So, are folks recommending that we run a diesel oil in our vanagons?  mcneely

---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>   I recently changed the oil in my 93 Jetta powered 84 5sp vanagon.  I
> recalled someone suggesting diesel-"branded" oil so I put some of that in
> this time.
>   I was running 10-40 Mobil labeled SM/CF and I switched to Delo 15/40
> labeled CJ-4/SM.  It has been in the high 80s to 100f here in the Eastern
> Columbia River Gorge area of the Pacific Northwest.  My old oil had maybe
> 3000 miles in it.
>
>   I noticed about 10 lbs/psi (+/-) increase in my oil pressure, maybe 15
> when my oil temperature gets up to it's higher operating temperatures.  My
> vehicle is now operating at.... interstate/highway sustained speeds...210f
> Oil temperature with oil pressure of 65psi at 3700rpm (60mph)  With the
> other oil, I was seeing about 55psi of oil pressure at the same oil
> temperature and rpms..  At idle, with the temperature up there, both oils
> give me 20psi oil pressure.
>
>   Posting this for anyone wanting to have the numbers to check against their
> own and to mention the increase in OP with the change in oils.

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David McNeely