I have always used Castrol 40W with excellent results.  Never an oil light
problem.  Try it.
Jaime Forero
Houston, Tx
----- Original Message -----
From: "robertmstewart" <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: Best Oil Viscosity? Slow leaky Heads

> > I had a problem this summer in NYC where the oil light was going on at
idle,
> > replaced the oil with 20W50 and the problem went away, it never went on
even
> > in stop and go Summer NYC city traffic.
> >
> > I have thought of switching to synthetic but I recently noticed when I
got the
> > van this summer from a Florida owner that the heads have dried oil caked
on
> > the edges of the heads. I worry that putting in synthetic might cause
> > problems, what do you think?
> >
> > robert,
> > NYC 89 Carat auto
> > 150,000 miles
> > ---------------
> >
> > Use the 20w-50. The 10w-30 will cause oil pressure problems during
> > extended highway travel. Better yet would be a synthetic such as Mobil
> > 15w-50. The Waterboxer needs a high viscosity oil due to it's poor
> > tolerances, marginal oil pump capacity, and the fact that the case
> > expands when heated increasing clearances at the bearings.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> > Of tabe johnson
> > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 1:23 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Best Oil Viscosity?
> >
> > I ordered my Bentley, but it hasn't arrived yet.
> >
> > Can someone please tell me what the suggested
> > temperature range for 10W30 is in a water cooled
> > vanagon? How about 20W50?  I need to get down to
> > maybe -5 to -10 C, no lower.
> >
> > (I don't mean to start one of those endless recurring
> > discussions...)
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > --tabe johnson
> > xtabe@yahoo.com
> >
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