Hi All,
I just picked up some Synthetic, Straight 50 weight Valvoline Racing oil.
On sale for $1.99 qt. @ Checker.
I'd be curious to know, if a straight weight is better in our VW engines than
the multi weights?
John C...

In a message dated 6/1/2005 4:22:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
leo0365@SBCGLOBAL.NET writes:
Just done the head job, oil consumption remains about 3/4 of a qt for 2000
miles. The multivan has 114,000 miles on it and keep on running. I am thinking
about changing to mobil 15/50 synthetic after reading the posts from the
vanagon archieve. Some said changing to 15/50 significantly reduced oil consumption,
some reported that synthetic oil is slippery, slick through tiny gap and
consume more oil. I would appreciate anyone who has changed to synthetic oil in a
high mileage engine to express their real experience. Thanks

Leo, 1991 multivan