MacPherson]

Obviously you missed the underlying point of my response.  If 20W50 is
suitable for OPERATING TEMPS in July, then there's no reason why 5W50
isn't suitable for OPERATING TEMPS in January.  Nobody's advocating
running 20W50 year round here.

Personally, I wouldn't spend extra $$ to get 5W50 over 5W40, but running
it is not going to cause oil pressure problems in winter, which is what
you suggested in your original response (to Sandy's comment:)

(On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, TexasTDI wrote:)
"Why are you running a thicker oil in winter???  That's why you have oil
pressure problems in winter.  50 weight is very thick."

Drew


On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, TexasTDI wrote:

> You're reading too much into my posts.  I'm well aware of the benefits of
> multi-grade oils.  But, IMO, Xw-50 (be it 5w-50, 10w-50, 15w-50, or 20w-50)
> is too thick for extreme cold temps.  I'd run a 5w-30, 0w-40 or 5w-40 year
> round up there.
>
> Chris Thornton
> 1991 VW Jetta GL 2 Door 1.6D - 234k miles
> 2000 VW Golf GLS 1.9TDI 130hp/229ftlbs - 76k miles
> Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
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>