>From: John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
>Reply-To: John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Additives oops
>Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 08:19:04 -0500
>
>Russel,
>
>I have forgotten what engine yu have in your vehicle. If it is a 1.9L or
>2.1L WBX, multi grade oils are the oil of choice, not single grade.
>Why?? They have a wider performance range that allows the to better
>serve under varying conditions. For the two engines I would strongly
>recommend a 20W50 st Dino oil or a 15W50 synthetic type. I ran the 20W50
>Dino oil for a long time, but whn I had my engine rebuilt, after
>breaking it in well, I switched to 15W50 Mobil One. I have been very
>happy with it. These new synthetics hold up better, and though they cost
>a little more, if they increase the life of my engine then that is what
>I will run. The small additional cost of oil is insignificant if the
>life of the engine can be extended by their use. There is conjecture
>about that, but I know that with airplanes, piston type aircraft engines
>got a substantial boost in times between overhauls when the
>manufacturers began requiring the new synthetics to be use. It makes
>sense to me that same life increase would occur with auto engines,
>especially with the flat 4 air or water cooled VW engines. The VW flat
>fours are extrordinary in their likeness to the aircraft engines and are
>often used in homebuilt aircraft.
>
>Regards,
>
>John Rodgers
>88 GL Driver
>
>Russell Patten wrote:
>
>>I just relized the 2nd paragraph made absolutly no sense whatsoever.
>>
>>The thought I had intended to convey was that;
>>
>>I was looking at oil today.
>>I looked at synthetic oil.
>>Couldn't find single weight synthetic, only multi-grade.
>>Bought Penzoil 40w.
>>drove home.
>>
>>That's it, good brain, good.....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Thanks for responding about the oil additive. I thought maybe my
>>>keyboard had been set to 'invisible' when i typed that section of the
>>>message.
>>>
>>>I guess the primary reason for using synthetic is the high cost.
>>>Recently I was looking for oil and could not find a multi-weight oil. I
>>>was
>>>told by a local VW nerd not to run multi-weight oil, straight 30 in the
>>>winter and 40 in the summer.
>>>
>>>What's synthetic oil made from, anyway, if it's not petroleum?
>>>
>>>-rp
>>>
>>
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