Re: Mobil 1 - leaks

[eyvind.spangen@c2i.net (Eyvind Spangen)]

On Tue, 29 Dec 1998 15:24:29 -0500, you wrote:

>FWIW, when I brought my '98 A4 1.8 in for its first oil change, I had a
>case of Mobil1 0w30 in the trunk.  The service manager told me not to
>use it, as it's too thin (even for winter use).
>
>Apparently they've had problems with intermittent low oil pressure alarms
>using 5w30, and of course 0w30 would give the same problem, only more so.
>
>I'm running 10w30 at his recommendation and it seems to be fine.

I'm running Mobil 1 0W40 in our Toyota Camry 4-cyl, and the oil
pressure lamp shuts down immediately when I release the key after
starting. I run Mobil 1 5W50 in the summer and 0W40 in the winter. Car
has 118K miles on it, no leaks. Don't think a new Audi can have
problems with the best oil available, when a 8 year old 118K miles car
run it flawlessly.. I've seen 10W40 oil when the temperature gets down
to -30, and it's very thick.. The 0W40 is just the same as it is at 70
degrees.. But as Phil Payne said, the 0W and 5W-oils are not so good
suited for use in high-performance engines. He knows a lot morethan I
do, but I think it sounds good to run 0W or 5W oil even in
high-performance cars if you live in extremely cold climates..

ES