[Vwdiesel] Switching oils

[Chuck Carnohan]

Well Hagar how do you say that I get the same easy starts in the winter
with Dino?  
It has been my experience (nothing compared to yours) that no matter how
low the viscosity of the Dino oil- 
come cold Idaho winter weather the oil gets thick.  
I have seen during oil changes in January just how thick the Dino can
get.  That's with SAE 10w30 Pennz.  With the synthetic it pours like hot
pancake syrup even when below freezing. Engine fires right up- and runs
smooth and quiet like summer!  I like that a lot.  
I don't get the tell-tale clatter of oil-starved tappets either.

Answer me that and I'll go back to Texas Crude.  The cost difference is
significant and I can surely understand your point about lube as fuel.

Viscosity (molasses in the wintertime) and cold start lubrication are
nagging at me like a fish wife!

I just ordered up a whole passel of parts for an engine from a wrecked
bunny.  Seals, gaskets, boots, mounts, filters, etc.  Got it from
Smitty's online.  No shipping w/purchase over $75.

All of it cost $139!  Show me a today's vehicle that could match that!

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
On Behalf Of H.Hagar
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:05 PM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Switching oils 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: H.Hagar 
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com 
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:42 AM
Subject: Switching oils 


 Any thoughts on that?  Was the counter-person 
displaying counter-intelligence?
Andrew


 Yes Andrew that is  IMHO   counter intelligence.  Anyone working the
counter could be
anything from a PHD to a Janitor.   ( and a Janitor could be a PHD)

Syn and Dino can be mixed so do not worry.   Detergency is a problem
with OLD
engines run on NON detergent oil for a long time.  Other than that there
is no problem.

On OLD VW diesels use DINO   not syn  ---if you have to look at the
price.

A good paraffin oil is best because it burns best   and it is ok for a
lube.  Syn oil is
not a good fuel  IMHO.

In a diesel if oil leaks by rings ?  is it like a gasser ?   bullshit it
is  ---Oil in combustion
chamber in a diesel works like fuel  ---it will burn.

If you have a "smoker"  bad rings  ---use a good paraffin lube like
Aviation  piston
engine lube.It burns smoke free with NIL ash.  --- And it is less money
than Syn.

And keep an eye on the lube with a BLOTTER test.   use IBM jet printer
paper.
It works ---- you may quote me.

Do a bit of deep thinking , in the old days we did not mix brands or
oils.   Did the oil
companies have their oil be agreeable with other brands ?  bet your
sweet ass. So
a standard was introduced.     API.

Yes you can mix 30  and 80 and get something in between----I have a
chart for that.

The big car companies demanded that oils be compatible.(a guess) And
they are.

Shell , Esso , Shewron ---- the whole works had to toe the line ---API.

For OLD VW's   use DINO   ---- it works.

Hagar.

PS: and yes oil may come from valve seals. 
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