20w50

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message-----
From:   Steve Macaulay [SMTP:smacaulay@INFINTIUM.COM]
Sent:   Thursday, May 27, 1999 4:39 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Summer oil recommendation

In my pre-vanagon life I let my local jiffy lube take care of things like
oil changes.  After getting a westy and subscribing to this list, I find
myself wanting to do most of the routine maintenance like oil changes
myself.  The few times I've done this in the past, I've always used 10w-30
oil.  Should I still use this, or should I switch to an oil better suited
for the hot mid-Atlantic summers that we have in Virginia?  If so, what's a
good weight oil to use (15w-50, 20w-50, etc.)?  I'll be using a full
synthetic oil and I will probably change it back to 10w-30 for the winter.
I know this stuff is in my owner's manual, but the van (and the manual) is
in the body shop getting repaired (previous post - vanagon 1 toyota 0) from
a hit-and-run.

Thanks for your advice,

Steve

89 Westy