Well, changed the oil. Used Valvoline Max 20w-50, and. Fram filter. First time changing the oil on any car. No leaking so far. Drove her around and to the auto parts place to drop off the old oil. 

Parked next to this guy with a brand new Porsche 911. I told him, "Nice car.....Almost as nice as mine." Lol!

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On Mar 15, 2013, at 7:54 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

>               Don
> 
>       That sounds like a plan I could buy into for sure ~ oil is cheap
> compared to engine rebuilds ~ thanks for that
> 
>                                                       ORR ~ DeanB
> 
> On 15 Mar , 2013, at 8:46 PM, Don Hundt wrote:
> 
>> Not so sure about leaving the old oil in the engine. The shop manual
>> for my inboard boat motor (boats hibernate a lot more than vanagons)
>> recommends draining the oil and refilling with fresh. The reason
>> they give is that acids settle into the oil, if it sits in the
>> crankcase all winter those acids are quietly chewing away at your
>> engines metal parts. I always fill it with whatever is cheapest on
>> sale, then drain and refill with the expensive marine oil in the
>> spring. I imagine this would apply just as well to a Vanagon that is
>> laid-up all winter.
>> Don
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "OlRivrRat" <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 6:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> Leave the OldOIL in it ~ maybe even add 2 or 3 Quarts of cheap SAE10
>>> to it so as to get oil up around the bearings ~ I actually have never
>>> really thought about that 'til just now ~ maybe 'cause I don't
>>> Hibernate my vehicles ~ If anybody thinks that's a bad idea please
>>> jump in ~ as if I had to ask
>>> 
>>>                                                                      ORR
>>> ~ DeanB
>>> 
>>> PS ~ I probably left something out since I never really do it
>>