On Apr 25, 2011, at 5:39 PM, Robert Stevens wrote:

> On Apr 25, 2011, at 6:13 PM, Susie Ingham wrote:
>
>> Then we changed the oil and filter, put in 5/30weight... drove it
>> for abiut 15 minutes and it sounds just like a sewing machine!!
>
> Feels good to make that kind of progress dunnit?!! ;-)
>
> Suggestion ... if you've got a 1.9 or 2.1 w/boxer motor, I'd
> strongly suggest using 15-50 synthetic oil, especially moving into
> the summer
> driving temps.
>
> bob

What Mr. Stevens said.

5W30 oil will probably toss you a rod. I run 5W40 Rotella T synthetic
in both the diesel and the 1.9 gas motor. I would never run a
multigrade starting in 5 and ending in 30 in any VW motor. Ending in
40 or 50 is much more better. If not a synthetic, starting in 15 or 20
is also mo' betta. Look in your owner's handbook.

Jim