Mahan VW in Houston told me that they used straight 40 W by factory
recommendation.  I wonder.......
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Jaime Forero
jaime.e.forero1@jsc.nasa.gov
jforero@ems.jsc.nasa.gov
Siempre adelante !!

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>From: 	Kelly Bauman[SMTP:bauman@ican.net]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, June 04, 1997 2:13 PM
>To: 	Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: 	Re: What weight motor oil?
>
>>I don't want to start another week long discussion on motor oil.
>>But what weight oil should I put in my 84 Westy.  I have been told
>>several things.  Right now I am leaning toward 20w-50. ??????
>>
>>Kenneth Winter
>>
>
>I would bet that the CW on the net says 20W50.  Certainly for summer in
>most parts of the world this would seem to make sense.  However, I just got
>my oil changed at a VW dealer.  They used 15W40 and claimed this is per VWs
>recommendation.  I am not that well versed on the topic but think this may
>be regional.  Vancouver is cool year round so I am not worried if someone
>got it wrong.  
>
>By the way, the oil change was free (C$7.00 for the filter).  All I had to
>do was download a coupon from the net.
>
>
>Kelly Bauman
>Delta, BC
>'91 Westy
>