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• Re: Newbee question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:57:39 -0400
  ...Here in New England the 15W50 synthetic certainly cranks easier in cold weather. Yours, David
• Re: Low Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:43:55 -0800
  ...Sometimes the synthetics are "physically" too thin for a high mileage engine, or any engine with some bearing wear. Their better (and purer) molecular...
• Re: synthetic gear lube leakage?
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 17:49:36 -1000
  >Anybody had any trouble with redline (or other synthetic oil) leaking from >gearbox? > >Mick Kalber >89 Syncro Westy "Daddeo" >Tropical Visions Video, Inc. >62...
• Re: Synthetic oil and winter storage
  Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:43:22 +0000
  ...20/50 partial synthetic and swear by it. Back in the day us VW guys used Kendall because of the zinc content. It was...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:54:54 -0500
  ...I use it year-round in Texas. -Simon On Apr 27, 2009, at 9:11 AM, dylan friedman wrote: > Mobil1 15/50 synthetic has...
• Re: oils and gasoline Oil Viscosity at temparature.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 May 2013 00:40:03 -0400
  ...Regarding synthetic oils and viscosity, the SAE rating is "effective viscosity," not physical viscosity. A 15w-50 synthetic oil is physically thinner than a...
• Re: Syntheic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 17:34:45 -0600
  ...But, I'm sure the coolness due to synthetic oil is surely a good thing. I haven't tried water wetter and I'm...
• ?'s 85-vanagon changing Trans.oilto synthetics
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Nov 1996 11:09:10 -0600
  I would like to change my transmision dope in a 1985 westy to 75W90 valvoline synthetics and would like to add some "Mr.Moly...
• Re: =?windows-1252?Q?Re:=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20Re:=20=A0=20=A0=20=A0=20Re:=20Syn=20oil=20in=20CoMIME-Version: 1.0
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 18:31:20 -0500
  ...not to use > >> synthetic > >> > for the first 12,000 miles. > >> > > >> The V8 in my Lotus came from the factory with synthetic in it. > >> > > > >________________________________________________________________ > >GET...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:14:51 -0500
  ...Oil Suggestions > > > > > Hmm, if you want more zinc-phosphorous > additives, why not go with a motorcycle oil? > > Like a synthetic V-twin motor oil...
• Re: who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas??
  Historical mailing list - tina canny
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:17:22 -0800
  ...Canvas or synthetic being the choices. For the humid east I chose synthetic. On Feb 10, 2010, at 12:41 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM...
• Re: Oil??
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 7 Mar 1999 21:28:12 -0500
  ...Synth oil and came to the conclusion that in overall life cycle costs, that Synthetic was superior to dino in every respect -- especially on...
• Re: What power steering fluid to use?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:08:39 -0500
  ...As that stuff is excessively expensive I use the Mobil 1 synthetic ATF. Any of the synthetic ATF's will work fine even in...
• Re: changing to synthetic oil - was STUPID QUESTION?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:54:50 -0500
  ...heard that it's not a good idea to change to synthetic oil in a > high mileage engine. > Any thoughts on this? > > > > Rob > becida...
• Re: Where can I buy Redline synthetic manual transmission fluid
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:31:21 -0800
  The best price I found a couple years ago was on, of all places, Amazon.com Go figure. (And their vendors are passingly familiar...
• Re: who runs synthetic in their aircooled van?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 18:11:23 -0600
  Using Castrol Syntec 5W-50. Did new clutch, rear main seal, etc. shortly after starting and no problems since. Am going to switch to...
• Re: Manual Tranny Oil
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:24:04 -0600
  ...So its Swepco 201 or 210, > depending on your engine/power level." > > The fact that Redline changed their formulation on the MT-90 synthetic...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:52:16 +0200
  ...Oil Suggestions On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:20 +0200, "Brenton Tait" <BTait@INVESTEC.CO.ZA> wrote: > Jst a question.....does a synthetic oil...
• Oil light flicker gone...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 09:24:56 CST6CDT
  ...uhhhh, a VW oil filter (!!!) and a crankcase of Castrol 5-50 synthetic. Now I won't even attempt to ascribe the fix to...
