[Vwdiesel] Oil Light/Buzzer

[TexasTDI]

Use what you want.  It's your motor.  I said **IMO** Xw-50 is too thick for
winter use.

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
http://www.amsoil.com
http://texastdi.com/6/ubb.x
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harmon Seaver" <hseaver at cybershamanix.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Oil Light/Buzzer


> 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.
>
>     Nonsense. I run 15w50 Mobil 1 in all our vehicles here in central WI.
When I
> lived in far norther MN a couple years ago I was using 5w50, but frankly,
I
> can't see much difference. Of course the coldest it's gotten here is -10F
and it
> gets -20 or -25F up there, but I haven't experienced any problems cranking
and I
> don't use a heater or even have a garage.
>     In fact, before I switched to synoil, my daily drive was a VW bus
> (air-cooled gasser) and I used 10w40 dino oil in that in the winter,
straight 50
> in the summer, or sometimes 20w50. And did that up in north MN where it
was so
> cold that even after you got the thing started you couldn't shift the
tranny to
> drive it for quite awhile until the engine heat warmed it up.
>     You still need oil heavy enough to provide lube when it gets heated
up, and,
> after all, the engine is going to be every bit as hot in January at -20F
as it
> is in July at 100F -- once it's up to operating temp, or at least if
you've got
> the proper thermostat.
>
> --
> Harmon Seaver
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