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

[Will Taygan]

Oh, what I MEAN to say, is the oil light stays on too long (even with
5w40).  With heater about 1-3 secs.  Without heater 6-15 secs (25 secs
at its longest, but the oil was low, I was on a hill and it was -15F.  I
was VERY nervous.)

The other vehicles don't have this issue with 5w40, but with so many
little cold-exacerbated issues on this Westy, I'm just trying to get
through this winter (need it to haul the kids from time to time), then
make it a 3-season vehicle.

Will in Alaska.

On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 17:49 -0900, Will Taygan wrote:
> 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
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > .
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 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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