• Re: synthetic tranny oil
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 14:20:08 -0400
  ...to me really loudly when I asked. They didn't rec. synthetics in the gear box at all. Despite it going into Audi boxes...
• Re: GL-5 tranny lube
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 13:36:11 -0700
  ...steve Michael Townsend wrote: > Hi all, > > I could not seem to find any Red Line GL-4 synthetic manual transmission > lube. Therefore, I used...
• mixing oils
  Historical mailing list - geofflaw
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 20:34:45 -0800
  ...Darrell Boehler sent me the Valvoline website, where I found this interesting product called "Durablend" "Formulated with a combination of high-tech synthetic and...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:35:57 -0800
  ...Motor Oil (Synthetic) >> >> >> My comment regarding cold temperatures dealt specifically with an >>> occurance >>> last year when the temperatures in my region were consistantly below...
• Re: Castrol Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 22:46:21 -0800
  ...Could be the age of the engine could be a lot of things or it could be synthetic. I'd be interested in seeing...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:03:19 -0400
  Incidentally, Tom, I'm curious how much it costs you to get your oil analyzed. Sounds like a great maintenance idea. David Brodbeck, N8SRE...
• Re: Best Oil Viscosity? Slow leaky Heads
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:19:34 -0500
  ...I worry that putting in synthetic might cause > problems, what do you think? > > robert, > NYC 89 Carat auto > 150,000 miles > --------------- > > Use the 20w...
• fwd: Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list
  19 Aug 94 16:42:00 EDT
  ...When he used synthetic oil > his > measurements showed that the oil temp was lower and the head temp higher > than > when he used regular...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:02:10 -0700
  Thanks for the tip Ed! It makes sense to me that a semi synthetic grease with molybdenum would last at least as long as...
• Re: Additives
  Historical mailing list - Russell Patten
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:49:52 -0500
  ...I guess the primary reason for using synthetic is the high cost. Recently I was looking for oil and could not find a multi...
• oil cooler o-ring
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 7 Feb 1995 16:18:49 CST6CDT
  ...The previous owner has been fighting cold-start oil leaks for several years and even switched to synthetic to reduce the problem. Now get...
• Re: oil temp up
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 20:17:33 -0400
  ...Dunno if they knew about synthetic oils when they wrote this, however.) I'd like to thank John Anderson, Paul (pwies@loyola), Unca' Joel...
• Re: Westy Man Struck Gold ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 23:10:42 -0500
  Sounds like somebody's been drinking the synthetic gearbox juice!! John Rodgers 88 GL Drive Dan Snow wrote: > I could be wrong on this...
• Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 01:05:25 -0400
  ...Unless of course it's synthetic... Yrs, d
• Where can I buy Redline synthetic manual transmission fluid
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:26:48 -0500
  I bought this online before and am hoping that one of our list vendors will have the proper fluid for a manual transmission 1990...
• Re: Yes, Synthetic Oil Again
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 07:45:50 -0400
  On Thu, 16 Oct 1997, kenneth d lewis wrote: > So you think this (GEX) engine would have leaked regardless of the oil > type? I...
• Re: Quaker State Oil
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 14:06:46 EST
  Don't have any info on Quaker State but Amsoil has been around for a long time before synthetics became so popular. Might check...
• Re: Synthetic Tranny oil for manual trans.?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 18:25:27 -0400
  At 01:14 PM 6/9/2008, John C... wrote... >What's the difference between the MT-90 >and the MTL? Same, but different...
• Re: california smog issues and synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 May 2005 18:50:42 -0400
  ...california smog issues and synthetic oil Dennis Haynes wrote: >>I don't think synthetic oil will be all that helpful for passing emissions but...
• Re: Flickering oil light on idle.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 19:39:25 +0000
  ...I don't think I would run synthetic in a water boxer (covers head awaiting hail of greek fire, stones and arrows). Just Castrol...
