what's that Castro synthetic 20W50 juice cost per qt.  bottle ?

the non-synthetic Joe Gibbs, high zinc formulation,  15W50 "hot rod oil
that I like is about $ 8 to 10 per qt.
fwiw.

the poster's computer is not on the work bench in the garage/shop by the oil
??
what's up with that ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: Oil Pressure observation.

> Thanks Dennis.  I was suffering from a severe case of craniorectalitis and
> was too lazy to go out and look at a bottle.
>
> Are you suggesting that the now kinda popular idea of running diesel oil
> may
> not be a good idea?
>
> Karl Wolz
>
>
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Dennis Haynes [mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com]
> |Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 9:47 AM
> |To: 'Karl Wolz'; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: RE: Oil Pressure observation.
> |
> |I have never seen Castrol GTX in 10 or 15-50. The norm is
> |20w-50. This is an oil for the modified and collector car
> |crowd. Very good stuff and will hold higher pressure than a
> |15w-40 Diesel oil.
> |
> |Dennis
> |
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> |On Behalf Of Karl Wolz
> |Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 2:28 PM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: Oil Pressure observation.
> |
> |That seemed to be something of a consensus after the
> |discussion of zinc additives, or a lack thereof, a month or so
> |ago.  I've been using Castrol GTX 10w/50 (might be 15,
> |thinking about it), and am considering changing when I next
> |change oil before I leave Phx for Seattle in early September.
> |
> |I'm looking forward to someone taking me by the hand and
> |saying, "Do it this way" (and being correct about it, of course).
> |
> |Karl Wolz
> |
> |
> |
> ||-----Original Message-----
> ||From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> ||On Behalf Of Dave Mcneely
> ||Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 9:09 AM
> ||To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> ||Subject: Re: Oil Pressure observation.
> ||
> ||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.
> ||
> ||--
> ||David McNeely
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