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Subject:Re: oil light and buzzer
From:David Beierl
Date:Thu, 14 Feb 2002 10:35:46 -0500
At 12:58 AM 2/14/2002, Debra Clark wrote:
>The place knows their Vanagons and they used 10/30 valvoline.  (I
>live in southern California)

That's a bit of an oxymoron, unless it's a lot colder in SoCal than I think
it is.  You might check your owner's manual for oil grade vs temp ratings
(hint: if you're running over 50F more than briefly you want something
between 15W40 and 20W50).

david

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