Re: Boost gauge, Mobil 1

[Lawrence C Leung <l.leung@juno.com>]

Speaking of Synths (again not trying to start a war) I heard something
about Castrol Syntec was NOT advised to be used in Audi's/VW's. Why or
why not? 

On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 10:49:19 -0600 (CST) James Fawcett
<jfawcett@mail.win.org> writes:
>I use 15W50 in the summer and 10W40 in the winter.  Mobil 1 that is.
>
>On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Paul Anderson wrote:
>
>>> 
>> Mobil 1: This is _not_ an invitation for an oil flame war.  I've 
>been using
>> Mobil 1 products in my two other vehicles and want to start using it 
>in the
>> Audi.  The question is weight.  The 10W40 seems like an automatic 
>choice, but
>> I'm wondering if the 15W50 would be a better solution for the 
>higher-temp
>> environment of the turbo engine.
>> 
>> Paul
>> -'87 5kcstq
>> -'82 VW Campermobile
>> -'92 FLSTC
>> 
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