• Re: california smog issues and synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Mon, 2 May 2005 10:30:42 -0500
  Dennis Haynes wrote: >>I don't think synthetic oil will be all that helpful for passing emissions but there is no doubt that it...
• Re: What power steering fluid to use?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:03:56 -0500
  ...As that stuff > is excessively expensive I use the Mobil 1 synthetic ATF. Any of the > synthetic ATF's will work fine even in...
• Re: Ok you doubters, My two cents
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 18:40:40 -0500
  ...I too have been using synthetic oil and send a sample of oil to an indepentent testing lab at each 10,000 mile change...
• Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 21:12:42 -0600
  ...For those of you using Mobil1 or other synthetic oil, how long are you running between oil changes? Please respond directly to me as...
• Re: Subaru Forester 2.5
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 2 Feb 2023 14:30:52 -0700
  ...because I looked up on the internet and it's quite >>> confusing. >>> >>> - Oil grade - 5W30 or 5W40? >>> - Oil type - Synthetic or Regular Standard oil...
• Re: Engine oil
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:30:00 -0700
  ...Now using Valvoline 5W40 European synthetic. Jim > On Jul 21, 2022, at 5:40 AM, Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Hey guys...
• Manual Tranny Oil
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 17:16:35 -0800
  ...So its Swepco 201 or 210, depending on your engine/power level." The fact that Redline changed their formulation on the MT-90 synthetic...
• Re: Sticking Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 13:10:41 PDT
  ...Can't say it will work on all engines, but since I planned to switch to synthetic anyway, it was a nice bonus Shawn...
• Manual transmission gear oil questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 08:28:21 EDT
  ...I believe the 85/140 gear oil is Valvoline synthetic or semi-synthetic. Is this a new weight/type of gear oil that would...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:02:04 -0800
  http://www.aa1car.com/library/api_motor_oil_classifications.htm Has more about that Zinc-in-motor-oil and it's effects on flat...
• I'm in the club
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Sun, 16 May 1999 17:57:38 EDT
  ...changed my fuel lines, switched to synthetic oil, and tomorrow I get new head gaskets. Man! :) Many thanks to the list for all the...
• Tranny oil
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Sun, 11 Nov 2001 18:21:52 -0500
  ...I have found a Havoline 75-90 Synthetic oil How does it look? TIA Javier [text/html]
• Auto ATF & Filter Change;
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 12:27:03 EDT
  Hi All, Can anyone give us a heads up on changing the ATF & Filter? Tips, Quantity, Type of ATF; Organic, Synthetic, Procedure, things that...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Life Test
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 01:43:50 -0400
  I've been following this test for a while now. It's the only non-biased test I could find anywhere on oil life...
• AW: Syntheic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 09:43:00 -0700
  I quit using synthetic after it turned my Jetta engine into a "Lubri-leaker". Since I went back to dino the leaking has stopped...
• Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Tue, 20 May 2003 22:15:03 -0400
  ...Oil Leaks due to Synthetics > I hope everybody understands that I rib the Wasser Boxer owners just out > of good clean sport. > Hanging in...
• Re: Popes out of 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 1 May 2019 23:29:30 +0000
  ...of Amsoil 75 w-140 Severe Gear Synthetic. We drove over to Pinnacles NP and drove home without any further problems from the transmission...
• Re: Mobil 1 oil change interval
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 06:58:19 -0500
  ...10w-40 (dino) winter oil for Mobil 1 > 15W-50 full synthetic on my 160,000 mi 2.1l Multivan. How long can I...
• Re: 83 Westy update
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Jul 1997 22:37:11 -0700
  ...I *think* that some of the newer Vanagons I own will get synthetic oil next change, though. As an aside, Mobile One is no...
• Re: Syntheic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 10:53:12 -0500
  ...I'm thinking of switching from 'real' to > 'synthetic' > oil in my 1980 air-cooled. It has about 12000-15000 kms on the > engine...
• Diesel Oil?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 09:32:57 -0700
  ...time I looked, a 15-40 diesel weighted oil did the trick. Synthetic or Standard Oil? Thoughts, opinions, snide remarks? Thanks in advance, -dm