20W50 is the good choice specially during summer time.

This motor is operating in the back of the vehicule with all the exhaust
pipe around the motor. It is getting hot.

Germain

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Maurio" <maurio11@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 8:08 PM
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