Anybody know where to get SJ-rated SAE-40 oil? I asked about SAE-30
because I'm afraid of ending up like Colin :), and several responses
(thank you, BTW) seem to confirm this.

Thanks!
Sam

---Colin Moran <cmoran@cswnet.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Sam,
>      I would stay away form 30wt oil for summer use unless it stays
cool
> where you are.  I tried using 30wt this spring, as an intermidiate
> weight oil.  Several weeks ago I spun a bearing on the way home from
> work.  As the spring temperatures increased I started getting the
> intermittant oil warning buzzer, at off ramps and other times after an
> extended run at highway speeds.  I planned to change the oil, but
> working 60hrs a week kinda got in the way.  I'm not sure about what
> exactly happened inside the motor.  I have'nt torn it down.  I do
> believe that the thinner oil contributed to the failure.
>      As a result I will only run 10w40 for winter and 20w50 for
summer.
> I have'nt been able to find anyone who sells 40wt oil.  The summers
here
> in Arkansas get kinda warm, it was 97deg last Sunday.  I will also
> change it based on time as well as milage.
>     Anyone know of a source for SAE 40wt oil??  Its what the
volkswagen
> recommends for tropical heat.
>      Hoping to get my motor ordered this week.:-)
>
>               Take care!
> --
> Colin Moran
> Beebe Ar.
> '86 Syncro GL
> "The Bronze Brick"
> 200,000 and still dead in the yard
>

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