Mobil 1 0w30 report (long)

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <l03020900b0ff8f870ab2@[208.203.136.166]> Iain Mannix writes:

> Hmmm.  Interesting.  I had always thought that 100 degrees Celsius was
> pretty good - my Rabbit GTI's oil gauge redlines at 150C,  and they put
> 100C right in the middle of the gague - I'd always taken that as a subtle
> implication that 100C is OK.  A friend's 911 has red zones below 90C and
> above 150C.  The VW owners manual suggests backing off at 150, not flooring
> it when "down around 50."

The ur-quattro service fiche says that the engine must not be stressed if the 
oil temperature is below 80 degrees.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club