I'd go with a good synthetic 15w40 or 15w50 year round and
you should be fine. I'm currently running Amsoil 15w40 sythetic
in my 2.1L, but have used Mobil1 15w50 in the past with good
results.

On 13 Sep 2001 at 18:01, Kevin Dawson wrote:

Date sent:              Thu, 13 Sep 2001 18:01:06 EDT
Send reply to:          Calwolfie@AOL.COM
From:                   Kevin Dawson <Calwolfie@AOL.COM>
Subject:                An oil question
To:                     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> Hi all,
>      My Dad still has a 2.1 in his 87' Westy and he wants to know what grade
> of oil to use.  So I tell him 20-50wt.  He tells me that according to the
> Bentley manual 20-50wt does not cover our temperature range, seems to top out
> at about 100 F.  We live in the Inland Empire of Southern California with
> summer temps of 60 F as a low to 115 F as a high.  The chart would seem to
> show that straight 40 wt is the correct oil but 40 wt only goes to a low of
> 70 F.  So what are you guys using in hot climates?
> Thanks,
> Kevin

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