

| Subject: | about to switch to amsoil, |
| From: | Bradley Flubacher |
| Date: | Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:52:17 -0400 |
Hi everyone. ('84 1.9L gas)
I just bought this van, and I don't know what oil the PO had in it. The
filter was junk though. I'm now running it with castol gtx 5w-30 (as best I
can remember) with a mahle filter. I put in this oil as a cheap stop-gap
before going to amsoil. I was ignorant to what grade oil to put in, and put
in what I had around... a poor choice. I replaced three pushrod tubes (with
collapsables) when I changed the oil.
Before I changed the oil, the oil pressure light never came on, now it
comes on after the vehicle it at operating temperature. I guess, no suprise
because I think I have a light weight oil in it..
My local parts supplier (who sells amsoil) recommends that I use 15w-40 year
round.
1. Do you think the oil light is likely to still come on?
2. Is 15W-40 amsoil what you would recommend? I've heard wonderful things
about this product (amsoil)
3. From somewhere on the web, I read that you should clean the oil pressure
relief valve. I intend to do this. Would you?
Thanks
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