[Vwdiesel] Oil Viscosities for each temperature range

[TexasTDI]

Doesn't specify dino or synthetic.

True, I live in Texas now, but how do you know I haven't lived in "the
Arctic" before?

And who's arguing?  I gave my *opinion* on what oil *I* would use under
those circumstances.

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 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Oil Viscosities for each temperature range


> On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 05:26:20PM -0600, TexasTDI wrote:
> > Taken from the Bentley Manual:
> >
> > 15w-40 / 15w-50 / 20w-40 / 20w-50
> > 5F(-15C) to 104F(40C)
> >
> > 10w-30 / 10w-40
> > 0F(-18C) to 60F(16C)
> >
> > 5w-30 / 5w-40
> > -30F(-34C) to 60F(16C)
> >
> > 5w-50 / 10w-50 / 10w-60
> > -25F(-32C) to 95F(35C)
> >
>
>     But those aren't synoils either. Which is a whole different ballgame
> really. 15w50 synoil cranks over at -10 better than 5w-30 dino-oil ever
could.
> Can't imagine why somebody from Texas would even bother to argue with
people in
> the artic about what oil to use in Winter. Spend a few Winters in Canada
or
> north MN with no garage or anywhere to plug a block heater in and see what
> works, eh?
>
>
> --
> Harmon Seaver
> CyberShamanix
> http://www.cybershamanix.com
>
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