Generally 20W50 should be used and only Mann or Mahle (spelling?)
filters.

Here in Canada we get wide temperature extremes and so I run Castrol
synthetic 5W50.  "5" is good for really cold and "50" is good for
really hot.

- Laurence

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Laurence Smith
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
90 Westy (fanumbos)
87 GL / 91 Subie 2.2
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of David Maurio
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 8:09 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Oil
>
>
> Hey list...
>
> When I bought my 85 the PO told me to use 20w30 motor oil,
> yet most of the
> posts I've seen suggest that people are using 20w50... I'm
> in NJ, and it
> get's fairly hot in the late summer months, fairly cold in
> the late winter
> months... I'm going to get the oil changed this weekend
> (first time since I
> bought it last week) Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks for all the fantastic info I've gotten so far!
>
> David / NJ
> Former owner of a 76 Westy (sniff, miss ya Wanda)
> New owner of an 85 Westy Weekender Wolfsberg
>