[Vwdiesel] low weight dino oil? Re: Vac pump and rings

[Will Taygan]

I should clarify: it starts fine, it's that I'm worried if I redo the
rings I need to use a non-synthetic break-in oil of 15w40 (or 10w30?)
when it's below zero and no garage.

Will in Alaska.

On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 21:07 -0500, brian hoeft wrote:
> Are you absolutely sure your timing is correct? and good glow plugs?
> 
> The glow plugs wouldn't cause an oil consumption problem, but with 5w
> oil and 2 heaters it should start, even in Alaska, maybe not siberia,
> but maybe i'm wrong and you regularly get below -20F..
> 
> I'm still using 15w/40, looking for thinner myself, but no heaters and
> mine starts rough cold/cold, but it's such a fresh rebuild and is to
> be expected..
> 
> -Brian
> 
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> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Will Taygan <william at taygan.com>
> wrote:
>          Also NEVER put synthetic in there till after break in. You
>         WILL glaze the cylinders.
>         > Travis G
>         >
>         
>         Hmmm..  Oil burning in the Westy got much worse when I put in
>         synthetic
>         (parking outside in Alaska - Jetta/Pickup no real change in
>         oil
>         consumption)
>         
>         Could it NOT have broken in after 8000 miles?  Rotella 5w40 is
>         still too
>         thick for some mornings (and yes, I've got an oil pan heater
>         and a block
>         heater).
>         
>         Any thoughts for low-weight diesel rated dino oil?  I'm
>         threatening the
>         wife that I'll get her a Honda or something, but she wants to
>         commute on
>         veg, so do I, and it is nice to have one tool for all the
>         vehicles...
>         
>         Thanks for all the help and encouragement folks, I'm
>         house-sitting a
>         warm garage this month!
>         
>         Will in Alaska.
>         
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